| Q. Why should I be thinking of heating my pool with a heat
pump? |
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A. A heat pump allows you to heat your pool or spa economically.
Depending on energy costs, an AquaCal heat pump can save you up to
80% over propane gas, 50% to 70% over natural gas, and over 600% against
electrical resistance heaters found on most spas. This is the reason
why thousands of customers choose a heat pump to heat their pool, rather
than alternative types of heaters. If you plan on heating your pool,
a heat pump makes the most sense, and the most economical heat pumps
feature SCROLL compressors. AquaCal's HeatWave heat pumps were the
first heat pumps to feature SCROLL compressors as their standard compressor. |
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| Q. How does a heat pump work? |
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| A. A heat pump simply moves heat from the air and transfers it to
the pool/spa water. A heat pump uses a refrigeration cycle exactly
like your refrigerator or air conditioner uses. A proven safe, economical
and very trouble-free system. |
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| Q. What is a pool heating audit? |
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| A. A pool heating audit is a computerized
report that your dealer can obtain for you. It will analyze your pool
and advise you as to the optimum heat pump to use. Based on the weather
data available for your local city, or the nearest city to you, the
report will give you the approximate monthly cost of heating your pool
with an AquaCal heat pump and also the cost of using fossil fuel heaters.
Ask us for this free heating audit. |
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| Q. How long will it take to heat my pool? |
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| A. The initial start-up heating time will differ, depending on the
size of the pool and the air temperature at the time that you are trying
to heat your pool; other considerations affect the time also, but these
are not as important. However, once your pool reaches the temperature
you desire, the run time can be as little as only a few hours per day. |
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| Q. Is the refrigerant used in heat pumps ecologically safe? |
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| A. YES! The United Nations Environmental Protection Agency has approved
the type of refrigerant used in AquaCal's heat pumps, R22, until the
year 2030. |
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| Q. Why should I select a HeatWave SCROLL heat pump? |
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| A. SCROLL compressors are the most efficient and reliable compressors
on the market today! Most major heating and air conditioning manufacturers
have been using SCROLL compressors for several years now. AquaCal was
the first pool heat pump manufacturer to feature SCROLL compressors
as standard on their HeatWave heat pump line. SCROLL compressors are
20% to 25% more efficient than conventional reciprocating compressors
and 50% to 60% quieter, too! The HeatWave line also features a 10-year
warranty-the best warranty in the industry! |
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| Q. What is a pool blanket and why should I use one? |
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| A. A pool blanket, or solar blanket, is a plastic bubble material
that floats on the surface of your pool/spa. It provides a very effective
insulation, similar to the insulation in your attic, to keep the heat
in your pool or spa. A pool blanket can reduce your heating costs by
as much as 60%, even if you use a heat pump. Our pool heating audit
compares for you the cost of heating your pool with and without a pool
blanket. |
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| Q. Is a pool blanket necessary if I use a heat pump to heat
my pool? |
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| A. No, you do not need to install a
blanket on your pool if you use a heat pump. However, if you choose
not to use a pool blanket, your pool may require a larger heat pump.
Your heating bills will also be lower with a pool blanket. |
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| Q. Why does AquaCal install an internal
bypass on their heat pumps? |
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A. AquaCal installs an internal bypass,
rather than letting the dealer install an external one, for several
reasons. The most important reason is that we control the exact amount
of water to enter the cupronickel heat exchanger inside your heat pump.
Our bypass automatically adjusts to the flow of your pool or spa filter
pump, unlike manual bypasses which require you to constantly adjust
them to maintain optimum heating efficiency. A bypass is important
to the life of your heat pump. Allowing too much water to flow into
your heat pump will eventually erode the heat exchanger inside your
heat pump, which can be a very costly repair for you. Also, too much
or too little water flow will lower the performance of your heat pump.
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