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Dan - I was in your spot 4 years ago but you have taken a faster track to managing you pool so nicely done. So much helpful advice here! I plan for a mid May opening and a late September closing to follow the "open early, close late" method. That gives me time to dial in the numbers over the...

I had the same recommendations (266k) from all the PBs in my area as well. I'm in MN so same climate as you (but weaker placekicking). They thought it was overkill to go with a 400k heater. It has only been a year now but my wife is in love with the upgrade from the 266k we had inherited...

Best purchase I have made yet in the 3 years we have had a pool is replacing the expired 265K heater with a Raypak 400K heater. To jump up to a 400k heater we had to upgrade the gas line to the house and pool at an added cost, but we offset the cost by buying the heater directly on the...

I went through this whole thought process over the winter as our heater died last fall. I was quoted a price $1200 higher from a pool store than what you see online. However they offered a 3 year warranty on the heater through them. I didn't get into the details of what that warranty included...

On Friday, Centerpoint installed a bigger meter and the gas contractor came and reconnected the service to our house so that much has been completed. With the contractor, we talked through the two best options for running the new line. First option, from the meter into the basement through...

Absolutely agree that this should be handled by a licensed professional. Thanks for the explanations as that helps me to understand what the heck is needed. I started all this thinking I could just disconnect the old heater and put in a shiny new Raypak 400k BTU heater. :) Regarding the...

Wow, lots of great info in your second and fourth paragraphs, thank you for that info as I hadn't seen a lot of that in my searching! ; I should clarify more about the the first guy. He is licensed and does the work for at least one pool store. The second guy is more of a pool...

Hi all - first time poster, long time lurker. We moved into a house in MN about a year and a half ago that has been our first experience with pool ownership in the summer and giant ice cube in the winter. Down right balmy today in the mid 50's! Much thanks to everyone for all the helpful...