The Complete Handbook of Pool Heaters
A practical reference for installers, service technicians, facility managers, and pool owners who need to select, install, maintain, and repair pool heating systems with confidence.
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
The complete technical reference for selecting, installing, maintaining, and profiting from pool heating systems.
About this book
Pool heating involves more than picking the biggest unit on the shelf. The wrong choice can double your energy bill, shorten equipment life, and fail to heat the pool at all in the conditions you actually face. This handbook gives you the working knowledge to make the right call every time: the real thermal loads for different pool types and climates, the efficiency metrics that matter (COP, thermal efficiency, and recovery rate), and the trade-offs among gas, electric heat pump, solar, and hybrid systems.
Written for professionals and serious owners, the book walks you through the full equipment lifecycle. You get concrete installation procedures for gas venting and condensate disposal, heat pump electrical and air-flow requirements, and solar collector siting and plumbing. You also get a structured approach to maintenance schedules, a diagnostic troubleshooting guide with specific fault conditions and remedies, and a practical look at the business side—how to position a service business, what to charge, and which opportunities are growing.
The final sections prepare you for what is coming next. With refrigerant regulations tightening, smart controls becoming standard, and efficiency standards rising, you need to know how to adapt. This book consolidates the current state of the art and points you to the standards bodies and resources that will keep you current long after you finish reading.
Reader Reviews
Ronald Brown
★★★★★I've been servicing pools for twelve years and I still learned things. The chapter on sizing heat pumps for recovery rate finally cleared up why some of my installs underperformed in spring weather. This is the book I wish I had when I started, and I've already used the troubleshooting flowcharts twice this week.
Sandra Robinson
★★★★★It's a solid technical book, no doubt. The information on gas heater venting and condensate neutralizers was very detailed. But I felt the section on solar heating was thinner than I'd like, and for someone who is more of a hands-on owner than a professional, some parts go deep into engineering territory that felt like overkill.
William Ramirez
★★★★★The science and the tables are fine, but I was hoping for more on the business side. Chapter six gave an overview of opportunities, but it didn't get into the nuts and bolts of pricing contracts or negotiating with vendors. That said, as a technical reference for choosing my own heater, it served its purpose.
George Lopez
★★★★★As a facilities manager for a community sports center, I needed to replace two aging gas heaters. I used this book to write the RFP and validate the specs from the contractors. The comparisons between heat pump COP ratings in different climates were especially useful. A bit dry in places, but the data is reliable and I trust it.
Ronald Young
★★★★★This is the reference I keep on the workbench, not on the shelf. The installation chapter alone saved me from a code violation on gas line sizing. The language is clear, the examples are realistic, and the glossary is genuinely useful. Five stars for practicality.
Ronald Garcia
★★★★★Really comprehensive book. I picked it up to settle a debate with my pool guy about whether to replace my gas heater with a heat pump. The lifecycle cost analysis in chapter 3 is worth the price alone, but I wish the diagrams had been a bit bolder and more numerous. Overall, a very good reference.