Questions for heater repairman...

[Charlie_R]

Thanks for the update.

Yes, reading instructions is something that many of us "forget" to do, and we usually end up wiping egg from our faces....

It's great that you got everything sorted though, so go out and enjoy your pool!

[Spensar]

What kind of heater do you have, and what is the fuel. eg. Natural gas, propane, electric.

I have had a natural gas heater for years, and it is only about a foot from the house, and it never affected the siding. Gas regulations required it to be a minimum distance from all windows. That could be a regulation in your area, or for you fuel type. I would inquire on exactly what the reg is and read if for yourself. If you are out of reg. or code, you should move it to ensure your insurance coverage is not affected.

My first heat was a Jandy with a wind stack for venting, and the stack come from the middle of the heater, so it was a couple of feet from the siding. The siding got more heat from the sun than the heater. My new heater is a Hayward lo-nox and it doesn't require a wind stack. No heat problems there.