Air Heat Pumps

Another option that uses the sun's energy indirectly, is a  super efficient heat pump.  Using proven refrigerant technology, a swimming pool heat pump delivers as much as six times the amount of energy it consumes.

How They Work

Heat pumps use electricity to capture heat and move it from one place to another. They don't generate heat.

 

Heat Pumps are a super efficient way to heat your pool or spa. The Heat Pump utilizes proven refrigerant technology to capture the heat in the outside air and transfer it to the pool water. Refrigerant is used because of its ability to absorb and transfer heat energy.

The fan circulates air through the outer Evaporator Air Coil that acts as a heat collector. The liquid refrigerant in the air coil absorbs the available heat in the air transforming it to a gas.

The refrigerant gas is then pumped by the Compressor. When this warmed gas is compressed, it intensifies or concentrates the heat (like a magnifying glass in the sun). This intensely hot gas is then pumped into the Heat Exchanger Condenser where the actual heat exchange takes place. As the pool water passes through the Heat Exchanger, the hot gas gives up its heat to the cooler pool water.

The refrigerant returns to a liquid state and is pumped through the Expansion Valve and then into the Evaporator Air Coil to start the process over again.

 

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