Town of East Hampton
Pool Heater Installation & Replacement in Montauk, NY
A pool heater in Montauk costs about $2,799–4,849 for a 250,000–400,000 BTU gas unit plus $500–2,000 to install, or $2,500–7,500 all-in for a heat pump (national 2026), with gas running $150–400+ a month and a heat pump $50–300. Near the water, specify a cupro-nickel heat exchanger. We put Montauk pool owners in touch with one licensed, insured pool company that sizes the heater for the pool and puts the pad where the town’s setback and noise rules allow.
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A pool heater in Montauk is the difference between a pool that is used in May and September and one that is used in August, and it is the most expensive thing on the equipment pad. We put Montauk pool owners in touch with one licensed, insured pool company that installs heaters every spring, and we publish the 2026 ranges and running costs so the quote reads plainly.
Heaters in Montauk: what's different here
1950s–60s ranches, fishing cottages and motel-era buildings in the hamlet, many with aging vinyl or small gunite pools, plus bluff-top and hilltop houses toward the Point and around Lake Montauk with newer pools in the wind.
In Montauk the heater lives in salt spray. Specify a cupro-nickel heat exchanger, a cabinet and pad placement out of the wind if the lot allows, and a screened enclosure that still breathes; expect the gas unit to live toward the short end of its 7–12 years. A heat pump, which runs longer and cooler, tolerates the exposure better and costs a third as much to run.
Montauk has open water on three sides and the most sustained salt exposure of any Hamptons town: pool equipment pads corrode fastest here, heaters want cupro-nickel exchangers, and covers, gates and hardware want stainless. Tidal wetlands around Lake Montauk, Fort Pond and the bays carry a 300-foot state review zone, on top of the Town’s 150-foot no-structure rule for pools, and the Town doubles side and rear setbacks for pools and equipment.
Permits in Montauk run through the Town of East Hampton Building Department; the pool specialist we put you in touch with handles the filing where one is required.
How it works
Tell us about the job once. One licensed, insured pool specialist who works Montauk and handles heaters regularly contacts you within 1 business day. Free for homeowners, no spam calls.
FAQ
Heaters questions
Should I convert my Hamptons pool to salt?
Probably, if you own the pool for the long run and fix the corrosion details. A conversion costs $500–3,500 (about $1,000 typical: a $600–2,000 generator plus $100–500 to install; no draining if the water is balanced). Ongoing chemicals drop to under $100 a year against $175–800 for chlorine, the water is softer, and there is no chlorine to store. The recurring cost is the cell: $200–1,800 depending on which of four sources you believe, every 3–6 years, roughly $200–360 a year. The catch is corrosion: copper heat exchangers, soft limestone or natural-cleft coping, and steel hardware near the water. On the South Fork that means a cupro-nickel heater exchanger and sealed bluestone or porcelain coping, and near the ocean the salt was already in the air anyway.
How does Georgica Pool Co. work, and what does it cost me?
It costs homeowners nothing. You tell us about the pool once, roughly sixty seconds: where it is, what kind it is if you know, what it needs, and when. We put you in touch with one licensed, insured pool company that works your town and does that kind of work, service company or builder as the job requires, and they call you within one business day to look at it and quote it directly. We are a Hamptons-only referral service, not a pool company, and we are named for the pond, not connected to any business or property that shares the name: one company, and nobody else gets your number. Participating companies pay us a referral fee.
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