If you have a pool then you can swim for relaxation and health benefits, as swimming is considered the best whole-body exercise. Therefore, every pool rightly deserves a pool heating system to reap the numerous advantages of the pool throughout the year. In this blog post, we will discuss the three major pool-heating technologies that are available on the market to heat your swimming pool effectively.
FIRST, LET US UNDERSTAND HOW HEATING WORKS
Temperature flows from areas having a high temperature to areas having a low temperature. For this reason, you feel cool when you step into cool water – that’s because heat is traveling away from your body. This is the law of nature! Similarly, the different options available to heat your pool transmit heat energy from elsewhere into the pool water.
3 MAJOR POOL HEATING TECHNOLOGIES ARE ACCESSIBLE ON THE MARKET :
1. SOLAR HEATERS
Well, among all the different pool-heating options available, solar heaters are the most eco-friendly pool heating option. Generally, heating tubes are installed on a roof and a pump circulates water into these heating tubes. In this solar heating system, the pump only needs the energy to push water onto the roof. These tubes imbibe clear and thermal energy from the sun and pass it onto the water, which flows back into your pool. An array of solar pool heaters is available on the market, ranging from rudimentary black hosing to sophisticated layered technology.
Solar heaters operate with indirect sunlight and through clouds – they will operate all around the year and can be improved with an electric heat pump when you want guaranteed temperatures all around the year or a gas heater for those days when you need it to quickly warm.
2. HEAT PUMPS
Heat pumps make use of a similar technology as reverse cycle air conditioners. They utilize an electrical compressor to alter the flow of a refrigerant between a hot, high-pressure coil and a cool, low-pressure coil. The temperature of the coil is altered by the pressure, so the cool low-pressure coil can be a lot cooler than the neighboring medium and imbibe heat. Then after, the refrigerant can be pressurised with the compressor thereby enhancing the temperature prior to entering the pool-heating coil. The heating coil is hotter than the water, so this heat energy is transmitted into the water. Compared to gas heaters, these heat pumps are more energy efficient because of the resourceful way it accumulates heat energy. In addition, heat pumps are made with smart controllers that lower energy consumption when the intended temperature is accomplished. The inverter technology utilised in heat pumps aids in absorbing lower energy once the unit is within two degrees of the target temperature.
3. GAS HEATERS
To generate heat, gas heaters come with a combustion chamber where natural gas is burnt in the presence of oxygen. Water travels through pipes exposed to this heat and imbibes it, and then travels back into the pool to distribute this heat around. Gas heaters are less pricey than other heating options and are smart at heating water speedily. As they ingest fossil fuels, they have higher running costs.
POOL COVERS
When thinking about pool heaters, pool covers are unlikely to be the first thing that comes to mind, but they are priceless. As discussed, heat travels from warmer things to cooler things; accordingly, a pool cover will lower heat loss from your warm pool to the cool air. Moreover, they can lower the rate of water loss and chlorine consumption. A pool having a cover can boost the temperature of the pool by 4 to 8 degrees more than the pool without a cover.
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