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Heat pump vs Pool solar heating - Performance 20 degrees to 28 degrees in 1 day no pool cover

This example is in Carterton. Heat pump 27kw Pool size 9m x 4m No cover was on the pool during this period Pool ambient 17 degrees Date November 1st Heat pump COP 6 PSH solar system COP 35 Performance 20 degrees to 28 degrees, in 1 day no pool cover! The heat pump had been working, for days on end. It never got above 22 degrees. We installed our pool solar heating system, which covers 72sqm of a hay shed, with our the PSH solar system. The heat pump was turned off We started the system at 8am on 20 degrees By 2:45pm the pool got to 27 degrees  By 5pm the pool was 28 degrees Achieved this lift in heat...

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Pool heating performance Heat pump vs solar

There is always varying information around heating a pool sith pool solar vs heat pump vs gas.  Gas is #1 - without question. But does come at a cost, however you get heat on demand. Feed back from a customer below, the result will shock you.We are dropping in photos of actual performance of solar systems.  We will make note if a cover is used and where a cover is not used. n.b. Solar does not need a cover, but granted it is not effective when cold (But you are not swimming when it is cool. A heat pump acts the same on cool days i.e. They take the ambient air and strip out the warm air. So if warm air...

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What is the real cost to heat a pool - Commercial

Below is our costing model to heat a series of commercial pools. We have modelled this on middle of north island so you can scale this accordingly. For this pool we are recommending an equivalent unit to either the  a AHP-95 or AHP- 120  OUTDOOR POOL 66sqm POOL DESIGN           Pool surface area (m2)     =    66.0                     Pool volume       (m3)     =    73.0           Bottom colour : Light           Pool in very windy location           Pool not shaded           No pool cover used      ...

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Commercial and school pool heating case study 250-300sqm pool approx

  We are pool heating experts and are impartial. We offer a wide range of products from heat pumps, blankets, rollers and a range of solar heating. We don’t just sell one style of product and try to push customers into our singular product. We focus on the outcome and work on the best solution. Often we get feed back from other pool heating suppliers i.e. Solar heating doesnt work but we can sell you a heat pump. A heat pump and solar have the same outcome. They heat pools and get there in totally different ways.  Solar is quick to heat with good weather and with sun can get to the set temp very fast. A heat pump has to...

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