Pool Heated With A Stock Tank Heater

Pool Heated With A Stock Tank Heater FARM HOME Miscellaneous Brett Howerton of Longdale Okla used a livestock tank water heater to create a heated therapy pool in his backyard He wanted to warm up the water in his wife’s pool for his sister to use for water therapy after her hip surgery He started with an old swimming pool pump and a propane Trojan stock tank heater Howerton bought a new livestock tank and drilled holes that he fitted with electrical conduit fittings to run 2-in pvc pipes through After priming the water from the pool into the tank the pump circulated the water back into the pool Howerton quickly discovered that he had to trick the heater’s thermostat To keep the heater running he pulled its remote bulb out of the tank and put it in ice water “In 5 hrs we raised the temperature 2 degrees The concept worked but it would work better in a smaller pool or a hot tub ” he says noting that it took a while to warm his 16 by 32 by 4 1/2-ft above-ground pool He only spent about $110 on the project and used very little propane Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brett Howerton 249839 E Co Rd 58 Longdale Okla 73744 ph 580 278-9180; zarahowerton@gmail com

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