Pool heaters extend the use of your swimming pool, even if it is not enclosed.
The best time to install a swimming pool heater is during pool construction, but pool heaters are also an option for existing pool structures.
Most indoor or enclosed swimming pools already have a swimming pool heater, but swimming pool heaters can do a lot to boost outdoor pool use as well. Countless days go by during the early outdoor swimming season when the air temperature is more than warm enough for swimming, but unheated pool water has not yet reached a comfortable temperature.. Even more often, sporadic high fall air temperatures send swimmers looking for the relief of the pool, but cooled water temperatures keep bathers away. In either instance, a pool heater would have greatly extended the pool’s annual useful life.
At some point, every pool owner wishes their pool waters were just a little warmer, and thoughts turn to the feasibility of installing a swimming pool heater.
Pool heaters can be powered in a variety of ways, such as:
Solar pool heaters that utilize the power of the sun
Wood fired pool heater systems
Electric pool heaters
Deciding on the right kind of swimming pool heater is an individual choice. A pool owner’s choice will depend on available funds, proximity to utility lines, ease of access to utilities, space considerations, and existing heating systems that can work in conjunction with the new pool heater.
Easy access to utilities makes an electric pool heater a good choice. Without easily accessible utilities, however, a solar pool heater may be a better choice. Some pool owners even decide to construct their own homemade pool heater when building a solar pool heater.
A wood burning pool heater is a very economical choice for homeowners with outdoor wood furnaces.. Outdoor wood furnaces heat water to heat the home and/or hot water supply anyway, and a reservoir of hot furnace water can be tapped to heat a spa or pool.
A tankless pool water heater is the best way to go if there is little or no room to adequately house and cover a pool heater. Pool heater cover specs, safe heater to cover clearance measurements, and pool heater cover cleaning requirements are all good things to consider to determine whether a space saving tankless pool water heater is a better choice.
To learn more about installing, building, and purchasing a pool heater, cover online resources and talk to pool suppliers or installation professionals. Pool heater pros, on or offline, can discuss a pool owner’s unique access and utility options, helping pool owners decide on the most appropriate and affordable pool heating unit for them.
