Okay, first post, please be gentle. 
I recently purchased a titanium heat exchanger to prolong my pool season. I built a deck around my above-ground pool, insulated in, and I'm finishing up a custom shed that contains my pump, filter, heat exchanger, chemicals, etc.
The shed protects the heat exchanger from the elements, with the fan blowing outside and the intake vents inside the shed. It's kind of half-in, half-out, built into the wall.
Understanding how heat exchangers work, I find myself wondering - what if I installed electric heaters inside the shed to raise the ambient air temp? It seems like it would increase the efficiency of the heat exchanger by giving it hotter air to work with. Of course the heaters would be on a separate electrical circuit to avoid tripping any breakers, and protected from any accidental splashing.
Just curious, has anyone tried this before? Is it crazy, stupid, impractical, or genius?
I recently purchased a titanium heat exchanger to prolong my pool season. I built a deck around my above-ground pool, insulated in, and I'm finishing up a custom shed that contains my pump, filter, heat exchanger, chemicals, etc.
The shed protects the heat exchanger from the elements, with the fan blowing outside and the intake vents inside the shed. It's kind of half-in, half-out, built into the wall.
Understanding how heat exchangers work, I find myself wondering - what if I installed electric heaters inside the shed to raise the ambient air temp? It seems like it would increase the efficiency of the heat exchanger by giving it hotter air to work with. Of course the heaters would be on a separate electrical circuit to avoid tripping any breakers, and protected from any accidental splashing.
Just curious, has anyone tried this before? Is it crazy, stupid, impractical, or genius?
