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We use a heat pump to heat our 15,000 gal pool in FL - we keep the temp at 94° basically year-round, minus a few weeks, and it costs only ~$150-300/mo, dependin
by expensivepool 6y ago
We use a heat pump to heat our 15,000 gal pool in FL - we keep the temp at 94° basically year-round, minus a few weeks, and it costs only ~$150-300/mo, depending on outside temp.
- pp19dd 6y agoCan you tell me more about it? Looking into this now, but in MD. Waiting for an electrician's quote for running 220 V down there. Which heat pump did you go with, how did it turn out and all that jazz?
- expensivepool 6y agoGulfstream. It’s been great so far (couple years in)
- pp19dd 6y agoThanks much - which power range (BTU equivalent) did you get?
- senectus1 6y agoholy hell. thats more cost than our whole house of two adults and two (just) pre-teen kids every month... JUST for the pool. in fact thats more than our bill every two months (AU$400 every two months), and that's our new place which has some 80's design issues that i need to resolve. our bill should be nearly half that.
- expensivepool 6y agoYeah, but to heat a large swimming pool to near-hottub temps... not terrible. Propane would be thousands.
- abiogenesis 6y agoNote that 94°F is 34.4°C.
- jamiek88 6y agoYou've never seen energy used until you live in the American South for a bit. $400/month for a/c and pool in summer isn't unusual and power is cheap too, $0.10 - $0.15 kw/h. It's jaw dropping.
- alimw 6y agoWhy so warm? As well as being energy-hungry it must make hygiene a challenge
- expensivepool 6y agoNo, salt pools do well. We haven’t had any issues over the past couple years. I know 94 sounds ridiculous, and I could do 88, but everyone loves it that warm.