Each year an incredible amount of energy is used to heat swimming pools across the country. 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 are the most useful tips to reducing your costs?

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. Ultimately, a solar pool cover reduces the heat loss of the pool. By swapping over the tool you use to heat your pool you are saving so much more money.

2. Only use your pool heater when you want to use your swimming pool otherwise you are wasting energy. 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.

It is important to keep your costs down so I hope this has helped. If you do need to replace a pool heater which burns fossil fuels, strongly consider the impact gas burning pool heaters have on the environment.