Did it bit of searching and I’m trying to find a good thread on here for heater recommendations. I’ve got about a 23,000 gallon gunite/plaster pool in Kansas City and my Pentair ETI 400 has been nothing but trouble the last couple years. It’s only 6 1/2 years old. When it works it’s spectacular but that hasn’t been frequently enough. I’ve spent about $1000 on it in the last two years servicing it. It was about $5k new and they are probably twice that now. I definitely like the high-efficiency and the fact that it could increase the temp of my pool by 2° an hour. When it worked. But I’m willing to be more patient if I can get a more reliable one with slightly less efficiency. I guess I’m not really willing to sacrifice a lot of efficiency since pools already are so terrible for the environment and the natural gas it uses makes it worse. Appreciate any suggestions.
heater for above ground pool
- Thread starter balanoff
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 55,447
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
What were your problems with the ETI 400?
Pentair MasterTemp is less finicky then the ETI 400. Hayward H-Series or Raypak Avia are equally good. They are all basically the same.
Pentair MasterTemp is less finicky then the ETI 400. Hayward H-Series or Raypak Avia are equally good. They are all basically the same.
Flame adjuster has needed adjusting 3 times. An electrical failure at one point due to a leak onto a circuit board (requires a metal part not commonly sold separately), stuck valves and clogged exchanger, etc. and I keep my ph, alk and cl tightly controlled. I know they can get finicky after a while but I was hoping to get more than 6 seasons out of it
- Jul 21, 2013
- 55,447
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Pentair tried to improve on the MasterTemp for a few % in efficiency. The MasterTemp is a workhorse and proven through many years.
I would expect 6 to 10 years from a heater. You ended up on the low end.
I would expect 6 to 10 years from a heater. You ended up on the low end.
Appreciate the help. Do you service your heater yearly? I did not know anything about that and certainly my pool builder and company that maintains equipment didn’t either. When I showed them the part of the manual that talks about cleaning it and doing routine maintenance each year and they said OK we’ll go ahead and do that. $500 later I’ve had nothing but problems with it since. Probably coincidental but maybe I should’ve just left it alone. I’m usually a DIY guy but know nothing about pool heaters. I wish I could do the maintenance on it myself.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 55,447
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I have my heater cleaned and checked when I open my pool in the spring. It adds $95 to the opening cost.
Do you close your pool in the winter?
Do you have a spa?
Do you close your pool in the winter?
Do you have a spa?