Should you repair older swimming pool heat pumps that use the discontinued freon 22, F22 or R22 when the new ones use mostly 410A.

I am asked every week if it makes sense to repair 15 to 20 year old swimming pool heat pumps. Since I come from a service background it gave me great pleasure to keep pool heating equipment running efficiently for as long as possible if the repair is reasonable. I was thrifty property managers best friend when I could make a long term repair instead of replacing equipment for a reasonable cost. I was never a fan of replacing good running equipment with higher efficiency models as the payback was usually a long time and my customers could hopefully invest their money elsewhere for better returns. When there is a big repair on an old piece of swimming pool heating equipment then I am all for getting the highest efficiency (COP) new models so that they will have the lowest electric bills. Things are a bit different now that old heat pumps made before 2010 use the discontinued Freon 22. If you have a bad Freon leak maybe it is time to get a new heat pump instead of paying for expensive new or reclaimed Freon 22 or paying to convert the heat pump to a newer Freon. You also want service to be easy for mechanics down the road who might not know what was done to the old heat pump. Also some utilities are giving large rebates for new swimming pool heat pumps so that makes the decision harder if money is available for higher efficiency equipment. PSEG on Long Island in New York is giving $600.00 in 2021 for many new heat pumps swaps and installs. You need an authorized contractor to do the job to get the rebate, but I am told it is simple for them to get approved and the contractor even gets $100.00 for their trouble. So if you are thinking of repairing or replacing your heat pump and are not sure what to do just send me an e-mail or text and I will try to help out. Recently I had a guy with an old 17 year old Kopec 650 with a rotary knob thermostat that failed. He put in a new digital board from a new heat pump and now has an upgraded digital heat pump for another few seasons. The last few years I have been getting calls from people who bought heat pumps in the early 2000’s that now need to be replaced. Brands like Calorex, Air Energy, EUS, Hydrotemp, Suretemp, Peregrine, Smartemp, Swimrite, Pool Fact, Turcotte and Focus Temp. The owner of Peregrine was a buddy of mine. He designed some amazing heat pumps. One of his would heat and cool the pool. Heat and cool the house. And also heat the domestic hot water. He was a green kind of guy that was ahead of his time. Many of the old heat pump didn’t use titanium heat exchangers and didn’t last long if the pool chemistry was off. If one did last 18 years then you know the pool owner was on top of their PH and kept the pool chemicals just right. Titanium solved a lot of problems except for them freezing with water in them in the winter. Usually I tell people to keep the filter pump on 24 hours a day if you are going to get a freeze and the pool isn’t yet shut down for the winter. Last season my customers in Texas couldn’t do that because they had a deep freeze and also lost the power to run the water pump. In those cases you have to run out and drain the heat pump ASAP. Most of them had other more pressing problems though like pipes breaking in their walls and the homes getting too cold. So if your heat pump is not running let me know and we can troubleshoot a bit to see it it might be an easy fix.
Have a great season,
Best,
Marcus

I need more Swimming Pool Heat Pump, Aquaponic and Aquaculture Stuff.

