Intex 28684 Electric Above Ground Pool Heater 2.2 KW / 230 V

Product Information

The BTU that you need will highly depend on your pool size. The larger it is the higher BTU your pool requires for your gas heater. When it comes to heating smaller and mid-size above-ground pools, the Raypak 106A Gas Pool Heater is our top choice for pool owners who want to use natural gas or propane to heat their swim pools. So let’s start from first principles. If you get a cold drink and a hot cup of tea and leave them both on the table for an hour what happens? The cold drink gets warm and the hot drink gets cold. The liquid warms up or cools down to the ambient temperature surrounding it. It is exactly the same with your pool. The only difference is your pool sits there day and night so whilst it may warm up some in the day it will cool down at night. So if you do nothing the water will reach the average day/night temperature for the time of year. In a typical british summer that is about 17C (63F), not especially warm. First things first

Your pool heater is a vital machine in keeping your Intex pool water swimmable for you and your family even during the cold months. It keeps your pool warm for a better swimming experience. Makes it comfortable on cooler days. Summer isn’t always blazing sunshine and rays. There are days when the wind is blowing a little, and the clouds are out. A pool heater allows you to comfortably use your pool these days too.Fortunately, you can find pool heaters from Intex and Bestway to help you get the most out of your pool. Each company makes a pool heater that offers a unique design that will heat up the water in your pool in moments. So the maximum pool size recommended for the Intex 2.2kw heater is 6m3 of pool water (or up to around 10′ diameter maximum)

A port with a hose is used at the start. The port will take in the water from inside the pool. The water will move into the heating mat. So, you have bought an above ground pool, probably an Intex type pool, that sits on your lawn. You have filled it with water, connected up the filter pump and you and your family are all ready to climb that ladder and step in. But then you hear “it’s freezing cold! I am not going in that!”. Solar pool heaters, we strongly recommend, are the best option for those chilly fall and spring days where you’d love a warm pool. The truth is that you aren’t going to use your above ground pool when there isn’t at least a little sun out. When it comes to installation, the 106A works with both propane and natural gas, and Rayak’s installation manuals are always super helpful when troubleshooting issues or questions I’ve had about their pool heaters.Use of pool covers. Pool covers retain a lot of the heat that water will soak up over the course of the day. By covering the pool when it’s not in use, you cut down on the amount of energy and time it takes to warm the water when you open the pool. Pairing your new above-ground pool heater with a solar cover will significantly decrease the amount of time it takes to heat the water. If your existing pump and filter set does not have sufficient flow rate for your pool heater, then we sell a range of four sizes of pump/filter sets for above ground pools Note: You can also find liquid pool covers and solar rings but these are less popular and overall less effective than standard solar covers.

Pool area (square feet) x Target temperature rise x 12 = BTU range for your pool heater The Bottom Line For slightly smaller above-ground pools, Hayward also produces a heat pump with models in the 90,000-140,000 BTU range. An inexpensive way to heat your pool is by utilizing solar covers or blankets. These are made of plastic material that’s designed to retain the heat from the sun or the heat produced by your pool heater.The two pool heaters that you can utilize are appealing, but we have determined that the Bestway heater is the best option. A 0.9mm PVC material is used on the body of the mat. The PVC compound takes in the sun’s heat quite well without warping or wearing out. The mat is around ten pounds in weight before the proper connectors for hoses are added to the ends of its surface. How Effective Are These Choices? Type of pool. Inground pools are often faster to warm because the sides of the pool aren’t exposed to the elements. Above ground pools—and we are talking strictly in generalities here—are a little slower to warm. The heater uses a 47×47-inch mat for heating use. The unit works with a solar powered-setup to allow the water inside the mat to heat up.

The two companies make helpful pool heaters that are easy to set up for keeping your pool warm. But there are also some differences between the two that deserve to be noticed just as well. How Do These Two Models Work? Hayward’s HeatPro Pool Heat Pump is the perfect heater for pool owners in warmer climates who want to take advantage of this type of heater’s efficiency. A large heating mat works in the middle part of the heater setup. The mat will allow water to run through as it is heated up. The design of the mat allows the surface to capture the sun’s rays, thus heating up the water as it moves through.

First things first

As you can see there are a lot of great options on how to heat an Intex pool it all comes down to what kind of feature you need and how much you’re willing to spend acquiring your pool heater and its operating costs. Note: Heat pumps work by using the ambient air temperature to warm the pool water, and as a result, are not ideally suited to areas where it is really cold. Heat pumps are typically cheaper to run compared to gas and electric pool heaters in warmer climates.