I too bought this exact model, I'm in Northern NJ. I usually open my pool and of April to get the chemicals and everything proper... then I'll fire this up and have my pool at 85* before Memorial day weekend!!
In Northern Ontario pool heaters (motors) need to be in continues operation. They are not just something you fire up and expect to enjoy a few hours later. The heat loss from overnight temp drops as well evaporation needs to be overcome. Add the fact that most pools and piping are not insulated. In the off season I burn about one face cord per week maintaining 84 to 88 deg Fahrenheit. That is a real nice looking stove but it has a couple of draw backs. You should have a separate pump supplying the heater. It is going to be running all the time, including over-night. If your pool pump fails you will damage your heater( you can't just turn the wood fire off it needs to be continuously cooled). It is more economical to run your main pump for filtering and cleaning only. I see that your stove direct-fires the copper heating surfaces. Not very easy to get in there and clean out the mess on the heating surfaces every year. Soot makes a pretty good insulator...lol. Also flame impinging on the copper is not good.
These are made with stainless heaters. Even if water flow stops a few is not going to damage stainless pipes lol….its a wood fire, not an actelyne torch.
I recommend fortifying heat containment by surrounding the burner with some form of insulation to maximize heat received from internal pipes. This could also reduce the amounts of fuel(wood) needed to drive the system? Great video, thanks for sharing 😊
Very cool! We have a similar set up but we built it ourselves and it is amazing how well it works. Freaking amazing!! I will use it to fill my hot tub after I drain it, sure it takes much longer to fill but atleast when it’s filled I can sit in it! So easy to get firewood here and that’s all we use to heat the house all winter.
How have you liked this unit? How often are you refilling it with wood as temperatures drop? Does it ever smoke you out at the pool? I like the idea of it but not sure if it’s been more trouble than it’s worth…
Yes I am, it is truly a high quality heat exchanger. I think the one thing that caught me off guard was how much wood I needed. The thing works beautifully, but it is not fast. When I use the heater, the temp goes up between 7-10 degrees, but this takes all day if not the day before. That can use a chunk of wood each time, so you need to stock up or have a wood source readily available for this solution. As for heat retention, I have a solar blanket cover that I put on at night and that really helps reduce heat loss and water evaporation at night, without it you are starting from scratch the next day.
How much wood would you say you use in a week? Trying to swim laps all year long. it gets down to the mid 40s most the winter where I’m at I’m a little south of you.
@@user-ju3ns2cz1uSame question here. I have the wood source, but also don want spent my pool season ( NY) splitting wood while everybody else are swiming watching me getting swet!😂😂
My guess is that you will only swim for a few weeks longer than you did. The water will cool too quickly. The walls of your pool along with the top would have to be insulated for it to be effective. But nice try 👍
I was thinking about spray foam on the outside wall of my 18'x33' AG. With is your opinion on that? My pool wall is heavy duty and in excent condition. Bad or good idea? I'm in NYS.
I too bought this exact model, I'm in Northern NJ. I usually open my pool and of April to get the chemicals and everything proper... then I'll fire this up and have my pool at 85* before Memorial day weekend!!
I'm in NC and looking at options. I have a 16x32 above ground. Wood sounds nice but how often do you have to feed it?
In Northern Ontario pool heaters (motors) need to be in continues operation. They are not just something you fire up and expect to enjoy a few hours later. The heat loss from overnight temp drops as well evaporation needs to be overcome. Add the fact that most pools and piping are not insulated. In the off season I burn about one face cord per week maintaining 84 to 88 deg Fahrenheit.
That is a real nice looking stove but it has a couple of draw backs. You should have a separate pump supplying the heater. It is going to be running all the time, including over-night. If your pool pump fails you will damage your heater( you can't just turn the wood fire off it needs to be continuously cooled). It is more economical to run your main pump for filtering and cleaning only. I see that your stove direct-fires the copper heating surfaces. Not very easy to get in there and clean out the mess on the heating surfaces every year. Soot makes a pretty good insulator...lol. Also flame impinging on the copper is not good.
These are made with stainless heaters. Even if water flow stops a few is not going to damage stainless pipes lol….its a wood fire, not an actelyne torch.
I recommend fortifying heat containment by surrounding the burner with some form of insulation to maximize heat received from internal pipes. This could also reduce the amounts of fuel(wood) needed to drive the system?
Great video, thanks for sharing 😊
Very cool! We have a similar set up but we built it ourselves and it is amazing how well it works. Freaking amazing!! I will use it to fill my hot tub after I drain it, sure it takes much longer to fill but atleast when it’s filled I can sit in it! So easy to get firewood here and that’s all we use to heat the house all winter.
Damn! That’s nice. Far better and more efficient than the one I made. Good work.
Im gonna build an indoor pool and want to do the same i hope it will work better indoors
How have you liked this unit? How often are you refilling it with wood as temperatures drop? Does it ever smoke you out at the pool? I like the idea of it but not sure if it’s been more trouble than it’s worth…
Is the coil SS ? Or steel? And how any gallons is your pool?
Bad ass expensive heater though
Any update?
Hi. How big is your pool and whats flow rate per hour of stove ? Thanks
costs 4-8 grand but will last ya forever!
You still liking this heater? I’m in northeast pa and thinking about getting one.
Yes I am, it is truly a high quality heat exchanger. I think the one thing that caught me off guard was how much wood I needed. The thing works beautifully, but it is not fast. When I use the heater, the temp goes up between 7-10 degrees, but this takes all day if not the day before. That can use a chunk of wood each time, so you need to stock up or have a wood source readily available for this solution. As for heat retention, I have a solar blanket cover that I put on at night and that really helps reduce heat loss and water evaporation at night, without it you are starting from scratch the next day.
How much wood would you say you use in a week? Trying to swim laps all year long. it gets down to the mid 40s most the winter where I’m at I’m a little south of you.
@@user-ju3ns2cz1uSame question here. I have the wood source, but also don want spent my pool season ( NY) splitting wood while everybody else are swiming watching me getting swet!😂😂
My guess is that you will only swim for a few weeks longer than you did. The water will cool too quickly.
The walls of your pool along with the top would have to be insulated for it to be effective. But nice try 👍
I was thinking about spray foam on the outside wall of my 18'x33' AG. With is your opinion on that? My pool wall is heavy duty and in excent condition. Bad or good idea? I'm in NYS.
Where did you order that from
How do you regulate the heat. If it’s too hot
open valve more for inflow
Where did you buy it?
Warm Water Solutions. Google them. Nice guy. I bought a barely used WWS120 for $2000 last fall and am installing now.