If you are lucky enough to own a swimming pool you will know that if the water isn’t heated the pool is not much fun to use. Traditional electric pool heating systems can be expensive to run and are not very eco-friendly. Heat pumps provide a viable, economical and efficient alternative.
Heat pumps work by moving heat energy from one place to another. In a swimming pool heating system a heat pump will, typically, extract heat energy from the surrounding air and transfer this energy to your pool water. For every 1kW of energy used by the heat pump it will typically produce 4 to 5 kW of heat energy. This is because it is extracting that energy from the surrounding air and not generating it from electricity. This means that fossil fuels are not being used to create the heat for your pool, making heat pumps much more environmentally friendly.
They are also much more economical. Although the initial outlay on a pool heat pump system may be more than an electric pool heating system their running costs are much lower and this means that the initial outlay is very quickly recovered. They are also very easy to install and require minimal maintenance.
So if you are lucky enough to own a pool, or if you are just thinking about the options, it makes sense to think about using a heat pump heating system. The top UK swimming pool and hot tub suppliers, H2OFun, are experts in all aspects of pool technology, heating, installation and maintenance. They will be able to answer all of your questions and provide you with sensible advice regarding the best options for you.
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This post is a Blogger on November 16, 2007
They are pretty costly but like SK4T said they are highly efficient.