Each year a drastic amount of energy is used to heat your swimming pool. People normally use propane, natural gas and electric pumps to heat swimming pools but that is not economical. Yet, the key to saving money on a swimming pool heater is try and introduce eco-friendly products or add-ons to your swimming pool. It is hard enough running a swimming pool with having to spend a fortune on swimming pool chemicals and a good quality winter pool cover for the cold months when the swimming pool is barely in use. So, what can you do to reduce the cost of your outgoings?

1. Keep you pool heated by using a pool solar cover. A pool solar cover will insulate the surface of the water which would otherwise escape. A solar pool cover ultimately reduces the costs of your swimming pool. By swapping over the tool you use to heat your pool you are saving so much more money.

2. One thing that is often overlooked by many swimming pool owners is to run your swimming pool heater only when the pool is in use. This is obviously dependent on how much you use your pool but if you really dont use it all that much then make sure you only use your swimming pool heater when you want to use it.

3. Another interesting way to save on costs when heating your swimming pool is to use an alternative pool pump. A pool heat pump is fundamentally the same as an air conditioner. It utilises outside air to heat the swimming pool. Understandably it uses electricity to make it work but it is nothing compared to the amount of power used in a full electric pump.

So there are some tips for you and the family to try and keep your costs down. If you feel like you need to replace a pool heater which burns fossil fuels at a high rate then consider the impact it is having on the o-zone layer.

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