DIY Pool Heater - a possible solution for that cold swimming pool!Depending on where you live, there are times of the year that you might not be as enthusiastic about swimming in your pool. Cool swimming pool water may be refreshing when it’s hot, but it sure would be nice if the temeperature when it’s cold out could be a little warmer.
Wouldn’t it be nice to get more use out of your pool? It should be an all year luxury and not only for when it’s warm enough outside to get a swim in.
Owning a pool means plenty of recreation for the family and for guests, and swimming is also one of the best types of aerobic exercise. So if you want to be able to get a good work out and entertain the kids during the winter and not just in the warmer spring and summer seasons, installing a DIY heater might well be the perfect solution that you’re looking for. Swimming pool heaters can help extend the use of your pool by keeping the pool water at a temperature that’s tolerable for swimming use.
You might be reluctant to use one because it might seem really expensive to buy and even more to maintain. However, if you properly insulate your pool you can save a lot of heat and money.
Pools really should have a cover! They’ll save you money and keep your pool warmer – even when you’re not actually heating the water!
It’s best to use pool heaters along with a cover because this prevents the heat from escaping and makes pool heating efficient by using and keeping in all the heat as much as possible. Using and maintaining one doesn’t have to be an outrageously expensive venture.
There are 3 main kinds of swimming pool heaters: gas, electric and solar.
Each kind has its pros and cons.
Gas pool heaters are popular because the heaters themselves are cheap, but buying the fuel to run them can accumulate a lot of costs and they’re not environmentally friendly.
Electric heaters are more expensive initially, but actually running them is cheaper than using gas, so they can probably be used more than a gas heater.
Solar heaters are environmentally friend and they use outside light and heat, as do electric heaters, but they simply circulate it into the pool rather than converting it into electric energy, so there’s no cost to run them, but they won’t work as well when the weather isn’t sunny anymore.
For winter seasons that are very cold, gas or electric is a better choice and the decision to purchase or build your own pool heater.
How often you use it will depend on how much you want to spend on the upkeep.
Energy.gov - more info on energy and efficency.
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