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Thanks for the info. I figured there must be a reason this idea isn't being used. I'll just go for a propane space heater if we decide we have to warm the air in the enclosure

NO, No pool heater should ever be modified to anything else except what it designed to do. A Modified heater will restrict the proper air flow and will shorten the life of any heater Thanks for the info. I kind of suspected this wouldn't be feasible since no such product appears to be made. I still don't see why, though, it would be theoretically impossible to harness the exhaust heat from a pool heater without impeding the air flow. Just running a single walled vent pipe thru an unheated area creates a lot of heat, so why couldn't blowing air across a single walled vent pipe from a pool heater give you some heat, and why wouldn't a single walled vent pipe with metal fins give you more heat, etc. etc. etc.? http://www.poolspaforum.com/forum/style_im...cons/icon14.gif

I have a Teledyne 400 propane pool heater for an enclosed, inground pool. Does anyone know whether there is a product made that will allow use of the huge amount of wasted exhaust heat from this heater to be used to heat the air in my 30'x50' unheated retractable Libart enclosure without asphyxiating anyone? If a product is not made would a contractor be able to fabricate an effective space heater with a heat exchanger of some sort that would use the exhaust heat from the Teledyne Lars propane pool heater? Climate is cold, pool heater is located 10' outside pool enclosure. Thanks for any insights anyone may have on this odd query.