Cost to run propane heater?

[Farmerstan91]

Would like to add a heater to my pool to extend my season. Help get it up to temp quicker in may and keep it decent through the end of sept. We have days in the 80s through early oct thats nice enough to swim but 75 deg water is a little cold to enjoy Not planning on running it to stay at 90 around the clock just be able to get it into the low 80s where its comfortable if we wanna swim that evening. Whats typical cost per degree in a 16k pool on propane?

 

[chiefwej]

Do you keep a solar cover on the pool when not in use? It is a lot cheaper to keep the heat in than to add it.

Without a cover you will just spend money to heat water, only to lose that heat every night.

 

[ajw22]

1 BTU can heat 1 lb of water 1 degree in an hour.

16,000 gallons is 133,000 lbs.

One cubit foot of propane contains 2,516 BTUs

Find out your cost of propane and you can complete the calculation. Or use one of the Calculators - Further Reading

 

[Farmerstan91]

1 BTU can heat 1 lb of water 1 degree in an hour.

16,000 gallons is 133,000 lbs.

One cubit foot of propane contains 2,516 BTUs

Find out your cost of propane and you can complete teh calculation. Or use one of the Calculators - Further Reading

Thank you. Not terrible on a limited basis but would get expensive in a hurry if keeping it hot. For sure would add a solar cover and gonna look into one regardless for this year.

 

[JamesW]

Whats typical cost per degree in a 16k pool on propane?

About $2.92 per degree for a 16,000 gallon pool using propane.

About $1.33 per degree using natural gas.

It costs about 2.2 x more per degree using propane vs. natural gas.

 

[Farmerstan91]

Im in the country so propane is my only option. I have a 500 gal tank that i can set for it