Press Release Summary = Choosing a swimming pool heater can be an enormous task due to the shear volume of heater types and manufacturers. Most swimming pool heaters are gas, electric or an alternative form of heating. Most of the decision will depend upon availability and cost of each source of heat. In this article, I will explain the various types of heat for pools and spas, and the pros and cons of each.
Press Release Body = Gas heaters are by far the most common type of heater in the United States. They are typically very efficient (80%+), and the cost of gas is currently less than the cost of electricity in most areas. Gas heaters come equipped for Natural Gas or LP Gas (Liquid Propane). What is available at your home or facility will determine which type of gas you will use. Most heaters are also convertible between Natural & LP gas with a simple conversion kit.
Access and the location of the swimming pool equipment are the two biggest problems with using gas swimming pool heaters. Most of the heaters require not only gas connections to the heater, but venting, which can be fairly large in diameter (4-12 inches). In many locations this is a huge restriction.
Many gas swimming pool heater manufacturers have high efficiency heaters options which have efficiencies over 90%. Many of these heaters do not require venting or only require simple PVC pipe venting and exhaust. The biggest downfall of the high efficiency heaters is the cost of purchase and repair.
Another very common type of swimming pool heater is electric heaters. These pool heaters come in almost any size to heat spa and small commercial or residential pools. They are very easy to install and only require electricity. No venting is required. These heaters are ideal for installations where gas and venting are expensive or impossible to install on a gas heater. Electric pool heaters are very simple with few parts so they are easy to repair.
Finally, there are alternative forms of heating a swimming pool. Many of these alternative heating sources are environmentally friendly and safe. Solar heat is accomplished by either using solar panels to provide electricity to an electric heater, or by running the pool water through a solar grate or piping in order to heat it directly by the sun. Another form of solar heat is a heating blanket that is kept on the surface of the pool while not in use. The solar blanket transmits heat into the water and reflects it back in while preventing evaporation. There are also several forms of very economical, if not cheap, chemical heating systems. They are typically in the form of a fish type toy or packet that is immersed in the water and is designed to release this chemical into the water slowly. It has the same effect that a solar blanket does, but at a fraction of the cost and without an unsightly, labor intensive cover.
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