When it comes to heating a pool you soon realize that there is a lot of water in a pool. All those gallons take some heating, but if you do not heat the pool then you are unlikely to be able to get the best use of your pool. There are just too many times when it is too cold to use. There are plenty of heating options, but one surprising option - wood burning pool heaters - turns out to be a pretty smart choice.
You may think that anything that burns wood must be some inefficient rustic throwback, but you would be wrong. All the technology that has gone to make other fuel sources like gas hot water heaters more efficient has been utilized in the latest wood powered boilers, which are really efficient.
A modern wood furnace offers a very cost effective solution to any pool heating worries. It makes good sense if you are in an area where firewood is easy to come by (this is the case in most areas that get cold in winter). Wood also burns fairly cleanly, so far as greenhouse gases are concerned.
A wood furnace can be placed outside the home too, so the pool heating functions can be kept quite separate from the water heating for the rest of the house. So modern wood burners are a serious option for pool heating after all!