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Anyone know if a small propane tank can be used to power an above ground (18 foot round) pool heater?

Or do I need to get a bigger propane tank installed? And if that is true what would be the minimum size tank? Anyone know how much the initial install cost would be? thanks

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  • 1 decade ago
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    To give you an accurate answer I would need more information,like the Btu rating of the heater and the size of the tank you have.If you have a 20 lb tank it will not be large enough to run the heater.A 100 lb tank may be able to run the heater for some time but when the tank gets below 20-30% of it's capacity it will no longer be able to supply the heater.2- 100 lb tanks manifolded together would be able to supply a 120,000 Btu heater at 60 degrees[out side temperature in farenheit] and above.Outside temperature and the amount of gas in the tank affect the vaporization rate of the tank.If your heater is larger than it would take a larger tank.The Propane supplier that you choose will supply you with a tank and regulators so they can sell you their gas.It will most likely be a 100 gallon tank or possibly 2-100 gallon tanks depending on their delivery schedule for your area.Some companies will supply the tanks for no charge and some will charge a fee because the tanks will not be used year round

  • 1 decade ago

    sure, you can do what ever you want. Is it going to be cost effective is the question. Probably not.

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