I bought my house last fall just in time to close it, so this will be my first season with a pool.<br>
We are in MA so the swimming season is already pretty short, so I want to use a heater to extend the swimming season. The pool doesn't get a ton of sun (will chop a few trees in the spring to solve as much of that as I can). I'm trying to decide whether I want to use solar, natural gas or electric heater.
Can you fine folks help me decide what will be the best option, considering effectiveness, cost, efficiency, ease of installation and maintenance, longevity, etc.
Factors to consider:
My town has relatively low electricity rates. Ends up about $0.11 per kWh.
I use natural gas to heat my house and could get a gas line run out to the pool area for a few hundred $. Costs about $1.38 per "therm".
I don't think there would be a great place to put panels near my pool. My house roof is oriented well, but is about 40-50 feet from the pool pad.
My equipment works fine, but is aging. I will probably get a new multi-speed pump in a year or two.
I will use liquid chlorine to sanitize for this first year, may eventually get a SWG.
Any and all thoughts or recommendations are welcome. Thanks!
I have attached a picture from google to show the layout. Pool is on the right hiding in the trees. Photo is oriented so north is straight up. <br>
<img src="https://www.troublefreepool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=58152&stc=1" attachmentid="58152" alt="" id="vbattach_58152" class="previewthumb">
We are in MA so the swimming season is already pretty short, so I want to use a heater to extend the swimming season. The pool doesn't get a ton of sun (will chop a few trees in the spring to solve as much of that as I can). I'm trying to decide whether I want to use solar, natural gas or electric heater.
Can you fine folks help me decide what will be the best option, considering effectiveness, cost, efficiency, ease of installation and maintenance, longevity, etc.
Factors to consider:
My town has relatively low electricity rates. Ends up about $0.11 per kWh.
I use natural gas to heat my house and could get a gas line run out to the pool area for a few hundred $. Costs about $1.38 per "therm".
I don't think there would be a great place to put panels near my pool. My house roof is oriented well, but is about 40-50 feet from the pool pad.
My equipment works fine, but is aging. I will probably get a new multi-speed pump in a year or two.
I will use liquid chlorine to sanitize for this first year, may eventually get a SWG.
Any and all thoughts or recommendations are welcome. Thanks!
I have attached a picture from google to show the layout. Pool is on the right hiding in the trees. Photo is oriented so north is straight up. <br>
<img src="https://www.troublefreepool.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=58152&stc=1" attachmentid="58152" alt="" id="vbattach_58152" class="previewthumb">