Recent content by stewbets

Just wanted to give a quick update that my tankless water heater setup is still working great. This has been the ideal inexpensive, convenient, and effective, setup for our Intex pool. Unfortunately, this will be the last year for our current pool, as rust has severely damaged most of the...

I'm also curious if this mod has stood the test of time! Can you give us an update?

I'd be the last guy to ask about code. For me it's simply the risk/reward associated with the added complexity of 2 heaters and the fact that the new heater puts out 250% of the energy of the old one.

LOL, I think I've got my gas line maxed out with the one.

No cutting necessary! Even included the manual!

Thought I'd update that the heater fired right up this year, but I decided to swap it out for a bigger one. I found a new Rheem RTG-64XLN 150k BTU heater locally for $100 and had to buy it. The prospect of heating the water 2+ degrees per hour was too tempting.

It worked flawlessly the first 2 years. I'll know if it's still good in about a month or so.

I simply drilled out the existing orifices a little bigger.

I'm curious if there are any CHEAP WiFi-enabled chlorine/pH monitoring solutions you guys have come across or implemented. I'm using Sonoff smart switches to completely automate my pump, heater and chlorinator and give me WiFi control over them. This was a super cheap solution (under $30 for all...

Thanks, MacGyver! With a nickname like that, I'm sure we'd get along! Keep on thinking outside the box! Do you have your heater up and running yet?

Like many of you, I have been hunkered down for the past several weeks, working from home with a clear view of a pool with an ugly tarp on it. I finally caved in this weekend and opened it up. I know, way too early, but this was my first opening. The previous 2 years we just installed a bigger...

Yes, most of the time.

1 CCF (therm) of natural gas costs me around $.40, and 1 kWh of electricity is $.11.

Yes, it costs $.25/hour (gas and electricity combined) and achieves a .7 degree/hour rise in my 8,000-gallon pool.

I gave a lot of thought to that setup, but could not source a heat exchanger cheaply enough to make it feasible for me. Additionally, part of this experiment is a torture test of the water heater since so many people assume that pool water will destroy its heat exchanger in short order. And I...