It depends. Your heat pump may be undersized. Using a pool cover will keep the heat you make from being lost at night and cut the cost of operation in half. It is more efficient to run the heater only during the daytime. You may want to consider using "solar" as a supplemental heat source.
Yes, if your pool heater has been wrongly sized to your pool configurations you will end up spending more for your gas bill than someone with the exact same pool and use habits as yours but they have a much larger BTU heater. The larger heater will heat the water faster or in less time than a smaller heater would and would have better recovery as pertaining to water temps. Longer heater run times require more gas consumed. Expense, even for those who can afford it, is of concern for most. Depends on your priorities and budget.
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Hold on now, the amount of heat required to keep a pool at a given temperature won't depend much on the size of the heater, but rather the total amount of energy used. The heater should be an appropriate size running for an appropriate length of time, but your total cost will mainly be determined by pool size, temperature desired and heat loss factors. If your Pool Heating bill is too high, cut the temperature a little and check the timing relative to when you actually use the pool.
A pool with a solar cover will absorb the heat faster during the day and when left on the pool over night it will prevent the loss of heat.
Pool covers help to keep heat in the pool by acting as a barrier that prevents heat from escaping through evaporation. The cover traps the heat generated by the sun during the day and prevents it from dissipating into the air at night, helping to maintain the pool's temperature.
I like to swim every day in the pool.
Every day of the week -
The sun's heat depends on the temperature. When the temperature rises a little it will heat the pool enough for us to have a swim.
It will be less expensive for you in the long run to request permission to install the pool. Keep permissions granted with your ownership documents, so that there is no future question about the legality of the pool. Should you choose to install it without permission, be aware that one day, the board will notify you -- or your subesquent owner -- that your pool is illegal, require you to remove it, and fine you perhaps daily for every day you refuse to remove the unapproved pool.
The most popular pool heater is Heatpro heaters and another popular choice is Sunzak. Both heat up the pool at night by using a solar heat catching device during the day that disperses the heat at night.
Prime example of radiation in our every day life is the heat we get from the sun (mostly radiation heat)
It will heat up some but not as much as under direct sun. You can get a sunburn on a cloudy day because the clouds do not block UV as well as IR however the UV doesn't do much to heat up a pool.
Yes. Without the conditioner you will have to add chlorine once or up to 3 times per day in large quantities to maintain chlorine levels. You will eventually exceed the cost of the conditioner in a short time. And yes a pool is a money pit.
Every second of every hour of every day.
Yes, you can heat a pool for just one day. Most pool heating systems, whether gas, electric, or solar, allow for temporary heating to accommodate specific events or usage. However, keep in mind that the cost and efficiency of heating a pool for a single day will depend on the heating method and the pool's temperature. Additionally, the water may cool down relatively quickly once the heating stops, especially in cooler weather.