How To Heat Your POOL (3 Ways) | Swim University

Wondering how to heat up a pool ASAP? Depending on the size of your pool and how much sun you get, there are 3 types of pool heaters that can help heat up your pool fast. In this video, we explain everything you need to know about how to heat a pool and which typs of pool heaters will heat your pool quickly and efficiently.

⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction to How To Heat A Pool
00:47 - Solar Heating: Solar Covers, Liquid Covers, Solar Domes
03:42 - DIY Solar Heater Or Build Your Own Pool Heater
04:16 - Heater Systems: Gas and Pool Heat Pumps

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We hope this helps you decide how to heat your pool! Remember, a solar cover helps stop evaporation and heat loss and a traditional heater (or the DIY option) will heat up your water even more. If you want more help with pool maintenance, grab the free pool care cheat sheet at

[beck___]

Tried all 3 methods. The liquid solar is the most effective and least expensive for those who don’t want to invest into gas. Not every home has gas, so you’re left with 2 options, heat pump or cover. The heat pump uses the same amount of energy as your air conditioner running non stop. So you’ll have a high electric bill.

You can also put large river rocks in the shallow end of your pool. The sun heats them up and it heats the surrounding water. It sounds ghetto, but that’s how the beach water warms up

[mymomsaysimcool]

I just ran water tapped from return line through 100 ft of black garden hose spread around the perimeter of the pool. Worked great with clear solar blanket.

[georgiabart]

This is our 2nd year of an above ground pool. I'm excited but nervous about set up again, last year was horrible cause we couldn't seem to get ground right! Went to your videos several times. Thanks for doing all this they are great for a couple of seniors trying to get done for grandkids.
Now I want to add heat. Live in Maryland and while it can get very hot we do get several partial overcast days. They make the solar domes sound very hard to install. You got videos for that?

[gritskennedy]

Also, heat pumps will cost you four times what you paid for your above ground pool. Other countries offer above ground pool heaters at a fraction of the cost of even a dome solar heater which btw is very ineffective a waste of money i bought two and spent several hundred on them and saw only one degree change put on a solar cover and temp rose 5 degrees in one day. There is no reason why americans are being blocked from products such as the intex above ground water heater for around $60. The only reason is because these big companies want to give you no other option but to purchase their expensive useless products or force you into investing in their insane pool heaters.

[bbrown]

Great video. I just purchased a stainless steel barrel and have a barrel stove kit on order. I’ll be installing continuous loop stainless tubing from end to end along the inside top and sides of the barrel, with firebrick in the bottom. Not a city or urban option but for anyone in rural areas, cheap fuel and very effective. I will be installing a small blower as well. This puts a little air into the fire dramatically reducing any smoke and making it extremely efficient.

[storypunman]

Gas heater and a solar blanket is the best way to get heat and keep it. Those solar rings and black hose will only work for small inflatable pools for little kids.

[simonwilliams]

These videos are so helpful and well produced. Just fantastic! Thank you for all your efforts.

[roboutot]

I bought a 15m black hose (2 inch diameter, flexible) and plugged it in the jet that makes current in the pool, then I made the hose go around the pool to heaten up with the sun+the heat of the concrete, then it goes back in the pool. It is about 2-3°C hotten at the end of the hose, so it can make my big pool about 2-3°C more than what I have with nothing.

[behroozmo]

Very good video not too long to get bored and not too short to leave out a numbers of questions, thank you for the effort

[rickysickman]

I have used 55gal leaf bags. Fill the bags with your clean chlorinated pool water. Tie the filled bags with rubber band. ( filled bags will not interfere with pool sweep or skimmer ) 3 -5 bags will heat your water quickly on sunny days, so check temperature.

[pascaljutras]

I was using DIY black pipe as solar heater plus blue solar pool cover, since I replaced my old blue solar pool cover for a clear one I don't have to use the solar heater pipe system. Simply left the clear pool solar cover almost all the time and it works great plus chemical consumption is really reducing.

[michaellegault]

No comments about an air conditioner heat exchanger? 💔 By far the best go to solution in my opinion! Effective and a good middle ground for cost!

[magical.melody]

I’m glad I watched this. I had never heard of liquid solar blanket before

[TheMono]

Is it better to keep sand filter and solar heat mat running all night or will it lose more heat

[InvestingBookSummaries]

Black coils laying flat in sun with sump pump seems very interesting!

[davidwelty]

I have a heat pump combined with a gas heater. Best of both worlds. I used to have a solar pool cover but they are really hard to deal with, they are big and bulky and I think the solar cover wheel is ugly on the pool deck. Since I’m in central Florida night heat loss is only really an issue 2 months a year.

[fedctwatch]

Thanks for the help. If we get an electric heat pump and a bubble solar cover can we run the heat pump starting at say 3am to warm the pool in the morning? Or does overnight use of the solar cover prevent using the heat pump until the cover is off? If so, how do we solve this?

[emilianog.]

How much would cost to heat a pool the hole month with a gas heater ?

[cretene]

ok what about hottubs? i mean the bubble wrap covers .will it help temps?