How to choose your swimming pool heat pump?

How to choose your swimming pool heat pump? What criteria should be used? Bathe in water at the dream temperature, everyone hopes for it! Yes, but when the time comes to choose "YOUR" heat pump, we don't always know what criteria to take into consideration. So you have to take the time to analyze the needs, take into account the characteristics of your swimming pool and define the essential functions that the pool heat pump should have in order to meet the desired expectations.

Why choose the swimming pool heat pump?

The swimming pool heat pump is the heating method most often used by private individuals. Its ease of use and its efficiency are its main assets. A swimming pool heat pump also has economic and ecological advantages, the swimming pool heat pump is today the most ecological and energy efficient way of heating a swimming pool. Find out why choose a pool heat pump rather than another type of heating for your pool and what are its advantages and disadvantages?

The elements to take into account when choosing your heat pump

To be effective, the pool heat pump must match the environment of the pool and the use that will be made of it. It must therefore meet as many defined criteria as possible. Location of the swimming pool, sizing and volume of the pool, or even technical installation of the pool heat pump unit and the technical room... What are the elements to take into account to choose your heat pump correctly?

Why do a heat balance?

Defining the heating needs of the swimming pool and the needs of its owner will make it possible to establish the major characteristics of the heat pump and to establish a heat balance. But why is doing a heat balance so important? You will be asked for several pieces of information when carrying out a heat balance, in order to help you choose the swimming pool heat pump that you need.

What is the COP of a swimming pool heat pump?

A term often comes up in the characteristics of swimming pool heat pumps: the COP or optimum coefficient of performance which makes it possible to measure the efficiency of a heat pump. You will understand in this article what is the COP of a pool heat pump and what is it used for?

What electricity consumption for a heat pump?

The electricity consumption of the heat pump is an important factor in the choice of heat pump for swimming pools. Although it consumes little energy, it is interesting to know what energy expenditure and what electricity consumption for a heat pump we are committing to when buying this equipment. Although this data is variable and specific to each installation. The correct sizing of the swimming pool heat pump is an essential criterion to avoid excessive energy expenditure.

Why labels for the swimming pool heat pump?

When several heat pumps offer very similar characteristics and the products are equivalent, quality labels can be a means of determining which one will win the prize. NFPAC, FPP ... Discover in this article why pool heat-pump labels have been put in place?

What is SCOP?

Surely you have already heard of the COP. But do you know the SCOP? Discern the difference between these 2 terms and understand what is SCOP by reading this article.

What power for the pool heat pump?

The advantage of determining the power of the heat pump is to obtain hot bathing water without the energy bill exploding. So So what power for the pool heat pump should you choose?

What material for the pool heat pump body?

Of course, the technical characteristics of the heat pump are important. However, we must not neglect the box which protects all the technology and the operating system of this device. Which material for the bodywork of the swimming pool heat pump should be favored according to your needs?

What is EER or SEER?

The acronyms EER and SEER are two terms used in the field of refrigeration and in particular for air conditioning systems and heat pumps. So what is EER or SEER?

Selection guide for a WPool heat pump

WPool, specialist, designer and distributor of pool heat pumps, offers a wide range of heat pumps for all types of pools and installations. Here you will find a WPool heat pump choice help table which includes all the characteristics of our different heat pump ranges.

All this information will allow you to choose with full knowledge and according to defined criteria the heat pump that best suits your swimming pool and its use. To complete your knowledge and refine your choice of heat pump, browse through the articles on offer:
- What is a swimming pool heat pump?
- How does the pool heat pump work?
- How to prepare for the arrival of the heat pump?
- How to install and use the heat pump?
- How to maintain the pool heat pump?
- Are swimming pool heat pumps noisy?