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In my experience, one of the typically-market-available stand-alone infrared heaters, which retail for around $200, run on 120 V, and are noted as being 1,500 watt, cost about $1.00 to $1.50 per day to run, in Central Virginia, where we have Dominion Virginia Power. In very cold temperatures, such as those below 30 degrees Fahrenheit, for more than a day, I must run two of them, in order to maintain room temperatures, without any other source of heat, for sizable portion of my split-level house - around 1,000 sq. ft. - though a connected portion of the house, on another level, does have a working heat pump. Therefore, I would estimate that a heat pump would be more efficient, because I think that the heat pump would match or beat this cost to run, for 24 hours.

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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


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