I supply my customers with heat pumps for swimming pools, aquaculture farms, homes & industry. We send out what I know are the highest quality heatpumps and supplies. My picks can change over time, and especially when I feel that a manufacturer loses a step or I get that funny feeling that something isn’t right. It isn’t an exact science but my picks have been pretty good. Just replaced a Pergrine (Smartemp) pool heater from 2000 that was still running but on its last legs. I have some Heat Siphon, Hayward, Pentair and Jandy heat pumps that have performed well from 15 years ago. Some better than others. I think mice finished the Smartemp off. Maybe invest in a good pool heat pump cover to stop that. This is a strange time in the industry. So many big players have no stock and are having supply chain issues that are causing them to not even have the proper spare parts. I had a swim school in a cold-weather state that was out of business for 3 weeks because their pool was cold and they couldn’t get a $30.00 part on a 1-year-old heater. They reached out to me for help and I called in a few favors from my friends of 30 years in the trade and got them the part. I shouldn’t have to do that. This year I have reached out to new to me USA suppliers of basic HVAC and geothermal supplies; some of them my LinkedIn buddies and some from my everyday encounters and have been ghosted more often than I can remember. Hey suppliers, I can be a big account that might even make you laugh occasionally. Special shout out to a temperature sensor supplier from Utah who was amazing following up with me. Wow, that is a professional sales guy. I like people who know their business and are excited about what they sell. I feel in the back of their mind they think they are making the world a better place. I know that I think that way. I get contacted by Chinese companies every day by e-mail and messaging to supply me with whatever I need. Very tempting, but that isn’t my business model though. I only sell USA-made products. I would sell Canadian heat pumps in Canada but for some reason, the new Canadian manufacturers don’t want my help like they did 10 to 15 years ago. I just had a Canadian poolheatpump Volcano made by Focustemp stop working after 18 years. I liked those guys. We would go out for French food when they were in town. Note to manufacturers. I have a soft spot for going out to eat and talking about pool heaters. Too bad the Focustemp guys have moved on to other things now. What confuses me is why don’t any European or other Asian companies try to reach out to me for more business? I have been to European Trade shows and I know that they can make stuff over there. 🙂 It is Strange. A couple of the big pool USA heat pump manufacturers are distributing small Chinese heat pumps. I have not heard anything negative. They will have to support them for years so I hope they tested them well. That should be a wake-up call for USA manufacturers to keep up on technology. Hard for a serviceman to get an engineer on the phone at 3 pm when you are in the field troubleshooting a system if is 2 am in China though. Not enough to have a good heat pump. There have to be people around supporting it and ready to help out if any issues arise. This probably isn’t news, but mechanical things break every once in a while. This is a strange year and I know that all of you are stressed. Maybe soaking in a warm pool will make you feel better. Or maybe watching your warm Koi fish growing big and strong. I know I can help you there and won’t ghost you. Well, I might if you keep calling wanting to optimize my website, remove ground moles, or keep leaves out of my gutter.

Stay safe out there. We really care about you and your comfort.

Best, Marcus

A flea is more likely to cause you problems than an huge African elephant.

I was thinking about swimming pool heat pump service problems today. My favorite models have the least issues of course. They are still just machines, and sometimes they need to be repaired. Some of my favorite brands that I sent out 15 to 20 years ago are still running and have never been touched by a mechanic. I hope that the ones that I like now will have the same performance. That isn’t too good for my business model now but maybe customer referrals will make up for that. A pool is supposed to be fun and relieve stress and not cause you stress with operational problems. My goal has always been to have give people a comfortable pool that they can use for the longest possible time where they live. The most common call that I get is that there are no unions included on their new heatpump. The unions are inside the access panel usually taped to a PVC pipe so that they don’t get lost of or broken in shipment. The next most common call is that the heat pump is leaking water. 99.9% of the time that is normal condensation that is caused when you take heat out of the air to put in the pool you bring the air below the dew point and water then drips out of the pool heater. The more water on the ground the better the heat pump is heating. If you are ever in doubt that it is condensation you can test it with a chlorine strip to see if it reacts to pool chemicals. If no reading than you are fine. You can also turn the swimming pool heat pump off for a day to see if the area dries out. If it does dry out then everything is normal. Tripped breakers and blown fuses are common. Check that before you pay for a service call on your heater. Most issues are flea type things. The big elephant repairs are pretty rare. I think one in 5000 pool heat pumps lose a compressor. That could be a figure from the air conditioning / heating industry but I am sure it is close. Fan motors on pool heaters sometimes fail. Many times that is because they are installed just under the drip edge of the roof. They are designed to be outside for 15 years but are not designed to get a flood of water from the roof during a rain storm. If you have no choice and can’t move it then maybe put a 6 foot gutter over the heat pump. Electrical controls like contactors and relays are taken out by ants many times especially in the South. I have even seen a opossum and huge frogs in the control panel. They got in their when they were little and then grew too big to get out. You might have to seal up some holes when that happens. Not on my new heat pumps though. They are pretty well sealed up. If it starts raining frogs then you have bigger problems than your pool heater and I would take cover inside. If anyone has any trouble shooting questions please write, text or call and I will try to help out.
Keep swimming. It is great exercise and lots of fun.
I am on your side.
Best,
Marcus Cell 360 348 7574

It is time to service or give maintenance to your swimming pool heat pump.

