First, thanks to everyone who takes the time to de-mystify everything that goes into pool building and ownership. It's unbelievably helpful.
I'm scheming to build a 35K gallon pool in Maine, and given the cost and effort, it makes sense to extend the season. Spring and fall shoulders will need some "heavy lifting" heat-wise. There's propane which is convenient but prohibitively expensive, $5-7K per year life-cycle back-of-napkin estimate. From what I've read here, solar and heat pumps work great for maintaining temps but depend on good weather and don't seem well suited for shoulder months.
So I'm looking at a 300K btu wood fired heater. I heat my house with wood, can get firewood at little or no cost, and don't mind the hassle of feeding the stove. The life-cycle cost would be low.
Here's a pic of the heat exchanger:
The headers are 1.5" fabricated Type 316 stainless steel, 1/8" wall. The small pipes are 3/8" Schedule 40 Type 304 stainless, 0.095" wall.
The stove includes a lug for bonding.
I do plan to have a SWG, and have seen titanium heat exchangers supposedly designed for salt pools. Is there likely to be a problem with corrosion (or anything else) with this heater?
Thanks, John
I'm scheming to build a 35K gallon pool in Maine, and given the cost and effort, it makes sense to extend the season. Spring and fall shoulders will need some "heavy lifting" heat-wise. There's propane which is convenient but prohibitively expensive, $5-7K per year life-cycle back-of-napkin estimate. From what I've read here, solar and heat pumps work great for maintaining temps but depend on good weather and don't seem well suited for shoulder months.
So I'm looking at a 300K btu wood fired heater. I heat my house with wood, can get firewood at little or no cost, and don't mind the hassle of feeding the stove. The life-cycle cost would be low.
Here's a pic of the heat exchanger:
The headers are 1.5" fabricated Type 316 stainless steel, 1/8" wall. The small pipes are 3/8" Schedule 40 Type 304 stainless, 0.095" wall.
The stove includes a lug for bonding.
I do plan to have a SWG, and have seen titanium heat exchangers supposedly designed for salt pools. Is there likely to be a problem with corrosion (or anything else) with this heater?
Thanks, John