Best way to heat a pool without a Gas line

[MonkeyWedge]

Hi new here, I've been looking to heat my pool but my neighborhood doesn't have any natural gas lines coming in. I currently have a solar cover on my pool and I notice about a 5-10 degree bump when using it, but I really want to extend the swim season and possibly ever use it when the weather dips into the 60-70's. The house shades it in the morning and there are some trees that partially shade it in the late afternoon. The pool is about 25000 gallons it's a rec pool so 3-4ft deep on each side and above 6 ft deep in the center. I'm in the DFW area (Texas). I've seen some electric heaters like this but honestly I really dont know much about them: Jet.com - Prices Drop As You Shop

Thanks for any advice/input!

 

[pooldv]

Welcome to TFP!

We are also shaded. We use an 8mil solar cover, solar panels and a heat pump. We swam all of last October and started swimming March 13th this year. There are pics and discussions about heating our pool in our pool thread, link in sig.

 

[sktn77a]

We have gas but considered a heatpump. You don't really have any other choice (oil and propane are non-starters). Heatpumps are more expensive than gas and you'll need a new electrical run (230v) on its own circuit, but you can certainly extend your swimming season by installing one.

 

[NorthTexasNovice]

I'm also in the DFW area and have wondered this same thing. I can't have gas in my neighborhood and would love to extend our swimming season. (Although lately the water temp has been high 80s!) I've looked at the electric heaters and read a little bit. One thing to consider beyond the initial cost is the cost to run it. I've been told it will be a huge hit to your electric bill. That has kept me from installing an electric heater. If you're on Pinterest, there are a ton of ideas - some good, others not - about using solar power to heat your pool.

 

[pooldv]

An advantage for solar is that we run our panels at night to cool the pool in August. Many heat pump also off a cooling mode.

 

[ps0303]

You only have three real choices to heat the pool. Gas, electric heat pump, or solar. So if you don't have natural gas then you would have to look into propane. A heat pump is less efficient in cooler temps like you said you want to heat in. Solar relies on the sun and warm days like a heat pump. So those are your choices and whichever you choose, get a solar blanket as well. The electric heater you show is not really going to do what you want. Personally those are not really designed for large bodies of water.