I am regularly asked what maintenance needs to be done to swimming pool heat pumps. Most people never do anything until they need a service call. Really pool heaters are just big air conditioners, so many of the same types of service needs to be done to them. It is always a good idea to wash out the insides to get any dirt and leaves that might have slipped past the fan motor and fan blade. Make sure the circuit breaker is off and that you don’t get the water near the electrical components. AquaCal used to have a plastic lid that closed over the fan when the unit turned off to stop debris from getting inside. Seemed like a good idea. Nobody else picked up on it though. Not sure why. The outside coils should be rinsed off of dirt and even salt if you are anywhere near the ocean. An HVAC or electrician should tighten the electrical connections every few years. Maybe oil the fan motor if it isn’t sealed from the factory. Not that much to do. I come from a service background so I like to see it done but I have also seen 15 years old models running without ever being touched. If an HVAC person is checking the unit, maybe check the freon pressure and the temperature difference between the outside air and the air blown out by the fan. Also the water pressure switch should be tested to make sure the heat pump shuts off when the filter pump shuts down. I have people in Florida near some of the best heat pump manufacturers in the world looking to buy heat pumps from other countries. I don’t understand if you have a great manufacturer in your back yard why you would look someplace else. When you have an emergency you want a part or a service person fast. I have seen some quality heat pumps come out of Canada like Thermeau, Nirvana, Waterco, Nautyl. Some that went out of business or were sold that I used to repair like, Turcotte, Focustemp, and Summit. Summit was a reliable heat pump that was bought by Hayward. I had a hand in Hayward buying that company. Titan was another Canadian brand but I didn’t see one in person. Lots of Chinese heat pumps out there now. There is Comfortemp on the web. I saw that they were in the Northeast especially New York State. Fairland, Fibro Pool and Phnix are also Chinese but I don’t have any personal experience with them. Some I don’t know where they are made like XtremepowerUS, Trevinium, Trydent and Distinction. If you are a rep for them please call me and let me know. If you want to know what manufacturers are doing everything right please let me know. Swimming pools should be fun. They should not cause your stress with a repair. I like reliable heaters that I have seen to have the least chance of having any issues years down the road. I try to visit factories to check up on them to confirm that they are busy, organized and the quality of workmanship is impressive. Not traveling much lately though. This Covid has really changed my travel plans. I call lots of manufacturers to see if they seem to care and can answer questions. Stay safe and keep fit in your warm pool. If I can help with a heatpump heater or a chiller if the water gets too hot, please let me know.
Best,
Marcus

I have cabin fever. I am happy the swimming pool and aquaculture heat pump industry is keeping me busy.

I have cabin fever. We are living through a weird time. I know that I have it good compared to the rest of the world. I don’t have food stress, I have shelter a job. Still, I miss the old days of just 6 months ago. It is strange going to the doctor with a mask on. I got the feeling today that when I went with my wife for her medical appointment that the doctor didn’t want me in the room as if he was afraid I would give him Covid 19. Impossible to read people with most of their face blocked off. I have to figure out how to express 10 emotions with my eyes I guess. Bizarre going to the bank and them not minding I had a mask and sun glasses on. I have friends that I know had Covid in February that are afraid to socialize with me unless I am 6 feet away and masked up. Lots of geothermal installations still going on. I am happy that I am still sending swimming pool heat pumps to people stuck at home. It makes me feel like I am doing something to make some people more comfortable & happy. I am sending more heat pump chillers out this year to people that usually just put up with pools that were too hot for a month or two. Best year ever for that. My fish people do need chillers to keep the little fingerlings from over heating. Sent 2 heat pump chillers to Hawaii to help a man with trout that needed cool water to be healthy and grow big. I hope my other Aquaculture, hydroponic and Aquaponic people check in with me to tell me how they are doing. I want someone to step up and challenge me to a grow off and see if science can beat me. I will even send you documented 2000 pound possible pumpkin seeds so we can judge whos growing technique works the best.

Stay safe out there,
Best,
Marcus

Well water cooling

Customers thinking out of the box making emergency hydronic geothermal repairs.

