Swimming pool heating: comparison between heat pumps and solar panels
Heating a swimming pool provides a certain comfort. However, this can be an unnecessary expense for a household, not to mention the ecological impact. However, there are now solutions that are both economical and ecological: heating with a heat pump and heating with thermal solar panels.
That is why it is a great option to connect your heat pump or panels to your home. In this way, you can also use them for your heating and hot water production.
Comparison: solar panel vs. heat pump
| Characteristics | Heat pump | Solar panels |
| Heating reactivity | *** | * |
| Initial investment | * | ** |
| Running costs | ** | *** |
| Space requirement | ** | * |
| CO2 emission | * | *** |
The air-water heat pump
A heat pump is perfect for heating your pool all year round. The warmer it is outside, the less energy the heat pump uses to operate. This makes it a very economical heating system because of its low running costs.
Furthermore, a heat pump gives back 2 to 3 times more thermal energy than the electrical energy consumed. The advantage it has over solar panel heating is that its operation is not linked to weather conditions.
You can also program the air-water heat pump to operate at a set temperature in the morning so that you can enjoy a swim as soon as you get out of bed. Finally, when it comes to chlorine, pool heat pumps are equipped with titanium exchangers that guarantee optimum compatibility.
Thermal solar panels
The advantage of the solar solution for heating a swimming pool is of course that, for most of the year, the sun is omnipresent in Western Australia, which allows for very good water heating via solar panels.
In addition, it is free to operate as it comes from solar energy, an abundant and free energy. However, the disadvantage of using thermal panels is the dependence of this solution on sunshine.
The proper heating of your pool is thus conditioned by the use of an isothermal cover at night to maintain the temperatures acquired by the system during the day. Heating a swimming pool with the sun is therefore a long process with the advantage of being free and of not emitting any greenhouse gases during its operation.
