gas vs. electric heater?

[DavidD]

I Agree, the Heat pump cost seams way high. Last March, I purchased a Jandy XE2550 Titanium Scroll Heat Pump from poolheatpumps.com for $2,300 (free shipping to commercial address with loading dock) for my 16x32, 16K gallon IG fiberglass pool. I think the newer models are around $2500 this year. I then spent another $200 for wire, panel and conduit and installed it myself since I'm quite the shade tree electrician. It did take me all day to install so I would count on paying someone for at least 6 hours labor.
On another note, we swam April 02, 2005 until Nov 11, 2005 (except for a couple of cold weeks in late Oct.). Pool water was 84 degrees Saturday before last (04/01/06) however it did take almost 3 days of running the pump 8 hours during the day to bring water from 64 to 84 (also with a solar cover left on). With the huge jump in local gas prices recently, for once I think I made the right choice the first time as I was considering a gas heater.

[mopool]

I Got A New Heat Pump This Year, 16,000gal Fiberglass Pool, We Are In Missouri Day 1 Water Temp Is 55- High Air Temp 64 Low Was 33
Day 2 Water Temp Is 68- High Air Temp 55 Low Was 36
Day 3 Water Temp Is 81- High Air Temp 67 Low Was 44
Day 4 Water Temp Is 93 High Air Temp 61 Low Is 55
Went For A Night Swim On April 10th

The Heat Pump Is Holding The Temp At 90 To 93

And My Wife Loves Her Big New Bath Tub

[kaybinster]

What type and size heat pump did you put in? Glad to hear it worked so well, although heating it that hot with these cold nights you may be in for a nasty surprise when you get your next electric bill. Sure they are less costly to run than gas, but they are not free!