There are MANY other costs of owning a pool then the heat. I have a 14 X 28 pool, small but adequate, I have gas and solar heat. Solar will heat the pool about 8 months of the year and the other four require gas back up. There is the weekly cleaning and minor chemical adjustment cost. I hire T&D to do this at $22 a week. I run the circulating pump 8 hours every day, about $80 a month. And there is usually a couple maintenance items every year. Caulking, lights, deck painting, filters, new pump motor, other. I estimate and budget the pool costs at about $5000 a year to always have it clean, warm and ready to use. However I also believe it's worth it.
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