Heat exchangers if non resident.....
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Heat exchangers if non resident.....
IF we can afford a heat exchanger it will be top of the "would like" list I think, after things like unsafe roof repair and pool security have been sorted out.
However, can you leave the pump running all the time with a summer cover over, if it is only visited once per week by pool maintenace company?
Thanks! I've had a very profitable five minutes reading up on older heat exchanger threads but can't find an answer to my question.
However, can you leave the pump running all the time with a summer cover over, if it is only visited once per week by pool maintenace company?
Thanks! I've had a very profitable five minutes reading up on older heat exchanger threads but can't find an answer to my question.
Firstly I have to say that I can't in any way imagine that a weekly visit would be sufficient to keep any frequently used pool properly clean. I'd say thrice weekly would be the absolute minimum. I find that I really have to do something with our own pool virtually every day to keep it really clean, but I did used to manage another local property and found that I could "get away" with visiting about three to four times a week to keep the pool in an acceptable condition.
On the other hand, I'd say that a good heat exchanger should be virtually maintenance free - you just set the temp and leave the thing to run itself. The probem is that theres no way that all your guests will be bothered/remember to put the thermal cover on at night so your exchanger will probably be going full pelt most of the time, especially at night therfore costing you quite a bit extra in electricity.
On the other hand, I'd say that a good heat exchanger should be virtually maintenance free - you just set the temp and leave the thing to run itself. The probem is that theres no way that all your guests will be bothered/remember to put the thermal cover on at night so your exchanger will probably be going full pelt most of the time, especially at night therfore costing you quite a bit extra in electricity.
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I have the tempo tarif, so my electricity is really cheap in the summer. I also have an abri cover that is on until mid May and from mid September, which means the heat is retained to a much larger degree than with a summer cover. I do spend a lot on heating the pool, but then it brings in the punters and I have repeat guests who come back because my pool is a decent temperature to swim in.
If I switched the heat exchanger off, I'd only use loads of electricity getting it back up to the required temperature anyway.
If I switched the heat exchanger off, I'd only use loads of electricity getting it back up to the required temperature anyway.
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Heures pleines heures creuses gives you cheaper electricity for 8 hours a night, but the monthly abonnement is more expensive than the tarif bleu. But I think I'd go for the hp/hc option. Do you have 3 phase electricity? You need it it you put in a heat pump and it is a pain if the electricen doesn't balance the three phases correctly.
I don't touch my heat pump, it goes on in April and off in November and it goes off whenever the temperature reaches 27°C. I keep the pump on permanently as well. The pool water can never be too clean when it is used by a lot of people.
I don't touch my heat pump, it goes on in April and off in November and it goes off whenever the temperature reaches 27°C. I keep the pump on permanently as well. The pool water can never be too clean when it is used by a lot of people.
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EDF have a helpline where good English speakers can advise you on the most suitable tariff for your needs. We were recommended to take the Base Tariff, which requires a higher monthly standing charge but a lower rate on consumption.
I think ... Anyone else in our situation (property only occupied for approx six months of the year) tried this and found a better way to go? I sometimes still wonder if it's right for us.
I think ... Anyone else in our situation (property only occupied for approx six months of the year) tried this and found a better way to go? I sometimes still wonder if it's right for us.
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Yes, trying to get through on the English speaking helpline would be best as I think I am going nowhere much....as we are totally snowed in here, no school again, and I think I will give up and shut the shop today, although with mountaineering gear I can get there!! 20cm and still snowing in Stroud......well on the tops anyway, we are at 700ft.........
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