Swimming Pool Heaters

Swimming pool heaters can help keep your pool comfortable, efficient, and warm year round. Adding a powerful heater to your investment can add to its value, and will also help to keep the water cleaner. Extending swimming season to with a year round option can offer many benefits.

Heaters may be solar, gas-powered, or electric. Common brands include Pentair, Hayward, and Ruud.

Types of Pool Heaters

There are three main types of swimming pool heaters:

Solar using solar panels and tubes
Electric using heat pump systems
Propane gas

Solar heaters use the sun’s natural light and energy to create electricity and heat in the pool. These are environmentally-friendly heaters that can offer a natural and efficient way to increase the pool’s temperature.

Electric heaters can circulate electrical currents into the pool to raise its temperature very quickly and consistently.

Gas-powered heaters use propane gas as a fuel source.

There are various benefits and considerations for each type of pool heater:

Solar heaters are best for recreational pool use, and make use of large solar panels to extract heat. System unit costs can range from $1,000 - $4,000

Electric heaters use a heat pump that draws fuel from electricity. Heat is extracted from the air, pushed through a compressor, and then transferred into the water. System unit costs can range from $2,000-$4,000

Gas heaters burn the gas in a combustion chamber and then transfer the heat into the water. System unit costs can range from $1,000-$1,500

Choosing the Right Type of Heater For Your Pool

A heater can provide an added value to your pool investment. Not only does it offer year round fun and enjoyment, it can also make the cost of operating and maintaining the pool much lower.

Each swimming pool heater has different operating costs depending on its size, fuel source, and overall efficiency. Choosing the right type of heater involves determining:

Costs and budget for the pool investment
The size and shape of the pool, and what it can accommodate
Location or climate: learning what temperature range is most suitable