Can you use a pool heater with a salt water pool?
Salt water pools are just like chlorinated pools and can be heated with the exact same methods. The same gas, propane, solar and heat pump heaters that work for a chlorine or bromine pool will also work for your salt water pool.
Can chlorine damage a pool heater?
Chlorine levels that are too high will corrode the internals of a gas heater, calcium that forms on metal components will deteriorate them rapidly, and pH that is too low or too high will destroy them faster than any other way.
Is it OK to use a gas heater in a salt water pool?
He specifically told me that pools are best kept warm and swimmable by a solar heating system or an electric heat pump and good bubble/thermal pool cover. In other words, slow steady heating and good evaporation management. Blasting a pool with a gas heater was a recipe for failure in his opinion because of all the issues stated so far.
Why are salt water pool heaters more expensive than chlorine?
Salt water might dictate which types of pool equipment and heater you can use. Salt water pools are more prone to calcium buildup because the pH levels tend to get too high. Salt water tends to corrode metal pool equipment. Chlorine is cheaper to purchase than salt cells. Salt generators are more expensive to repair.
Is it easier to maintain a salt water pool?
Some people think that because the salt water pool system will make the chlorine, they may be easier or more affordable to keep and maintain their pool. This isn’t true either. Having a saltwater pool system helps with replacing the daily sanitation of the pool, like adding the chlorine tablets, sticks, or granules.
Why is my salt water pool heater dead?
This morning, December 31st, my pool heater heated it’s last ounce of water. It’s dead. After taking the thing apart with my pool guy he explained to me that the salt water pools corrode and then eventually cause a leak in the heating elements, then the tank fills up, and you get rust and ugliness (see attached ugliness).
He specifically told me that pools are best kept warm and swimmable by a solar heating system or an electric heat pump and good bubble/thermal pool cover. In other words, slow steady heating and good evaporation management. Blasting a pool with a gas heater was a recipe for failure in his opinion because of all the issues stated so far.
Salt water might dictate which types of pool equipment and heater you can use. Salt water pools are more prone to calcium buildup because the pH levels tend to get too high. Salt water tends to corrode metal pool equipment. Chlorine is cheaper to purchase than salt cells. Salt generators are more expensive to repair.
This morning, December 31st, my pool heater heated it’s last ounce of water. It’s dead. After taking the thing apart with my pool guy he explained to me that the salt water pools corrode and then eventually cause a leak in the heating elements, then the tank fills up, and you get rust and ugliness (see attached ugliness).
Which is the best type of pool heater to use?
Gas Pool Heaters. A gas pool heater is the most popular method of heating salt water pools and spas because of the speed and fuel efficiency when heating pool water to a warm and inviting temperature.
