How Much Does it Cost to Install a Gas Heater for a Swimming Pool?

In a bid to extend our “busy season” of the Sonoma property, we recently installed a gas heater in our swimming pool. The unit we installed was the STA-RITE Max-E-Therm 333,000 BTU gas heater from Pentair.

The cost of installing buying and installing the unit was $4,400. However, we had to run a new gas line to the pool equipment. The previously owner did have a gas line to the pool equipment, but it was no longer functional. The cost of running the new gas line was $2,400.

So all in, installing the gas heater cost $6,800, but a good chunk of that was running a new gas line. Our next steps will be adding a pool cover to better retain heat and an Wifi enable pool controlling panel so we can control the temperature remotely. After that, we need to replace our old solar panel heating system in the spring (the old one is non functional and leaking).

We will let you know what our monthly utility costs end up being for using all this gas. Keep in mind all these prices are in Sonoma, California so on the pricey side.