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How Warm Can a Pool Get With a Solar Heater and Cover

How Warm Can a Pool Get With a Solar Heater and Cover

Article posted by Gregory Grochola (physicist) on 16th May 2019

So we've looked at how much heat a solar pool heating system can add to a pool, and we've looked at how much heat a pool cover can add to a pool.  We also explained the synergistic effect … read more
Why Use a Pool Cover With a Solar Pool Heater

Why Use a Pool Cover With a Solar Pool Heater

Article posted by Gregory Grochola (physicist) on 13th May 2019

Previously, we've looked at how much a solar pool heater can increase the temperature of a swimming pool, and separately how much a pool cover can boost the temperature, and we've hinted at a … read more
How Much Does It Cost To Heat a Swimming Pool

How Much Does It Cost To Heat a Swimming Pool

Article posted by Gregory Grochola (physicist) on 7th Mar 2019

Sometimes we get asked about swimming pool heating costs, so we thought we might write this article and have it as a reference. The answer depends on your pools heat loading sc … read more
Heat Pump vs Gas Heater Cost to Heat a Pool

Heat Pump vs Gas Heater Cost to Heat a Pool

Article posted by Gregory Grochola (physicist) on 6th Mar 2019

In this article we analyze the savings from using a pool heat pump vs a gas heater to heat your pool. The results are somewhat surprising as they are highly dependent on the Australian state i … read more
Solar Pool Cover Heating Cost Savings

Solar Pool Cover Heating Cost Savings

Article posted by Gregory Grochola (physicist) on 6th Mar 2019

In this article we analyze auxiliary pool heating cost savings from the use of solar pool covers (otherwise known as pool blankets). A lot has been said on the subject with some tentative numb … read more