"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
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"JimT" wrote:

This is the first year I've been able to use my pool heater in the fall
because I got a heater earlier this year (266k BTU Rakpak Nat Gas)
capable
of heating the pool in a reasonable amount of time. I plan to use it into
December if the weather holds out.

The pool is an outdoor, in-ground, 10.5k gal pool. I'm in Central Tx.

I've been kicking the heater on about 5pm to go swimming about 8-9pm. I
keep
it anywhere between 83 - 87F.

Is it best to leave the heater on all the time or shut it down until I
want
to go swimming like I have been?

Jim

Do you have either a solar cover or an automatic cover? If you don't
have some way to hold the heat in, you are merely heating the couple
feet above the pool surface for 27 hours a day.



I have the solar cover on until I have to clean the pool. So it's on about
80 to 90% of the time. It's a higher quality cover with a thermal coating
too. Seems to work pretty well.

Jim