Northern Lights Solar Solutions — Local services in Rural Municipality of West St. Paul

I purchased a Timberline Wood Fired Water Heater for my swimming pool Spring of 2018. I have used it a total of four times and it rusting badly and leaks. I made a claim with them by submitting pictures and they responded by email that since I used with and in ground swimming pool the warranty is void. I have left messages and sent emails to request the opportunity to discuss this. So here is my word of warning.

Even though it says it is stainless steel you will see visible rust in 1 year or less. In my case, they are saying that since I used the heater with an in ground swimming pool the warranty is void -- so I guess they don't even address the rust. It leaks on the outside of the unit at the flu because of rust. They are clear on the parameters regarding the PSI and usage and even if you follow these (I can guarantee that I watched it like a hawk) the weld will not hold up and the water will leak inside the firebox. After using it three times last year, I called to say there was water running out of it. They will tell you it is condensation. I suggest you look further because this heater was leaking the water from day one and since I did not know any better, I trusted what they said. If you have a problem, they will avoid you and not...

Thus far, I've been really pleased with my purchase of the Thermax solar pool heater panels. I researched extensively before making this purchase and these were hard to find as Northern Lights Solar Solutions is the only place I could find them in all of North America. But..compared to traditional solar pool heaters these appear they will last for many years compared to the ones with the hundreds of small tubes which are subject to leaks....and I do not like getting on my roof if I don't have too. Although this is a weather dependent technology, the ten panels I purchased heats my pool about six to eight degrees a day. Day one I went from 74 to 81 degrees...which is a temperature I can swim as 74 is too cold for me. Losing a few degrees at night, the next day it rose to 84. Rain the next day brought it down to 75 after a cold front came through but hey, it works. It's already sunny and starting to warm my pool up again. I've got about 4-thousand in this system and the key is I won't be spending any more money for gas or electricity to warm the pool. Looking forward to seeing how it does...

WOW. If you want an ongoing project this is it. You need a pool guy, a wood guy and an electrician. Check out the manual, it's like building a small aircraft. There is a lot of explanation as to why you do things, but how? That's up to you. Staining it is a mess, and if you don't do it just right it turns a $10,000 tub ugly. Also the rags of the stain spontaneously combust, learned that the hard way. Oh and if your 3 button panel has an error message a week after you start it, there is absolutely nothing in this huge manual that covers troubleshooting mechanical issues. Call your pool guy back. Also, the WIFI thing never worked once. Other than that it's a beautiful tub.

Updated my review. After we replaced a faulty pump things started to work perfectly. It's a lot of work, but nice when you finally...