My customers are thinking out of the box. I received this photo last week from a customer’s whose 25 years old #geothermal heat pump failed right before he had to travel overseas last summer. He didn’t have time to order and install a new heat pump to keep his family cool, so instead he hooked up his open loop well water to his evaporation coil inside the Geo unit and used the 48 degree F ground well water to cool his home making his air coil a hydronic coil. Not the ideal way to cool or to dehumidify but an amazing hack to solve a problem. Now with our social isolating and a stay at home spring, he has time to swap his #heat pump with a new one before this summer’s cooing season starts. I have some people in Arizona, California, Utah, Nevada and Texas who cool their pools using a fountain instead of a heat / cool swimming pool heater when the water gets over 90 F. You waste more chemicals and water doing it, but if you don’t have the cooling option, then it will do in an emergency. I know lots of you are doing forced stay-cations now and are staring at cold pools. If I can help make you home more comfortable or your pool more tropical please let me know. A warm pool helps keep a positive mental attitude for the family and helps keep moral high. Keeping fit is a great bonus in these days of binge TV and delivery pizza. Sometimes a pool heater is a necessity and not a luxury.

We will get through this.

Please be safe out there.

Customers are buying foreign pool heat pump heaters and not being told they are not built in the USA

There is nothing like home made bread. Kinda like local heat pumps. I just had a week of people telling me they can buy a swimming pool heat pump pool heater for $500.00 less then mine. I asked what brand of pool heater that they saw, and most had trouble remembering the exact name, but eventually we figured it out. The problem was that the marketing company selling inexpensive pool heaters combined the names from two USA pool heater companies to make it seem like an American product. Nowhere on their website did it say where the heat pump was made. I recognized it only because I go to the international pool shows and it looked familiar. I have lots of pride in my country and try to use and distribute USA products. That isn’t enough of a reason for you to buy a local a heat pump though. The pool heater also needs to be reliable, efficient, with a long warranty with a company close to your time zone in case you ever need factory support. If you want to call a Chinese engineer in Shanghai at 2 in the morning with a question then you have my respect. I don’t even want to call my cell phone company in the afternoon anymore. The Chinese have some good ideas with some of the features of their heat pumps. They impressed Hayward enough to sell them small heat pumps. Hayward has the infrastructure to service them though. If you have a problem you have someone to call. Most others do not. I still would’t send my clients in that direction. I still have customers who call me that I have known from 35 years ago when I was repairing their air conditioners and appliances. I hate to get a call that they have a problem with a pool heater that will cost them money and stress, so I do my best to give them the most reliable equipment backed by engineers with big egos who give their heart and soul into making the best product. Sometimes it doesn’t always work out, but most of the time my record is pretty good with my suggestions. I have to be an expert after all these years. One of my favorite brands that went out of business was The Kopec swimming pool heat pump. That man put his own name on the heater. I really respected that. He was a real guy making the pool heat pumps as good as he could because he knew that if there were any issues that it was his name that would suffer. 16 years later I still have customers telling me that their Kopec heat pumps are still heating even though all the lettering has faded from the sun. And I can still get parts for that heat pump because they were USA parts that are mostly still available. So ask me questions. I really have seen almost everything in this industry and want to help you have tropical water in your back yard so you and your family can enjoy your pool all season and not just for 2 weeks when the water is warm enough on its’ own.
Best,
Marcus Cell 360 348 7574

How to troubleshoot you swimming pool heat pump and pool heater and then chill with a beer.

Swimming pool heat pumps and pool heaters should bring happiness and less stress into your life. You should be able to enjoy your warm tropical water without worrying about repairing your heat pump. It is a machine though and sometimes you have to have it serviced. Here are some tips if your pool heater is not heating.

1: Is your pool heat pump running at all? Look to see if the digital display is lite up and displaying a message. Many times the pool heater will tell you what is wrong. If you hear no sound and see no display then look to see that your circuit breaker tripped off and replace your fuse if you have one.

2: If you see low flow on the display then see if your filter is clean and all the valves are in the right position.

3: Sometimes you need to turn the breaker on and off to reset the heat pump if it had experienced multiple water flow failures.

4: The pool heat pump is running and the pool isn’t heating up then see if the discharge air temperature is about 10 degrees cooler than the outside air. That shows the compressor is running.

5: If everything seems to be working you might need to run the filter pump longer or put a blanket on the pool.

6: Text me at 360 348 7574 to tell me what is happening and I might be able to help troubleshoot.

7: If there is water draining from the heat pump and it is running that should be normal condensation. If you have any doubt then put a chlorine test strip in the water to see if chlorine. If chlorine then you have a leak. No chlorine then it is normal.

8: If also might have shut down to a cold night below 50 degrees. Give it some time to warm in the sun. Some low-temperature heat pumps will go into the 30’s.

We are here for you if you have any questions on how to troubleshoot your pool heat pump.

