Gas-fired swimming  pool heaters are a great way to improve comfort and lengthen the swim season.

But poor installation and water care failures can shorten the life of the heater. Good performance and a long and productive heater life begin with sensible installation of the unit. Do-it-yourselfers can slip-up with the fine points of the installation, and that blunder with a gas-fired swimming pool heater can cost a lot more than just lost money. Gas-fired swimming pool-heaters should be treated with respect and installed by people who know exactly what they’re doing. Installation and maintenance of gas pool-heaters is a specialty which requires training and experience.

However, even a heater that has been perfectly installed can be damaged by poor water chemistry. Unbalanced water is a recipe for leaks and failures in pool-heaters; chief among these is low PH! Anytime PH gets low-which means your water has gone from something fairly neutral to acidic-it begins to attack the copper tube bundles in the heat exchanger. Eventually it will cause pin-holes in the copper and then leaks inside the heater, that eventually destroy it.

Low  PH makes Chlorine more aggressive. Your water might look clear but low PH can only be detected by proper water testing. Other issues include high chlorine levels, high TDS and High SALT and high calcium. These conditions can also play havoc with heaters.

Swimming pools that fail to follow basic water care will have problems with clogged and leaking heaters. Good water chemistry is essential to heater longevity. Questions call: Rich at 609-313-0300