Installing your pool heat pump is a fairly simple task and can be completed either by the pool owner or by one of our experienced installation engineers. The manufacturer's recommendations should however always be followed in order not to invalidate the warranty, or to prevent your heat pump from working properly.

Installation Service

We offer a full installation service for pool heat pumps using our fully qualified engineers.

Our engineers are qualified electricians and experienced heat pump engineers that will install your heat pump in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

We can install heat pumps throughout most areas of the UK

Please contact us for an installation quotation

Note: New installation & maintenance engineers always sought throughtout the UK - please contact us to discuss

Installation Tips

Here are some tips if you decide to install a pool heat pump yourself:-

The heat pump requires:-

• A stable base - either concrete, or level sound paving slabs are adequate
• An electrical supply. Heat pumps can draw a high current and normally need a dedicated electrical supply. Armoured is normally used. The unit also needs to be properly earthed. The electrical installation should be completed by a qualified electrician.
• The electrical supply to the heat pump can be single or 3-phase depending on the supply to your property.
• A water flow pipe
• A water return pipe
• Lots of fresh air

It is a good idea to install a set of valves to provide a bypass to the pool water. This allows the heat pump to be isolated and drained down in winter whilst still allowing you to run your pool pump to circulate the pool water.

click here to see typical layouts for a bypass unit

You must not allow water to freeze inside the heat pump during winter as this can crack the heat exchanger and frost/freezing damage is generally not covered by the manufacturer's warranty. We sell a range of winter covers for pool heat pumps - see our Accessories section

The pipes to and from the heat pump can be insulated to help reduce heat loss.

The heat pump is normally installed as the last item in the water flow before the water returns to the pool, ie after the filter. See the diagram below.

The heat pump can be installed alongside any existing heater that you have (eg gas heater). This allows you to use the gas heater as well as the heat pump if required either to rapidly heat up the pool or if the air temperature is too cold to run the heat pump efficiently eg at the and of the swimming season.

Below are some pictures taken from our Photo Gallery of installations made using heat pumps supplied by HeatPumps4Pools

Installation Examples

Heat Perfector 20kw Installation in Essex UK. Unit installed on paving slabs. Pipework insulated. Existing pipework extended out of poolhouse to heat pump.	Plumbing Arrangement - note bypass valve system to allow the unit to be isolated and drained down in the winter
Heat Siphon unit installed in the South of France in 2009.	Heat Perfector 32kw unit

To see other installation examples, please see our Photo Gallery

Installation Tips

Allow space around and above your heat pump to allow a good supply of fresh air. The fan blows the exhausted air upwards. Make sure that the exhausted air cannot recirculate into the heat pump as this will reduce efficiency.

Install your heat pump outdoors and not in a pump house as heat pumps require lots of fresh air to work efficiently

The only units that can be installed indoors are the Competition or Waterco units which can use a through-the-wall ventilation kit. The kit allows the extract air to be blown out of the pump house.

Note that the room needs a vent to allow fresh air to enter the room, eg a louvered door. The through the wall kit then allows the waste air to be blown out of the room creating an air flow across the heat pump.

Plumbing Arrangements

The heat pump is normally the last item before the water returns to the pool apart from if you have a separate chlorinator unit which should be the very last item.

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For further tips on installing a heat pump, please also see our FAQ page

for all enquiries, please contact us at enquiries@heatpumps4pools.com