Best,
Marcus

The Hurricane in the Bahamas and Carolinas.

I have been thinking about writing something about the Bahamas for a couple of weeks. First I want to say that I and my family are sending positive thoughts to the people who have been affected by the storm in the Bahamas and the Carolinas too here in the USA. Most of what I know about the Bahamas is concerning my customers and friends swimming pool heaters; although I spent some time in Nassau. Over the last 20 years, we have shipped 100’s of swimming pool heat pumps to the Bahamas. Some to famous entertainers. In Florida, the local codes say that you have to strap the heat pumps to the cement slab in case of hurricanes. We always support that you install your equipment to satisfy the rules where you live. There is always a reason. Strapping the heat pump is also good to keep the heat pump from moving in case something bumps into it and it moves and then cracks the PVC pipes causing a pool water leak. I have seen that backfire though if a customer has a lawn service with fast-moving tractors that hit a strapped heat pump and it doesn’t move but the impact then punctures the coil and you lose all your freon and probably the whole heat pump. Maybe if you have that sort of lawn service you can put a barrier to protect the swimming pool heat pump and your home air-conditioner? I also have thought that if you are strapping your heat pump down to stop it from flying away, then Volkswagen Beetles would also be flying and you would have much more to worry about than your pool heater disappearing. I went to Homestead Florida after Hurricane Andrew to do animal rescue work and saw cars that had flown in the wind. I remember also that all the homes were green. It seems that the vegetation hitting the concrete block houses exploded on contact and the chlorophyll in the leaves stained everything green that it touched. It was a bizarre sight that I hope not to experience again. I have lots of pool buddies in the Florida Keys that have gone through hurricanes. I have photos of pool heaters that were 1/2 underwater that still ran after the skys cleared. I would suggest to everyone anywhere near an ocean to wash the salt off their outside mechanical equipment regularly. Turn the power off first though and if you have any doubts what can get wet please ask your mechanical, HVAC or swimming pool contractor. When I lived a mile from the beach I would spray the outside coil of my home heat pump with a garden hose every month to try to prevent the coil from rotting. That can prolong a heat pumps life from 5 years to 15 years or more in very corrosive salt air or pollution type of environments. Most of my pool heat pumps are plastic with stainless steel fittings and the freon coils have been coated to protect from salt, but it still can’t hurt. Every storm that puts people in harm’s way reminds me of how fragile and tenuous life is and how selling pool heaters is not that important in the bigger scheme of things.
Be safe out there. Be nice to each other. The most important thing is you and your families safety. We are rooting for you.
Cheers,
Marcus

They voided your warranty because you are loyal and did your pool heat pump homework.

I received a call yesterday from a pastor at a bible camp requesting parts to repair his swimming pool heat pump. 15 years ago he had bought a swimming pool heat pump made by one of the largest pool equipment company in the United States. At that time they were happy to see him buy it from his computer. The camp is on a tight budget and they needed all the money possible for activities and quality counselors. He did his homework and bought what he thought was a good heater. It proved to be a good choice at that time as it lasted for many years. Recently he had to replace it due to age and the fact that his camp is near the ocean and subjected to salt and harsh weather. He bought another heater made by the same manufacturer because the old heat pump had given him good service and he liked to stay with what worked. He didn’t buy it from me as I would have advised otherwise now. The new heat pump failed quickly after he bought it. He called the factory to arrange warranty service as it was well within the time period printed in his owner’s manual. They asked him if he had put the heat pump in himself and he answered truthfully, that yes he did glue the pipes and set the unit, but he had a licensed electrician transfer the wires from the old one to the new one. The well-know factory then thanked him for calling and told him that they were voiding his warranty. Their new business model is that now only want local pool companies to install heat pumps. That is their new marketing strategy to get more pool contractor business. There is no school that gives diplomas for gluing 2 PVC pipes and putting a heat pump on a hand truck to set it on a concrete slab. He was loyal to the company for 15 years, and bible camp or not, they treated him with no respect or courtesy. Broke my heart to hear this story. Especially that kids are involved. I ordered him the parts, but that will take time and the camp pool is cold during their short camp season. If you want to know what company it was, give me a call. It seems some other companies are looking for lame excuses to void warranties too. I won’t let that happen to you. I know which companies want your business and then they stand behind their warranties because they care about you and also their reputation. Get a heat pump made in North America with a long warranty that has high efficiency and a good reliability record and you will have the highest chance of many years of trouble-free service. It just so happens that I know a few. 🙂

Should you repair your swimming pool heat pump or replace it?

