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Swimming pool covers are gaining widespread use with pool owners because they help to reduce the cost associated with heating the pool water. Although there are a different number of ways in which pools lose energy, evaporation accounts for the highest loss rate. The Department of Energy has estimated that evaporation accounts for 70% of the energy loss from an above ground pool. Each pound of water that evaporates results an approximate loss of 1,000 BTUs that could be used to heat the pool water. This is more than 8000 BTUs per gallon of water.

There are two types of pool covers that are most commonly used today. Read the rest of this entry »

Gas pool heaters use either natural gas or liquid propane as their fuel source. They are the most popular heating systems for owners of above ground swimming pools. This is because of their relatively low capital and installation cost and their ability to raise the water temperature in a short period of time. Gas heaters can also elevate the pool water temperature more than swimming pool heat pumps and solar heaters when this is required for the elderly, children, people with special needs and others that cannot tolerate a lower temperature pool water. Read the rest of this entry »

The following table provides a quick overview for the three main types of above ground pool heaters: gas heaters, heat pumps and solar heaters. The quantifying terms (low, moderate and high) are used relative to these heaters for a quick comparison. Please review the Read the rest of this entry »

My gas pool heater stopped working. I have reset the circuit breaker and there is electrical power at the heater itself. I have also visually inspected the wiring and do not see any problem areas.

What else should I look at? Thanks!

I'm thinking about getting a swimming pool and I have not decided whether I should get an above ground pool or an inground pool. I guess cost will be the biggest factor. I mostly want it to cool off during the hot summer months since I live in the northeast.

There are a lot of videos showing the installation of above ground swimming pools floating around the net. Most of these show professional installation crews doing the install and feature equipment that only a professional swimming pool company would possess. This series of videos is relatively unique in that it shows the true DIYer how to install his or her own swimming pool.

During the installation process, they show a variety of different ways to do the site preparation and the pool erection depending on how much blood and sweat you want to expend on the project. Advice is given for both the hard way of doing it and the easy way, providing you have a tool rental center near you.

There are four videos in this series, so be sure to watch them all. There is a lot of work involved, and even if you decide to contract the job out, you will have an understanding and appreciation of the time and effort required to install an above ground swimming pool.

In the second part of this video installation guide, the above ground pool erection process continues. Most homeowners will be able to do the task of assembling the pool themselves, but this video expands on the proper way to prepare the pool's foundation and the amount of labor and planning involved with it.

The do-it-yourselfer should watch these videos and pay careful attention to the site preparation and the development of the base, while considering their own site characteristics. This will help you decide if this is a project that you can handle or whether it is something that you may wish to leave up to the professionals.