I have a woodmaster4400, have an 18' round above ground pool.
Only spent $400 on it a couple years ago, to hold us over until we can put in our dream pool.
Would love it if we could warm up our pool and extend our season a little...has not really been economically feasible until now...or so I think. I am looking for a temporary stop gap that does not cost me much $$.
A local guy is stilling a stainless steel tube-style heat exchanger (designed for OWB and pool), 10K btu for $75. This is a solid deal.
Pool is roughly 100' from OWB.
My thoughts:
1. Plumb a pex loop to heat exchanger close to back of OWB. Like 2' from it. I have an extra Taco 007 pump on my supply Shelf. IS this pump appropriate for a short loop?
2. Run a cheap, flexible on the ground surface on days that I want to heat the pool (before company comes...after a a couple cool days), so, not run it too often, just often enough to make the pool a little better.
I know I will lose lots of heat but I would rather have flexible hoses that I can roll up and store when not in use.
How would I circulate water from pool at such a great distance?
Is this do-able?