Colder Temperatures Cause Big Challenges for Heaters. Here are a few solutions.

Here are a few tips to help your season go a bit smoother. Besides the tips below, preventive maintenance has historically been the key to getting the most out of your older heater, but if you think the time is right, we have quite a few heaters in stock and ready for action. Wow, the last time we were able to say that was before the Pandemic.

Be Proactive: If you haven’t already done so, have your team fire up any dormant heaters right away. If they don’t light up or sound like they are working incorrectly, pleasecontact usas soon as possible so that we can take care of you while the pools are still a little warm.

Getting Warmed Up? Some pool heaters have been off since last May, and what happens when you turn them on for the first time? Sometimes Nothing! Ignitors won’t ignite, burners won’t burn, and the heaters just don’t heat. If they do fire up, they’ll burn much more fuel than normal and tear up your budget.

An Ounce of Prevention: Heaters require annual maintenance, and a clean heater heats quicker and uses less fuel. CES-Aquafinity offers a wide variety of special PM programs specially tailored to your size and model. Contact us to schedule a Heater PM service, and you’ll save tenfold over the coming months.

Check your Delta T: Check the Delta-T (the difference in temperature of the water entering and leaving your heaters) to make sure that they are working efficiently. A set of monitoring thermometers is a great addition to your system if not already there. Our technicians can install them on their next visit. The proper Delta-T on Heat Pump pool heaters depend on the brand or even size but should be between 3-6F (check your manual). If the Delta-T is too high or too low, you can adjust the heater valve to bring it to the desired range. NOTE: Adjusting the bypass valve to correct the flow seems to be backwards to many… if you close the valve, you send MORE water to the heater, lowering the Delta-T, if you open the valve, you send LESS water, thus raising the Delta-T.

How About Gas Heaters? On gas heaters, 3-6 DeltaT is too low, and means that the water might be moving too fast. This can cause very expensive damage to your unit. Adjust the amount of water entering your heater to reach a more normal DeltaT of 8-12F (depending on brand and model).

How About Boiler-Types? Boilers are different. To achieve high efficiency, they recycle a loop of water up to 130F, and then syphon off that heat into the pool return line. These heaters will last for years, but you can destroy them quickly by not maintaining them with proper annual care, so please get our expert team to make sure these are set up correctly. Even the newest high efficiency heater should be looked at before each heating season to assure they are tuned up and ready to go.

Keep the Heat In: Are you spending too much to heat your pools, and tired of seeing steam rising from an unused pool overnight? There is one sure solution to saving 66% of your annual heating costs. A custom-fitted pool cover will last you over 10 years and could save you hundreds of thousands of dollars in heating costs.

Already have a Cover? If you already have CES covers and have been saving energy, this is a great time to open them up and put them on the pool. Are there any sections that are due for replacement? Let us know, and we can supply a quote working with your original drawings… quick and easy. Also, it’s a good time to check and see that winder rollers have been lubricated, and that the cord sets and ropes are intact. If not, please contact us for a quick service to get them in shape.

The bottom line is that heaters and covers require some preventive maintenance (PM), and PM gets overlooked in the hustle and bustle of everyday pool operation. But without PM, heaters break causing a higher expense and take longer to fix. Covers that are in disrepair don’t seem to get used, so your heating cost can go sky high.

 CES-Aquafinity stands ready to help keep you in warm water, but we need your help. Contact us as soon as possible. Many heater companies close for the holidays thus reducing their stock, therefore fewer parts are available.