Does your pool water need heating? Don't you know which kind of pool heating will prove good for your pool? Well! Give this article a read because here we will have a detailed discussion on three main types of pool heating, i.e., solar, gas heaters, and electric heat. Most of the pool owners prefer solar pool heaters, but you can choose the one that suits your circumstances.
Now let's have a look at each type of pool heating along with its pros and cons!
The most effective way of heating the pool water is solar pool heating. Solar energy is free of cost, pure, and unlimited. And much more in Florida on an all-yearlong basis. Although solar energy is not capable of providing temperature whenever required in any weather, you will never have to switch off your solar pool heater because you can no longer afford its running costs.
The working of electric heat pumps is similar to central air conditioning heat pumps (in a reverse manner). Instead of withdrawing heat from the inside of your house and discharging it to the outside environment, a pool heat pump draws heat from ambient air and transmits it into the water of your swimming pool. The pool heat pumps can take out beneficial heat energy from the air temperature below 45-50°F, so they are very efficient in the temperate climate of Florida.
You can maintain your desired pool temperature by using gas pool heaters (they work by burning natural gas or propane). Do you want your pool temperature to be 90°F? Well! No worries!
Alright! But there is an issue! During the last ten years, the price of both natural gas and propane has increased three times.
Nowadays, per gallon cost of propane is about $3.00, and keeping a 14 x 28 Central Florida pond at 80 ° F yearly could easily cost $4,000.
The primary benefit of gas is its capability to withstand any temperature in any weather, as long as you are ready to pay. This can be advantageous if you require to use your pool for medical treatment.
Nevertheless, with today's increasing fuel costs, we would suggest that gas pool heaters be installed only as a standby system to increase the working of initially installed solar pool heater or pool heat pump when the temperature of poll water is required to 85–90°F.
Much of it relies on how you make use of your swimming pool your tolerance for low temperatures. The people who live in northern areas are perfectly at ease to swim in water with 78°F temperature; it is generally the temperature requirement for competitive swimming shows. Florida residents, on the other hand, typically prefer slightly warmer pool water, maybe 80°F or even higher. You have to keep your pool water temperature to 85°F or even 90°F if you want to use the pool for therapeutic purposes.
Typically, the water temperature of Southeast Florida screened is kept 80°F or even more for three months, and, from mid-august to early September, it can reach from 83°F to 85°F. The temperature of open pools is slightly higher because of direct solar light on the pool's surface, and they can comfortably stay for a month or more.
Physical therapists and doctors consider swimming a healthy exercise as it works the whole body without affecting the joints. A warm water pool can protect your precious health by letting you swim (exercise) all year round.
And while kids are fond of swimming and can often withstand low temperatures, pediatricians warn that frequent colds can lead to respiratory infections in young children. The same can be said for older swimmers. The hot pool protects the body from the cold and issues regarding excessive heat loss from the body.
The question here is: Comparing the gas pool heaters, usually how the solar pool heater requires much time to make payment with saving?
After deducting the installation cost of propane storage tanks and gas heaters, you will typically pay for the additional cost of solar pool heaters within about less than two years for natural gas and in a year in the case of propane.
This suggests that, at existing fuel costs, keep the pool around about 76°F in winter and almost 80°F in autumn and spring. Another economic advantage of solar heaters is that the life of good quality solar pool heating collector panels is 20 years or even more than that. If you have a supreme quality gas heater, you must change it after about ten years (the average is seven years).