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I have a 1yr old Raypak 400k LP heater which has been great so far and also the only LP heater recommended by Several good pool places in my area. I will say the inside still has some rust spotting which is odd for something so new. Good luck with your heater

I cover my both my heaters and pump with a tarp but just the top not the sides. Keeps the snow and ice off but lets air flow so excess moisture stays away. Seems to work pretty well.

spill overspa plumbing Hi Gang, rookie question I have a spill over spa and am confused in regard to the plumbing. My spa has 6 jets and what looks like a drain on the floor and a drain on the side (both look like the pool drain). What are those black im guessing drains for? Thanks

Hi Gang, I have an inground pool with a spill over spa. I put a 55x35 tarp on my pool and I put a 12ft round tarp on my spa and overlap to the pool. Is this proper or is there a better way to close the spa? (besides a custom cover). Also is there any brand of cover that stands out? Thanks

Thanks Mark, I guess the question now is there a better way to set up two heaters or am I ok with this setup?

my pool is very irregular and would require a major cut job. what I did was purchase 2 cheep 15ft rounds which cover 80% of my pool. since its all about evaporation (I learned that from this forum) it works pretty well. I also made sure it was like 8mil so each piece is super light, easy to...

I have two heaters, one heat pump and one gas. To extend the season north of Philadelphia the heat pump does not always have enough power to recover from a cold night or cold rain. With the propane backup I can have my pool ready in hours instead of days (we swim almost every day. I guess my...

I have a manual bypass for the Hayward heat pump and when enabled the pressure goes down. What would be a normal expectation for the addition of the heat pump as far as pressure goes? Im guessing its not 10 correct? Thanks for your reply!

thanks guys! not sure of HP internal pipe dia but will check. im hoping that's not it since someone else I know has the same heat pump without this issue.

Hi new to this forum so hopefully explaining this correctly. Before I added my pool heaters my filter pressure was at 10 after backwash and new DE. I then added a Hayward heat pump and a Raypak propane heater. The Raypak has a built in bypass however the Hayward does not. It appears that the...