Pool Heater Installation & Replacement
New heat pumps and gas heaters, sized to your pool, plumbed right, and installed under our CPC license.Starting at $5,000–$7,000 installed — flat-rate pricing, free on-site inspection, no contracts.
Need heater work? Book a heater diagnostic and get a written quote before any work.
Book heater serviceWhat Heater Installation includes
Replacing a dead heater or adding heat for the first time? We size the heater to your pool and how you use it, recommend heat pump, gas, or solar honestly, and install it under our Florida Certified Pool/Spa Contractor license. Our crew does the install; licensed specialists handle new gas lines or electrical circuits when the job needs them. You get one written price before anything is ordered.
- ✓On-site sizing visit: pool volume, surface area, how you use the pool, and your existing equipment
- ✓Honest heat pump vs. gas vs. solar recommendation for your pool and budget
- ✓Removal and disposal of the old heater
- ✓Pad prep and plumbing in the correct order, with the flow the heater needs
- ✓Gas line and new electrical circuits by licensed specialists when required
- ✓Permits where required
- ✓Startup, flow and temperature-rise check, and a walkthrough of the controls
- ✓Manufacturer warranty registration
South Florida homeowners replacing a heater that's past repair, or adding a heat pump or gas heater to a pool that has never had one.
How a heater install works
Most early heater failures we see trace back to the install: the wrong size, the wrong plumbing order, or not enough flow. So the install starts with measuring, not with picking a box.
- 1On-site sizing visit
We measure the pool, look at how and when you swim, and check your existing pad, plumbing, gas service, and electrical panel.
- 2Recommendation and written quote
You get a heat pump vs. gas recommendation with the reasoning, the unit we'd install, and one flat-rate price, including any gas or electrical work the site needs.
- 3Remove the old heater
We disconnect and haul away the old unit and prep the pad for the new one.
- 4Set, plumb, and connect
The new heater is set and plumbed in the right order with the flow it needs. A licensed gas contractor or electrician handles new gas lines or circuits when they're required.
- 5Startup and verification
We start the heater, confirm flow and temperature rise, check for codes, and walk you through the controls and settings.
- 6Warranty and records
We register the manufacturer warranty and note the install in your file, so future service starts from the facts.
Heat pump or gas? The honest answer for South Florida
For most pools here, a heat pump is the right heater. South Florida stays warm enough most of the year for a heat pump to heat efficiently, and it's the cheapest way to keep a pool at a steady temperature. Its weak spot is a cold snap, when it loses output.
Gas heats fastest and doesn't care about the air temperature, which makes it the better fit for spas, pools you heat only now and then, and owners who want warm water on demand during a cold front. It costs more per hour to run. Some properties run both: a heat pump for steady heat and gas for the spa or the cold weeks. Solar can carry a pool in the warmer months but rarely does the job alone in January.
Sizing is where installs go wrong
A heater that's too small never catches up in a cold week. One that's oversized for show costs more to buy and run, and heater performance depends on the flow through it. We size to your pool's surface area and volume, the temperature you want, and how fast you want to get there, then check that your pump and plumbing can deliver the flow the heater needs.
Before the visit, you can get a ballpark with our pool heater size calculator. It gives you the BTU range to expect, and we confirm the exact unit on site.
On the job in South Florida
Heater Installation — Common Questions
Most new pool heaters, heat pump or gas, run $5,000–$7,000 installed, including removal of the old unit. A new gas line or a new electrical circuit is quoted separately when the site needs one, and larger pools or high-output units can run higher. You get one written price after a free on-site sizing visit.
For most South Florida pools, a heat pump. It's the cheapest way to hold a steady temperature because the air here is warm most of the year. Gas heats faster and works in any weather, so it's the better choice for spas, occasional heating, or warm water during a cold front. Some properties use both.
It depends on your pool's surface area and volume, the temperature you want, and how quickly you want to get there. Our pool heater size calculator gives you a ballpark BTU range, and we confirm the right unit on site, including whether your pump and plumbing can supply the flow it needs.
Yes. Our crew does the install under our Florida Certified Pool/Spa Contractor license. When a job needs a new gas line or a new electrical circuit, a licensed gas contractor or electrician handles that part, and we manage the whole job start to finish.
Yes, where the work requires one. New gas lines and new electrical circuits are the usual triggers. It's included in the job plan and the written quote.
We install and service the major brands on South Florida pads, including Pentair, Hayward, Raypak, Jandy, and AquaCal, and we'll recommend the unit that fits your pool and budget rather than the one with the biggest margin.
Sometimes. Most heater repairs run $250–$1,800 and are worth doing on a heater with life left in it. When the heat exchanger or compressor fails, a $4,000–$5,000 repair is usually the point where a new heater makes more sense. We'll diagnose first and give you both numbers before you decide.
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