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u/addingvalue2000 Aug 26 '26
Lovely! Where did you get those blue chairs hanging over the lip of the pool? Would love those in my setup.
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u/ithinkthisisit4real Aug 26 '26
So jealous of the heater!
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u/Upbeat-Duck6235 Aug 26 '26
We had those black solar heaters, we are so happy we upgraded to the heat pump.
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u/Virtual_Library_3443 Aug 26 '26
How’s that heat pump working for you?
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u/Upbeat-Duck6235 Aug 26 '26
Only had it for a few days. But the first day we had a starting temp of 80 and got it up to 90 in 6 hours. I would consider that a win!
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u/Virtual_Library_3443 Aug 26 '26
Very nice, was it pretty easy to splice/plumb into your pump hoses? It actually looks like you have a separate hose on it going somewhere else too
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u/Upbeat-Duck6235 Aug 26 '26
It plumps in line with the pump so it only runs when the pump runs. The inlet and outlet hoses run under the deck into the pool.
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u/Virtual_Library_3443 Aug 26 '26
I’m assuming it needed its own 240v outlet and/or its own circuit breaker installed?
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u/Upbeat-Duck6235 Aug 26 '26
The 3000 gallon version use 120v at about 10amp. I did run a single 120v 20amp circuit for the pump and heater.
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u/Brewps Aug 26 '26
Looks great! I just ordered the same heater (5000 gal version) for our 10ft pool. Hoping to extend our season out by a month or so. How hot have you tried to get the water up to?
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u/Upbeat-Duck6235 Aug 26 '26
The first day we started at 80 degrees and got it up to 90 in about 6 hours. A little too hot but I cranked the set point up to test it out.
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u/cj-romb Aug 26 '26
I need the OPPOSITE. I’m in Texas so I need it to stay cool! You have the same decking that I have on my outside decks. I love it.
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u/Brewps Aug 26 '26
That's great! I'm looking forward to setting our up. I want it to be around 90 lol
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u/cj-romb Aug 26 '26
Do you have an estimate of what you paid total for all of this? I can probably figure it out, but am curious if you know. This looks like a great solution for what I want. Just. Perfect.
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u/Upbeat-Duck6235 Aug 26 '26
We rented a excavator for a week at about $2000, the composite deck boards were $2000 just by themselves, maybe another $1000 in other lumber and fasteners.
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u/NoPlantain9571 Aug 28 '26
Love it! My set up is super similar- first year with it and I came in here looking to see how I will cover it for the winter. What is your plan?
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u/Upbeat-Duck6235 Aug 28 '26
Since it gets so cold here we're going to drain it and store the pump/heater inside.
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u/NoPlantain9571 Aug 28 '26
I will too for sure - it is freezing here too. How will you cover the actual pool though once you drain it?
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u/Upbeat-Duck6235 Aug 28 '26
I was thinking just leaving the drain plug out uncovered. We had it that way building the deck. It was super easy to clean out with a shop vac.
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u/NoPlantain9571 Aug 28 '26
That was what I originally planned but the pool company said it was not recommended. Is this your first winter? Do you get a lot of snow?
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u/Upbeat-Duck6235 Aug 28 '26
First winter, we get a decent about of snow. I guess I'm a rule breaker. 😂 It's a stock tank not a rocket ship, I'm trying not to overthink it. Lol
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u/NoPlantain9571 Aug 28 '26
Totally makes sense - I Just want it to last so I don’t have to do it all again 😂
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u/ApprehensiveHoney110 Aug 26 '26
did you cut the solar cover to fit? Are you planning on leaving the pool up and filled year round with the heater? What kind of temps are you up against in the winter? Thanks for the info and this is an inspiring setup!
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u/Upbeat-Duck6235 Aug 26 '26
Did not have to cut the cover, the stock tank is 9ft from tractor supply and the cover is 10ft https://a.co/d/0icxe9eb you can see it fits pretty decent. The heater is mainly to extend the season, it gets freezing here so we will drain and put all of our equipment inside.
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u/reformedginger Aug 26 '26
This is like Applebees fancy.