pool heating.

charles hewitt · Post by **charles hewitt** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:34 pm

Does anyone have any information regarding adding heating to existing pools?

bigjomc · Post by **bigjomc** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:43 pm

There is a company who advertise on kiss fm , who have up to date technologt for solar panels to heat pools , and supply hot water in general.

Gambrinus · Post by **Gambrinus** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:30 pm

Retrofitting a heat exchanger or gas boiler to a an existing pool system is simple. They simply bypass the existing circulation system and run the water through the heater. That way, by circulating the pool water you heat it up in the process.

Due to the high cost of gas, a heat exchanger is normally the preferred choice over a gas boiler.

There are a number of companies in Lagoa council that provide installation and maintenance. Optipac or Heat Siphon are the most common models, whereby the Optipac is the preferred choice nowadays as it generally runs more silently than the Heat Siphon.

A word of warning on solar to heat pools or even the house - when you need the heating is also when you have the least sun.

Having seen several systems "in action" I have yet to see one that provides sufficient heat to heat up a pool or supply sufficient heat to run a decent heating system over a reasonable period of time in the low and winter seasons

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:41 pm

When we investigated solar heating for pools, we were told that the solar panels required would need to be 50% of the pool surface area. That's a lot of panels.

pato · Post by **pato** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:42 pm

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Normal size pool heated in June with a heat exchange system and covered at night, How much per week ?

approx.?

I was told it's a little more than running a fridge, mind you, that was by the guy who was selling it to me

Bruce Wallis · Post by **Bruce Wallis** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:58 pm

I'd like to consider heating my pool, possibly by solar, but I cant work out if the extra rental returns in April and October make it financially viable.

I remember being told that heating a pool is like burning 50 euro notes.

Any opinions?
Idea of cost?

e-richard · Post by **e-richard** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:47 pm

When you've installed it Bruce, do post back here and let us know all the mistakes so that we don't repeat them

Rampage · Post by **Rampage** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:36 am

Cant' really say how much per week our (heat siphon) heater costs. However out of interest I checked our electricity outgoings for 2003/04 (pre-pool heater) aginst 2005/6/7 and average charges per month have gone up from about 65 euros to 100. I don't know how much of this is the heater and how much just general inflation. In any case our agent places a surcharge of 100 GBP per week for clients who wish to use the pool, which more than covers the additional power cost.

We are very pleased with the heat siphon and were swimming in the pool when we were over in March. However, as Gambrinus says, I would not expect it to work too well in the depths of winter. The heat siphon needs an ambient temperature greater than 5C to function, but at that temperature I wouldn't even expose dry skin to air, forget about getting it wet!