Swimming Pool Heaters
Some great information on swimming pool heaters, electric and solar, with a savings chart below. Go To Energy Chart 1 ~ Go To Energy Chart 2
Pool Heating
Swimming pool heaters will allow you to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your swimming season out just a little further. It could also be viewed as an investment and may increase the value of your pool should you choose to ever sell your home. Many parts of the country don’t have the right combination of water and air temperatures to make swimming comfortable early or later in the season. If you’re thinking of a couple more months of swimming, you may want to consider a swimming pool heater. I've found the most popular models, they are the
electric swimming pool heater
and the
swimming pool solar heater.
So, while your neighbors are sitting by the fire in their living rooms, they may hear, faintly in the distance, your children just finishing up their last back-flips and cannonballs of the day.
Electric Heater
Both inground and above ground pool heaters should maintain the desired temperature in most weather conditions. A highly effective and efficient inground and above ground swimming pool heater could be mounted in either in a horizontal or vertical position, and should be installed in new construction or in an existing filtration system. Just set the thermostat and you’re ready to go.
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Heat Pump Pool Heater | 
Jandy Lite Gas Boiler | |
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Oil Fired Pool Heater | 
Raypak Millivolt Pool Heater | |
Looking For A Good Heater? When you’re seriously looking around at the many ones available, you should keep a few things in mind:. - What's the price? Is that the best you can do? There are others out there I like.
- Installation cost?
- Does it have an automatic control? Automatic shut-off?
- Any special plumbing required?
- Is it rust and corrosion resistant? Show me why.
- Will it install easily into my existing pipes and/or plumbing?
- Are there any vents?
- How large are the panels and how much room will they take up? Is it a compact design that would should fit my pool?
- No condensation or corrosion, right?
- Is it UL recognized?
- Does it have a good thermostat? Is the thermostat automated?
- Is there maintenance? If so, what and why? Will you take care of that or do I?
- Digital control panel?
- What's the warranty? I need to see specifics.
- What if I install it? Will that void the warranty? I want that in writing.
- Do you have a contractor? Is he licensed and insured? Is he experienced in these kinds of heaters? I need to see proof.
- What are the safety features? What would happen if one of the safety features fail? If it does fail, who is responsible?
- If it does fail, who will fix it? Will you, or do you contract that out to someone else? Who is it? Why do you use them?
- How about free delivery? I want that in writing.
Ask these questions to anyone trying to sell you a swimming pool heater.
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Topwind Pool Heater | 
Pool Heat Pump | |
Estimates of annual swimming heat pump pool heating costs by location, by water temperature, and with or without using a pool cover. Costs by Location of Heating Outdoor Pools with a Heat Pump* | Location | Season | Temperature | | 78° | 80° | 82° | | Miami | 1/1–12/31 | $1100 | $1460 | $1845 | | w/ cover | 1/1–12/31 | $215 | $300 | $410 | | Phoenix | 3/1–10/31 | $680 | $875 | $1090 | | w/ cover | 3/1–10/31 | $45 | $85 | $125 | | Dallas | 4/1–10/31 | $760 | $970 | $1240 | | w/ cover | 4/1–10/31 | $90 | $140 | $205 | | Atlanta | 4/1–10/31 | $840 | $1110 | $1425 | | w/ cover | 4/1–10/31 | $155 | $205 | $290 | | Los Angeles | 5/1–10/31 | $950 | $1210 | $1485 | | w/ cover | 5/1–10/31 | $85 | $155 | $240 | | Kansas City | 5/1–10/31 | $715 | $935 | $1185 | | w/ cover | 5/1–10/31 | $145 | $205 | $270 | | New York | 5/1–9/30 | $740 | $975 | $1220 | | w/ cover | 5/1–9/30 | $105 | $150 | $200 | | Chicago | 5/1–9/30 | $810 | $1035 | $1270 | | w/ cover | 5/1–9/30 | $105 | $150 | $195 | | Denver | 5/1–8/31 | $875 | $1055 | $1245 | | w/ cover | 5/1–8/31 | $70 | $100 | $150 | | Boston | 5/1–8/31 | $875 | $1075 | $1280 | | w/ cover | 5/1–8/31 | $120 | $165 | $235 | | Minneapolis | 6/1–9/30 | $660 | $850 | $1040 | | w/ cover | 6/1–9/30 | $100 | $125 | $190 | | San Fran | 6/1–8/31 | $800 | $950 | $1110 | | w/ cover | 6/1–8/31 | $95 | $165 | $240 | | Seattle | 6/1–8/31 | $770 | $900 | $1035 | | w/ cover | 6/1–8/31 | $150 | $215 | $280 |
*Swimming pool heaters figures based on a 1,000 square foot, outdoor pool heated with an air to water heat pump with an average COP of 5.0 at $.085/kwh for swimming pool heaters.
Estimates of the annual savings of using swimming pool heaters compared to using an electric resistance or gas pool heaters. Annual Savings Comparisons of
Gas and Electric Pool Heaters* | Efficiency | Annual Cost | Cost w/ 5.0 COP | Heat Pump Savings | | Gas Pool Heater | | 55% | $584 | $200 | $384 | | 60% | 535 | $200 | $335 | | 65% | 494 | $200 | $294 | | 70% | $459 | $200 | $259 | | 75% | $428 | $200 | $228 | | 80% | $402 | $200 | $202 | | 85% | $378 | $200 | $178 | | 90% | $357 | $200 | $157 | | 95% | $338 | $200 | $138 | | Electric Resistance | | 100% | $1000 | $200 | $800 | *Based on an electric resistance heated pool, which costs $1,000 per year at an electric cost of $.085/kwh, and using a natural gas cost 0f $.80/therm. A seasonal average COP of 5.0 was used to determine heat pump savings for swimming pool heaters. Charts from the Department of Energy
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