Heating solution/ideas needed

[JohnT]

Pool heaters are plumbed into the pool plumbing, so they wouldn't be well suited to portable use. Electric heaters require pretty substantial power hookups, and propane heaters would eat a portable bottle in just a few hours. Not to mention that your pool would cool rapidly when you stopped heating it.

[MarkC]

Where is your filter located? no room over there? Most heaters only need a 4ftX4ft area.

[PhantomAndy]

I have never seen any kind of portable unit.

The H-100 will go through gas like a monster - so propane bottles won't be very useful unless you have a dozen or so lying around and don't mind hauling them back and forth to the store.

I'd suggest an permanent installation of a H-100 or H-250 (depending on the size of your pool) with Natural Gas (if you have service) or Propane and a large tank on site. You only have to use it when you need heat.

I have an H-250 (the less efficient model - not induced draft) on my 22000 gallon IG. I only use it 'when I want heat' like early in the season, or late in the season. The rest of the time it is powered off.

I think you will find that working a method to hook and unhook a portable unit (that you will likely have modify to be portable) will be more hassel than having a permanent install.

[Crispyc21]

Thanks for all the responses. It looks like I might have to think of something more permanent.

[poolbuoy]

Here it is if you can do some plumbing...

http://www.redneckpoolheater.com/

[EricF]

Now THAT is hilarious!

EricF

[Crispyc21]

Here it is if you can do some plumbing...

http://www.redneckpoolheater.com/

Now that's what I'm talking about!!! :-)
I liked the photochopped pic of the guy.