--- title: Top 2 Things You Should Know About Pool Heaters in the Summer Season description: Discover the top 2 things you should know about pool heaters this summer by FPU's Energy Expert! image: https://blog.fpuc.com/hubfs/pool.jpg --- [![Florida Public Utilites](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/file-1241850734-jpg/images/corpNav_FPUIcon.jpg "Florida Public Utilites")](http://www.fpuc.com/) - [Natural Gas](http://www.fpuc.com/naturalgas) - [Electricity](http://www.fpuc.com/electric) - [Propane](http://www.fpuc.com/propane) - [About FPU](http://www.fpuc.com/about/) - [News & Events](http://www.fpuc.com/news-events/) - [Pay / Manage Account](http://www.fpuc.com/payments/payment-methods-info/) - [Contact Us](http://www.fpuc.com/customer-service/contact-us/) [![chpk_bird.png](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/chpk_bird.png?width=26&height=21&name=chpk_bird.png "Florida Public Utilites")](http://www.fpuc.com/) [![FPU Blog](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Header-1.png?width=950&name=Blog_Header-1.png "FPU Blog")](https://blog.fpuc.com) # FPU Blog ## [Top 2 Things You Should Know About Pool Heaters in the Summer Season](https://blog.fpuc.com/top-2-things-you-should-know-about-pool-heaters-in-the-summer-season) Posted by [Scott Ranck](https://blog.fpuc.com/author/scott-ranck) on Jul 1, 2015 3:14:27 PM ![](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/hub/396210/file-1524590835.jpg?width=35&name=file-1524590835.jpg) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Pool in the summer ](https://blog.fpuc.com/hubfs/pool.jpg "Pool in the summer ")   I recently investigated a high natural gas bill at a large condominium association in South Florida. There are two major lessons I have learned over the years concerning pool heaters in the summertime. This will be a short but helpful article. **1)  Pool heaters will work even when the water is already warm.** The settings can be high enough that the pool heater will fire. **TURN OFF** the pool heater for the summer months. This particular condominium association used a considerable amount of gas in the month of May, which should require no pool heating in their market.    **2)  You must have your pool heater secured so the public cannot get to the controls.** The second lesson is aimed at all commercial type pools, condos, hotels, etc. A four foot high fence is not enough. If the public can access the controls, someone will turn it on and turn it up. They may make your pool feel like a hot tub! Secured means locked down in a way that only authorized personnel will be able to work the on/off settings and adjust the temperature.  For all energy related questions contact your [energy experts](http://www.fpuc.com/energyexpert/) at Florida Public Utilities or [![ Visit FPU Marketplace ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/396210/b6f8b2af-95c8-46ac-8824-1cd929784122.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/396210/b6f8b2af-95c8-46ac-8824-1cd929784122) to browse through our available natural gas pool heater models and many other gas appliances! --- Topics: [Energy Conservation](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/energy-conservation), [Residential](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/residential), [Natural Gas](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/natural-gas), [Energy Efficiency](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/energy-efficiency), [Commercial](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/commercial), [natural gas appliances](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/natural-gas-appliances), [Pool Heaters](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/pool-heaters), [summer](https://blog.fpuc.com/topic/summer) ### Comment on This Post Submit your comment – plus, see what other people are saying. ![FPU Energy Conservation Newsletter](https://blog.fpuc.com/hubfs/Banner-EnergyConservation.png) #### Don't Miss Any Updates From FPU Sign up now for the latest energy conservation articles ### Recent Posts ### Connect with FPU on: Subsidiary of [![chpkLogoSm-1.png](https://blog.fpuc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/chpkLogoSm-1.png?width=157&height=29&name=chpkLogoSm-1.png "chpkLogoSm-1.png")](http://www.fpuc.com/)