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I'm only relating my real life experience with heat pumps. In Georgia, I had a 140K heat pump and an in ground 18K gallon pool, and couldn't hit 90 in October without running the heat pump for a significant amount of time (most of the day, 10-12 hours). By the time the temp would get to where we...

I lived in MI for 48 years. I don't see any way a 96k BTU heater (by the way, that's actually pretty small) can keep a pool like that much warmer than 80 and that would be running all day long. Average temp in MI at night, even in July is not much more than 60. A 96K BTU heater would have to run...

I see you are in Ontario - I would not recommend a heat pump for anybody in the north. Heat pumps work best and are most efficient when the ambient temperature is above 70 F. My first pool was in Michigan, and a heat pump will struggle to get you anywhere near the temps you want for swimming. I...

I would say the walls are bowed in, not out, and filling should correct it.

Solar by itself will not work. Solar (especially in WI) will provide very little heat in the summer, when you don't need it, and nearly 0 when you actually need it - late spring and early fall. I'm in Florida, and when I did the calculations, it wasn't worth the investment. To warm the pool...

It's not automatically more efficient. My comments were based on specs published by both Hayward and Aquacal. Having said that, I see that the specs have been updated on both sites and are NOT the same as I what copied from there 2 years ago. All of the Hayward units are listed at 5.7 - so no...

When getting a heat pump, go with the biggest one available. Currently, that would be around 144K BTU's. If they offered anything bigger, I would jump on it! (I would love a 250K heat pump!) Larger heat pumps heat faster, are more efficient, and only cost a few $$'s more. Those extra $$'s will...

Just a thought... perhaps you could create a perimeter by pouring a 6" collar, then filling the interior with gravel and then sand to level out? Might be cheaper?

The only idea that makes sense long term is to pour a level portion of concrete over the existing slab to support the pool.

I had a pool for 20+ years in MI. The 150K heater will not heat your pool adequately, and won't keep up with overnight temp drops. Get the 400K heater (unless someone makes one even bigger, then get that :)). We usually opened our pool around May 1st, and closed end of September. We always used...

35 years ago we installed our first pool - it was an 18x36 oval inground pool in MI. After one year, I built a small deck deck with a locking gate for access to the pool and safety for our two small boys. Both boys were fish within a year (at the ages of 3 and 5!), we used the pool for 5 years...

Is the pool 14' x 48', or 14' round with a depth of 48"? 14' x 48' is a decent sized pool. Assuming it's oval, you're looking at ~16K gallons - rectangle, it's around 20K gallons. If it's 14' round with 4' depth, then it's still around 5K gallons. I don't see a 20K heater being able to do what...

How about installing 3 Posts - 2 across the center of the pool, and a 3rd that allows you to just pick up one end of the reel and swing it over to the 3rd post? Only takes one person. See below.