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Gas Pool Heaters – A Great Way to Enjoy Swimming Year Round

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Swimming is something that most everyone considers a warm weather summer activity. But when the weather cools if you have the right gas pool heater you can enjoy your pool, swim spa or hot tub year round no matter where you live.

How Gas Pool Heaters Work

Pool heaters work by re-cycling water, so the water will not be hot to the touch when it comes through the pool jets or inlets. Heat is added gradually as the water is turned over in the pool. Heat pumps, used in conjunction with a “solar blanket”, open the door to swimming on a daily basis in 85 degree water. Like a gas heater, the heat pump has the same requirements to operate. The pump must be operating efficiently, the filter must be clean, and the thermostat must be high enough to activate the heater.

Your heat pump runs on electricity. It requires 50 to 60 amps to run properly. Although it is much more economical to operate a heat pump, it heats your pool much slower than a gas-fired heater. Heat pumps are usually rated anywhere from 90,000 to 150,000 BTU’s, whereas a gas heater is typically between 250,000 to 400,000 BTU’s.

Common Complaints!

The most common complaint we hear about heat pumps is “my heat pump is not working!” However, if the fan is turning and it is blowing out cool, de-humidified air – that it IS working and you just need to give it more time. Another concern we often hear about is leaking. However heat pumps, just like air conditioning units, create condensation when functioning properly. So it is normal to have water leaking from the outlet at the bottom of the heater.

Advice for getting the most of out your gas pool heater:

Your gas heater will only operate properly if the following factors exist:

* Your pump must be operating efficiently

* Your filter must be clean

* Your Electronic Controller (PDA) must have the temperature set high enough to activate the heater

Therefore, if your pump strainer basket is full of leaves, or if your filter is dirty, or if your pump is not primed, your heater will not work. If your controller has your pool set to come up to 85 degrees and your water is already 86 degrees, your heater will not work.

One problem that has become much more prevalent lately is insufficient gas supply to the heater. In order for a gas heater to work properly, a commercial gas meter will be required. In addition, a “dedicated” line of sufficient size is absolutely necessary for the heater to function.

Article by: Charles Elfert

Charles Elfert is the President of Pleasure Aquatech Pools, a Louisiana pool builder since 1995. For more information about gas pool heaters please visit our website for photos and product details.

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How To Build Your Solar Pool Heater

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

A solar pool heater enables you and your family to enjoy your swimming pool or outdoor spa for a greater part of the year. Into spring and autumn. And into cooler mornings and evenings. When others are shivering!

There are four ways to heat your pool:

Electric heater

Gas, usually a propane heater

Using a pool cover

Solar pool heater

The solar solution is best. It’s cheap to run and you don’t contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. A guilt-free time in your comfortably warm pool or outdoor spa! Why not.

A commercial pool heater can cost you up to $2000. But you can build your own at a small fraction of that cost.

Just look around on the web for guides that give you clear instructions of how to build your system. There are several.

Look for these essential elements at least, in any guide you buy:

A clear list of materials with step-by-step instructions

Materials should be easy to source locally and be inexpensive

No requirements for complicated engineering, electrical skills or welding

Clear diagrams

Some troubleshooting suggestions

How do solar pool heaters work?

They run on a passive solar principle. Simply, pool water runs through long lengths of flexible tubing. These are suspended in front of reflectors to receive and transmit the sun’s warmth to the water in the tubing. The tubing should be protected, say with with polythene sheeting, from any wind chill.

The reflectors can be made out of halved storm water piping, sprayed with chrome paint to maximise their reflective powers.

To circulate this warmed water through your pool or spa you will need a small pond pump or solar electric pump. The latter is more expensive, but obviously you will help the environment and your wallet by spending a little more to start with.

One guide suggests that minimum pump specifications should be that it delivers 10 litres per minute (120 gals/hour) and is capable of raising water to 1.6m (5′2″).

All components, containing tubing, reflectors and cover, are assembled into a solar panel. Its ideal size depends on optimum dimensions for ease of handling, structural integrity and heating efficiency. Of course more than one panel can be used. A spa would not need a large panel. But then again… some like it hot!

In general, a panel measuring 3.4m (11′ 4″) by 1.4m (4′ 8″) is effective on pools up to 30,000 litres (6000 gal).

Panels should be placed in such a way to maximise receipt of the sun’s rays. It’s best to have them face the sun’s mid day position. Place them vertically on a fence or horizontally on your roof.

