Swimming pool heat pump installation and trouble shooting
Typical Heat Pump Installation
Swimming pool Heat pumps will typically be installed somewhere after your swimming pool pump and filtration system but before any chemical feeders or chlorinators in your swimming pool plumbing. This set up will ensure maximum efficiency of your swimming pool heat pump while preventing any premature corrosion due to high chemical concentrations.Also, swimming pool heat pumps will need at least a full 0.5 meters of clearance around the entire unit and 1.5 meters of clearance in front of the fan that blows cooled air out of the unit. This will maximize efficiency by making sure that the intake fan is always drawing in the warmest air possible not just recirculating cold air that has been passed over the swimming pool heat pump evaporator coil once already.
Heat Pump Troubleshooting
It is important to remember that the swimming pool heat pump will naturally produce condensation. If the ground below your swimming pool heat pump always seems to be wet it does not necessarily mean that you have a leak in the system as a swimming pool heat pump system can produce up to 20-30 Litres of condensate per hour of operation under the right circumstances. An easy way to test if there is a leak or not is to use test strips to test for the presence of chlorine. If there is no chlorine present the water is most likely just simple condensation.
If your swimming pool heat pump fails to turn on your should first check to see if the power light is on. If it isn’t you should check to make sure the breaker has not been tripped, and reset it if necessary. Another important thing to remember is that your swimming pool heat pump will automatically turn off if there is not a sufficient flow rate of water to the swimming pool heat pump. This automatic shut off is to prevent damage to your swimming pool heater . So if your swimming pool heat pump fails to turn on it may be a flow rate problem. Check to make sure that your swimming pool pump is functioning properly and that your filter is not clogged.