Swimming Pool Heat Pumps

How a Heat Pump Works

Because a swimming pool heat pump moves heat (from the air to the water) rather than creating heat, a swimming pool heat pump uses a  fraction of the energy required by conventional electric pool heaters. The heater operates at a savings of  up to 75% over propane (LP) gas and up to 50%  less than natural gas, depending on local prices.   Electricity is used to operate a fan(which pulls the warm air through the evaporator) and a compressor which compresses the gas to a higher temperature. This hot gas gives up its heat in the condenser (heat exchanger) to the water, condensing back to a liquid to repeat the cycle.

Heat Pump utilizes proven refrigerant technology to capture heat from outside air and transfer the heat to the swimming pool water.   Refrigerant is used because of its ability to absorb and transfer heat energy.

The fan circulates air through an evaporator air coil that acts as a heat collector.   The liquid refrigerant in the air coil absorbs the available heat in the air transforming it to a gas.

The refrigerant gas is then pumped by the Compressor. When this warmed gas is compressed, it intensifies or concentrates the heat (like a magnifying glass in the sun). The hot gas is then pumped into the Heat Exchanger Condenser where the actual heat exchange takes place.   As the swimming pool water passes through a heat exchanger, the hot gas gives up its heat to the cooler swimming pool water.

The refrigerant returns to a liquid state and is pumped through the Expansion Valve and then into the Evaporator Air Coil to start the process over again.

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