To make the best of your solar pool heater, it makes sense to use it with a solar blanket. But this is not normally required to benefit from your now upgraded asset – your pool or spa.

Give it a go! It’s easier than you think. And your family will thank you for it.

Dr Erik Leipoldt has long been concerned about the effects of global warming. In particular he uses his own experience of severe disability in practical approaches towards alternate energy sources to survive and thrive in our environmentally disabled world. See http://www.alternate-energy-sources.com/solar-pool-heater.html

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Pool Heaters the Secret to Long Swimming Seasons

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

A swimming pool fun and healthy way to stay cool:

Pool blankets and cosmological heating units on the covering have both to a large extent amplified in status in homes allowing the exploit of the sun to take contentment in furnace water in pools. It can be enjoyed in the quiet of a twilight if the pool is frenzied using the sun which is the cheapest and easiest method. The main methods of heating a pool by the sun are a solar blanket .The solar collector on the roof. Electric heaters are most often based on a heat pump design. If you have children in your home, you are definitely advised to purchase safety equipment, as it can, literally, help to save the lives of your children one day. Even if you don’t have children, you should still make sure that your pool is protected with safety equipment because you honestly never know who may end up building their line of attack into your enclosure.

Maintain Your Pool According To The Temperature:

A solar roof mounted heater installation by water being pumped through a network of plastic pipes. The sun heats up the black pipes which in circle heat up the water being pumped through these pipes. The heated water proceeds back into the pool – hence increasing the temperature of the water. A solar blanket is placed on top of the water surface and prevents heat loss of the water caused by wind passing over the surface. The sun also warms up the blanket which in turn warms up the water. A properly solar system fitted can double the swimming time in a pool and is low-maintenance and a long lasting heating system.

No matter which type of automatic cleaner you buy, you will be satisfied with the results. As we said, there are many benefits to using an automatic cleaner versus doing it yourself. The most important benefit includes the amount of time you will save. If you manually clean your own, you know that it is a long and hard process. In addition to saving yourself time, you will save yourself money by using an automatic cleaner.

There are a lot of leading manufacturer of swimming pool heaters, both for home and commercial. Water heaters can be easily converted to run on either natural gas or propane. Pool water heaters are known for their high-efficiency. Competence refers to the amount of energy in point of fact used for heating the water. These companies also manufacture electric heaters. Some cleaners are autonomous units that you put in as and when needed. They are more often than not plugged into an electrical channel using a really long cord. A transformer provides low voltage to electric motors inside the unit. One motor vacuums up dirt and the other moves the unit around. Some models swim around randomly, while others can be programmed to follow a specific pattern.

Pool cleaners can be used in any type. They have their own self-contained filter, and they also put no confrontation or back pressure on your pools filtering system. They can also salt away money because they don’t require you to run your filtration system for cleaning. However, robotic cleaners can cost more than the other filter types. Aquavit, Dolphin and Equator are all cleaners.

You can also find more info on Robotic Pool Cleaner and Sta Rite Pool Cleaner. Poolcleaners-help.com is a comprehensive resource to know about Swimming Pool Cleaning.

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Solar Pool Heater

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

A solar pool heater is a great way to begin using solar panels. They are easy to build, economical and provide lots of energy for heat. You can use them with or without a solar pool cover. Renewable energy is at the forefront of many conversations. Government, environmental and even at the kitchen table. For good reason. You can easily produce much (or even all) of your electricity yourself.

Most people who decide to do this quickly find out that it is very expensive to purchase a commercial system and have it placed at their house. Did you know that you can very cheaply build your own solar panels?

It is something that is being done throughout the world today. Supplying electricity to run household appliances, computers, laptops, washer and dryers, even tools. A perfect place to do this is with solar pool heating.

Using a solar pool heater isn’t a new idea. They have been around for a long time. The systems aren’t much less expensive than one for the house, though. It just costs so much to be able to heat a pool full time. Many people who want to, just don’t do it because of the cost. It can easily double your electric bill in the cooler months. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a heated pool without the expense?

You can build your own solar pool heating system with the aid of a manual. There are many different ones on the market that will show you how to easily build a solar panel for less than $200. Imagine having a low cost system in place to offset the large expense of heating your swimming pool.

See http://www.makerenewableenergy.weebly.com to find a list of resources and reviews of the manuals to make your own solar pool heater. You will be on your way to energy independence in no time at all.

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