I recently received my Hayward heater for my above ground pool. I was told I should just use the thermostat to control heater. I was thinking maybe a should have a timer. Also should my pump run 24/7? or should I have that on a timer too?
Thank you for contacting Inyo. Do you have a gas heater or an electric heater?
Gas
We have it hooked up to natural gas
We would recommend putting the heater on the same timer as your pump. You would need to hardwire both to the timer. If you run your pump on 115v, you can use timer model T101P201. If you run your pump on 230v, you can use timer model T104P201.
It is unnecessary and a waste of energy to run the pumps 24 hours a day. Most pumps only need to run about 8 hours a day.