Heaters 101

There are 3 common types of heating: Heat Pumps, Gas Heaters, and Solar. Below will explain the pro's and con's of the different types of heaters.

Heat Pumps - Heat pumps are more expensive up front to purchase than gas heaters and about the same price as a comparable solar system. Heat pumps are more efficient than a gas heater. You can heat your pool for as little as a $1 a day with a heat pump. Heat pumps usually carry a 10+ year warranty.

Who should buy a heat pump - Someone looking to heat their pool many times throughout the year.

Gas Heaters - Gas heaters are less expensive up front. The life span of a gas heater is approximately 6 years. Gas heaters heat the quickest but cost the most to run.

Who should buy a gas heater - Anyone wanting to heat their pool or spa quick but use it few times a year, since it is costly to use it constantly.

Solar - Solar is great since it doesn't cost anything to run. It will heat your pool by as much as 10 degrees in most spring and summer months. Solar is not a good choice if you want to swim in the winter. Solar will extend your swimming season approximately 4-9 weeks.

Who should buy solar - Solar is great for those wanting to swim warm during the spring, summer, and part of fall.

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Welcome to the Pool RX!

Seeing as this is the inaugural post, I guess we’d better explain what this is all about. This web log has several purposes. Firstly, we would like to post answers to common, swimming pool questions. What swimming pool products we recommend, what backyard accessories will best suite certain needs, what swimming pool supplies will work the best…These are the type of topics we are hoping to cover.

Secondly, we are hoping we can post articles that relate to swimming pool ownership. What type of maintenance is required? What to look for in a good swimming pool cleaner. What type of swimming pool chlorinators are available. What new swimming pool products are available, or on the horizon.

Thirdly, we hope to post information about the company. What we are up to, what expos and conventions you could meet us at, and even some info about our swimming pool experts we have working here.

So feel free to post comments, or e-mail us with any questions you might have. Our next post will be a “How-To” on opening your pool for spring after its winter hibernation, so check back with us soon.