Pool Gas Heater Versus Electric Heat Pump Comparison

Hi, I live in FL and I’m looking to use the pool during off season for weekends.
How much propane is used to run the heaters on average? I’m researching to determine how many gal propane tanks is needed to accommodate. Thanks!

i have a propane heater

We are looking at a home with an INDOOR pool in northeast Ohio. It currently has heat pump and cost $950 a month for the winter months to heat. I'm thinking it would be more efficient to change it out to a gas heater. thoughts ?

Your videos are the best! I’m in Southern California. I am getting a pool built. My spa will be 7x7. I will get everything heated but my main concern is being able to use the spa whenever I want. My house only came with electric. Will I be able to heat the spa and use it on cold days?

how about have them both? Have them in paralel setup. Use gas when need extra heating and pump when need just top up few degrees. Possible?

At our vacation home in Lake Havasu, AZ the winter weather draws the pool temp down to where it’s not useable. The summer weather brings it up to where it’s uncomfortable. I installed a heat pump heater/chiller (it uses a reversing valve, like a home heat pump/air conditioner). Warms it in the winter and cools it in the summer.

We extend our pool season by almost two months with a Pentair Ultra temp 140 heat pump. When the temps start dropping into the 50 and 60s at night we like to night swim when the water is around 90 degrees. We have an auto cover so it helps with maintaining the water temperature throughout the night. The heat pumps runs pretty much all through the night to keep those temps. It does raise the electric bill, but it’s worth every penny!

We went with a heat pump. We live in a location where the temp in winter rarely gets below 40F 4C. The heat pump can cool the water too which is much more important in our summers. The water with out cooling can easily get to almost 100F 38C.

I put in solar and built a ground ground mount. Found almost new on Facebook marketplace and maybe 1300 all in including all clamps, ground mount new pipes to connect them etc. did all the work myself and love it. In Florida it’s a great option if you can find the right one. Small pool about 9k gallons and four panels which is more than enough

I have a Hayward heat pump in S. Ontario and it works great from early May until October. No issues maintaining 83 degrees and very cheap to operate compared to gas.

What about Hybrid heaters? Is that the best of or the worst of both?

I’ve heard of using a heat exchanger to use heat from an existing AC unit. I’ve considered this but haven’t done much research yet. Is this recommended?

Great comparison, were talking electric cost @ KWH .
Versus the cost of gas @ MBTU's , in your area .
That's sometimes a huge difference, so yeah great comparison. Do the research for your given area , ive put in pool .
Thanks again swimming pool Stevs !

eventually you're going to run out of topics to discuss here lol. maybe you can shed your thoughts on wood fired pool heaters. or even making a wood fired heater.

See your subs growing! Well deserved. Congrats!

How about a solar water heater?

Sunshine on 200’ of dark water hose on the concrete around my pool in the spring; connected to one of the returns until temp is brought up to usable temps. I know this wouldn’t work in the north if you wanted to swim all year. We’re in the south.

Up here in Canada, I'm going stick with a gas heater. Heat on demand, not based on outside air temp. Our season is short enough, save money somewhere else and put it towards your gas bill, or you shouldn't be a pool owner.

Our electric Hayward heat pump is the largest available at 140,000 btu/hr. Pool size 21,000 gallon in ground. In south east Pennsylvania, we have found that below about 60* Fahrenheit air temperature, the heat pump cannot provide enough heat to maintain 85*F water temperature. The heat loss from the pool is equal to all the heat the heater can provide. We use a solar cover at the end of the swim day but still can lose 3*F overnight when the outdoor temperature drops to ~ 60*. We have about 2 to 3 weeks of pool season (after labor day) before we give up on heating and prepare for closing.