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The salt can also be harder on the pump seals and the salt corrodes motors and equipment in the case of leaks.
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∙ 16y agoYes, if you are using just what is called an element type heater, that is not encased in glass.
The most probable cause for the water to "eat" your heater would be the water chemistry --low pH and/or total alkalinity -- not the salt. Most swimming pool heaters have a copper heat exchanger located over the burner box. Copper is highly susceptible to acidic or alkaline conditions.
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∙ 15y agoYes, a salt-water pool is the same as a Chlorine pool, therefore a heater is safe to use on a salt generator. There are two things to look out for with a heater: 1) pH can wreck havoc on the heater core, so always maintain a proper pH level in the pool and 2) the heater will release more metals into the water over time than a non heated pool. With a heater I always recommend a sequesting agent (I.e. metal control) on a weekly dose. Other than keeping your salt levels up around 2000-3000 ppm and proper water balance and care, you should have no problem! Russell Recreational Aquatics Specialist
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∙ 9y agoYou can heat a saltwater pool. Options for heating your saltwater pool include solar heating, electric heating, and gas heating.
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What kind of heater is compatible with a seawater pool?
Do you mean a pool that has a salt water generator? If so, any pool heater could be used.
Do you need to run solar pool heater with pump going or can I run solar heater on its own?
Your pool pump needs to be pushing the water through your solar system
Can you fill a children's pool using a hot water heater?
Yes! Connect a garden hose to the output valve of the water heater and open the water heater valve to put hot water into the kiddie pool. This is the fastest way to warm a children's pool.
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Where can I buy an electric salt water swimming pool heater.?
Try a pool shop
What causes oil to mix with the water in an inground heated swimming pool?
Do you have a pool heater? The oil could be "white oil," a refined mineral oil. Indicates a problem with the heat exchanger. Your heater doesn't need to be running for this problem to occur.
How could you warm up a cold pool?
You can warm up a cold pool buy buying a pool heater
Can you use a salt water system in your endless pool?
eye dint now Well, you probably could, we have a pool and we mix chlorine and salt together for our water.
Can you change a fresh water swimming pool to a salt water swimming pool and keep the same water pump?
No You can't. We have found that changing the water to a salt water chlorination system does affect your swimming pool pump and heater if you have one. Over time the "salt water" will affect the working components of the pump and will corrode. That especially applies to a heater system if one is attached. In this case we would advise buying a chlorination system that has a built in pump. Well, the above answer "no you can't" is definitely not as stated entered by kbattle39. The original answer has been deleted. Now to get to the real facts the above answer is totally wrong assuming you are talking about a salt system pool. The correct answer would be YES you can use the same pump. The person who composed the 5 line paragraph above could not be more wrong and does not know what he/she is talking about. kbattle39
If you set pool heat pump at temperature above the temperature you want will the pool heat up quicker For example setting it at 100 when you want pool at 80 quick?
It works this way. Even if you could set the thermostat at 200 it will not heat the water any quicker. It sounds as if you have an undersized heater. A larger heater will heat the water faster if your system can upgrade to the larger size heater. Your house will not heat up any faster if you set the thermostat to maximum. It is the output capacity of the heater that determines how fast it will heat. What dictates heater size is: the size of the gas line. the length of the gas line run from the meter to the heater. the size of the meter. how many GPM the pump is producing. the GPM capacity of the filter. the size of the plumbing in you pool ~ 1.5"; 2"; 3" total gallons in the pool. are among a few. Just common sense here...... k
What is the difference between a pool heater and a heater pump?
Heat pump pool heaters use electricity to capture heat. As the pool pump circulates the water, it is drawn from the pool and through a filter and into the heat pump heater. The heater itself has a fan that pulls in outside air and pushes it over the evaporator coil. At this point liquid refrigerant in the evaporator coil absorbs the heat from the outside air converting it into a gas. The gas is then passed through the compressor where it increases the heat. This very hot gas is then sent through the condenser where the hot gas is transferred to the cool pool water circulating through the heater. The heated water is then returned to the pool. A pool heater on the other hand uses the gas directly to heat the water by fueling the combustion chamber.
Should an ingound pool filter be run at the same time as a pool heater or can you just run the heater alone?
Heaters are usually plumbed in after the filter. The pool filter/pump is what circulates the heated water. Ans: The heater will not work or fire if the pump is not running.
