Gas vs electric heaters

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Fja1982

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Bentonville, AR
We are thinking about purchasing a pool heater to extend our pool seasons. We have a 13k gallon pool. Live in NW Arkansas where the weather Would allow us to open up

What is the better option gas or electric?
What is the estimated cost increase for both options?
How long does it take to warm up the water?
How warm does the water get
 
Do you use a solar cover? During late season, do you keep the pool covered anytime it is not being used? It is a lot cheaper to keep heat in the pool than add heat. Using a heater without a cover, you will just pay to heat water, then lose that heat each night.

The cost will vary depending on a number of factors. How big is the pool? How you plan to use it? Heat for occasional swim, or maintain water at swim temp at all times? How warm do you want and how long you want to extend your season? Do you have access to NG? Or if you go with heat pump what is the electric rate? Have you considered a solar system? You can begin to see that you aren’t asking a question with a simple answer.
 
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We don’t have a solar panel for the pool
chiefwej said:
Do you use a solar cover? During late season, do you keep the pool covered anytime it is not being used? It is a lot cheaper to keep heat in the pool than add heat. Using a heater without a cover, you will just pay to heat water, then lose that heat each night.

The cost will vary depending on a number of factors. How big is the pool? How
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chiefwej said:
Do you use a solar cover? During late season, do you keep the pool covered anytime it is not being used? It is a lot cheaper to keep heat in the pool than add heat. Using a heater without a cover, you will just pay to heat water, then lose that heat each night.

The cost will vary depending on a number of factors. How big is the pool? How you plan to use it? Heat for occasional swim, or maintain water at swim temp at all times? How warm do you want and how long you want to extend your season? Do you have access to NG? Or if you go with heat pump what is the electric rate? Have you considered a solar system? You can begin to see that you aren’t asking a question with a simple answer.
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We currently don’t have a solar cover. I thought about getting one but not sure I want to spend time dealing with removing and storing them while we aren’t swimming.

our pool is 13k gallons...webought the pool last summer so still getting used to it. We thought a heater would be nice addition. I plan on only running the heater during the weekends and maybe a day or 2 during the week if we are off work. It wouldn’t be anything we would want on at all times.

we actually like the bath water feeling so whatever temp that would be. Haha! I do have access to Natural Gas.

what it the solar panel system? I seen it mentioned on here a few times.

you are correct that it is t an easy answer and I appreciate you taking the time to help!
 
Pentair has a Heat Pump Calculator to determine the appropriate size Heat Pump for your location. Pentair seems to do honest calculations based on the physics and efficiencies of each type of pump and energy source.

To get the most accurate cost comparison you should change the default electric kwh, natural gas price, and propane price to actual prices in your area.

There are also calculators for pool heating at Calculators - Further Reading they can estimate costs to run gas heaters.
 
For occasional heating, you will almost always find NG the most economic choice. Without keeping a cover on the pool, you will find it slow and expensive to warm the pool, since it will lose that heat each night. How quick you can warm it up to swim temp will depend on the size of the heater you choose, and your desired temperature.
 
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