Turning on pool heater (Chicago area)

[svtcobra]

Finally the pool is functional and the heater is fixed but of course now we have cooler weather. This Wednesday should reach 80 degrees and I'd like to let my kids swim. Should I turn on the heater now to get it to a temp of about 82? Pool is about 30,000 gallons. I've been told that to heat a pool is very costly. But feel terrible that they have been only able to swim twice this summer due to work on the pool.

Temperature should reach about 75 during the day and high 50's next two days.

 

[ajw22]

What BTU is your heater?

What is your pool water temp?

 

[svtcobra]

What BTU is your heater?

What is your pool water temp?

Pool temperature is 70. I have a gas fired Raypak 206A heater... I'm not sure about the BTUs just yet. honestly I'm not entirely sure that's the exact model you could also be modeled 266A, 336A and or 406A. I do have a spa as well and this is the manual that the previous owner left in the house.

 

[jseyfert3]

Does the heater not have a nameplate on it listing the exact model number and/or the BTUs?

 

[Pat60]

I asked a similar question in May. Best way to heat pool with solar cover
Heat will be lost without a solar cover.

 

[svtcobra]

Does the heater not have a nameplate on it listing the exact model number and/or the BTUs?

Now it's dark but I'll go check. A pool company fixed the heater (needed a new circuit board). I know the heater is strong per them. I can get the exact model number tomorrow once there's daylight.

 

[svtcobra]

Does the heater not have a nameplate on it listing the exact model number and/or the BTUs?

Ok the suspense was killing me.. its model 406A but no mention of BTU's. I did set the temperature to 77 about an hour and a half ago now the temperature is at 72.

 

[svtcobra]

Looks like I also have a model number 406A. I'll look into a solar cover but the issue with my pool is that there is a retaining wall the waterfall which apparently makes it difficult for me to get a cover now

I asked a similar question in May. Best way to heat pool with solar cover
Heat will be lost without a solar cover.

 

[ajw22]

406A heater is 400K BTUs.

It will heat your 30,000 gallon a pool by a bit over 1.3 degree an hour best case.

To get your pool from 70 to 82 it can take over 9 hours or so depending on how much of that heat is lost if air temperature is less than water temperature.

I would turn on the heater at least 12 hours before you want to swim.

 

[svtcobra]

406A heater is 400K BTUs.

It will heat your 30,000 gallon a pool by a bit over 1.3 degree an hour best case.

To get your pool from 70 to 82 it can take over 9 hours or so depending on how much of that heat is lost if air temperature is less than water temperature.

I would turn on the heater at least 12 hours before you want to swim.

Fantastic thanks for confirming I'm going to the heater off now then! Plenty of time to heat it up for the kiddos.