| The climate you live in can dramatically alter your | | | | that of warm climates, but in this case the heat |
| pool-heating options. Thinking about your climate | | | | loss can be more severe, even if the evaporation |
| and using the pool heating options available to their | | | | is less of a problem. Heat transfer is much faster |
| best potential can save you time and money. A | | | | in colder environments, and this creates another |
| pool cover can save you a fortune, and your heat | | | | situation where the heating system is required to |
| pump can help keep your costs down. | | | | do a lot more work. |
| Warm climates | | | | The added problem is that the heat loss is |
| Warm, sunny climates can utilize a combination of | | | | continuous in cold climates, as well as faster. This |
| solar-powered heating and pool covers with | | | | is a significantly tougher problem, but again, the |
| minimal power used. The real problems in warmer | | | | pool cover will do the job very efficiently. The |
| climates are likely to come from evaporation, and | | | | pool cover traps heat, and creates a "micro |
| heat transfer, with the resultant heat loss. This | | | | climate" which loses heat much more slowly in this |
| places an extra strain on the heating system. It's | | | | situation. The heating system is under far less |
| wasteful, despite the efficiency of the heat | | | | strain, and therefore more cost efficient. |
| pumps, which produce 5 units of heat for every 1 | | | | Pool heating economics and power systems |
| unit they consume. | | | | The economics of pool heating are measured by |
| Basically, the heat loss just creates an | | | | the cost of the power required to do the job. |
| unnecessary situation. The problem is easy to fix, | | | | Obviously, if you're having to continuously heat |
| however. If you simply install a pool cover, you | | | | the pool, that's not an efficient outcome. It costs |
| minimize heat loss. The pool cover traps heat, | | | | money, and you're not getting the best results. |
| prevents evaporation, and of course also | | | | You may also incur additional costs in servicing the |
| operates as a shade and sun screen. This reduces | | | | overworked heating system. |
| demands on the pool heating system, saves time, | | | | The best general approach is to use a |
| and adds a nice feature to the pool. | | | | combination of a power system and a pool cover. |
| Note: Any form of excess strain on the heating | | | | Whatever system you're using for power, |
| system also costs money down the track, | | | | whether it's an electric heat pump, gas, or solar, |
| because it shortens product life, and can create | | | | you can reduce costs to a minimum. The solar |
| situations requiring more maintenance than would | | | | combination option makes energy cheaper, and |
| otherwise be the case. A pool cover will add at | | | | reduces the cost of the other systems. |
| least a few years to your heating system's life. | | | | Heating your pool can be very cheap and very |
| Cool climates | | | | easy. Check out a pool cover and ask about your |
| Colder climates will do best with a heat pump (or | | | | pool heater options, and you'll see how easy pool |
| perhaps two different types) and a pool cover to | | | | heating can be. |
| keep the warmth in. This is a similar situation to | | | | |