For an outdoor pool, Is a swimming pool heat pump suitable in the uk for all year round swimming in terms of temperature and cost to run? I understand efficiency drops in colder weather.Thanks
For an air to water heat pump, no, not really as a stand alone unit. Yes, if you add a gas fired heater as a back up for days that the outside air gets below 0C and you're sensible in keeping a solar blanket on the pool to minimize heat loss. As a general rule, when the air temp gets to -10 C, these units won't give you any heat at all or at least not enough to offset your pool's heat loss. If it's a geo thermal heat pump, your ability to scam heat gets better because you have a warmer source, but your costs also go up as their pretty expensive to buy and install. I've only ever seen this type in conjunction with household heating that has had the extra heat exchanger installed for the pool heat.
i could say 10 months out of the year. This previous wintry climate grew to become into very chilly and that i grew to become into interior the Keys and the swimming pools have been freezing, inspite of a heater. yet, whats up, beats living in Chicago the place a heated pool could enable you to 4 months out of the year!