Swimming pool heat pumps are an amazing reliable piece of machinery. They are designed to heat and cool for many years without service. As with all mechanical things at some point, it will need service or repairs. Judging on how much to invest in a repair is an art though. Before you call for service from an HVAC company you should do all the basic troubleshooting yourself to save the cost of a service call. Turn the circuit breaker on and off to reset the computer board. Check if the board lights up? If no display, then call an electrician to see why there is no power to the heat pump. Many display boards will tell you what is wrong with your swimming pool heat pump. 50% of the time when a heat pump won’t run it is because there is a water flow problem. The printed circuit board might tell you that. Then you should check your pool filter to see if it is clean. Check your filter basket and maybe the pump impeller for debris. Then check that the return jets in the pool are at full pressure. Maybe there is a valve in the wrong position not letting enough water flow through the heat pump? Maybe a valve has failed close but still looks open? That will fool most troubleshooters. At some point, you will need a service call to see what is going on. Keep in mind a swimming pool heat pumps life should be 10 to 15 years. You don’t want to put $1,000.00 in an old heat pump that is out of warranty and might even be using the old freon 22 that has been discontinued. You are welcome to text me at 360 348 7574 to run your proposed repair by me to see what I think.
I love keeping old heat pumps going, but at some point, it doesn’t make sense. I just sold a heat pump to a guy with a 17-year-old Focustemp. They were a simple heat pump with a rotary knob as a thermostat. The heat pump lasted 15 years after they went out of business. FYI I use one heat pump factory that is 36 plus years old and still uses a rotary knob on some of their models. So do as much troubleshooting as you can. Look through your manual for the codes of the display. Call me if you can’t figure it out, and get the pool up to temperature as fast as you can because it will be getting cold soon.
Have a great swimming season.
Best,
Marcus Miller

Swimming pool heat pumps remove wrinkles and make you more popular!

I have been taking some heat from some of my blog reading buddies lately for not writing enough about Swimming pool heat pumps, and how they can save you thousands of dollars when you are heating or cooling pools, homes and businesses, and of course my favorite industries: aquaculture and aquaponics. At first I was a little put off, as there are so many important subjects in the business world, that if we can utilize them, we can make what we do easier, or if not that, at least make us more successful. If you are more successful, then you are solving more problems for your customers, and as I always have believed, making the world a better, less stressed place.

I thought about it a bit and realized that it was true that I have not been giving enough time to sharing heat pump information with my friends. It’s a subject that I have devoted my life to. Heat pumps, when properly sized, save a ton of money heating and cooling water and air. If you ever have someone in your backyard make a blanket statement that swimming pool heat pumps don’t work here, while they are trying to sell you a propane heater, then you can easily say, “Show me the BTU’s per dollar.” If a pool heat pump works in Norway and Canada, then they will work in California and Italy for sure. A gallon of propane has 91,500 BTU’s. If your gas heater burns 3 gallons per hour then you will have payed $7.50 that day. Natural gas has 100,000 BTU’s per therm. Figure out what a therm costs where you live and do the math. If a heat pump has 136,000 BTU’s like my big pool and aquaculture heat pump does, and uses 6 KW an hour, and you pay 10 cents per KWH, then you will have spent $1.80 for three hours of running,and will have put 408,000 BTU’s into the pool. That is at the best test conditions, but you get the point. It is not mysterious, as it is just numbers. How much you pay, and then how much heat you get. The speed of the payback for new equipment can be amazingly fast.

I visited a friend in Massachusetts a few years ago to catch up on old times and swim in his pool. When I was a kid I would go to his home and watch as his dad and grandpa build a pool in his backyard. They were from the old country, and were expert stone masons. I am not sure if they knew how to build a pool, but it was fun to watch. The problem was, that they took 3 or 4 years to complete it, and before it was finished, my family moved to the other side of the country. I was so looking forward to swimming in that pool as a kid. It was supposed to be finished every year that I was there. He was the only kid that I knew in town with an inground big pool. 30 plus years later I was invited to visit him when I was in the area and he suggested a pool party. I brought barbeque supplies and drinks. My wife was excited to meet one of my childhood friends and my daughter was just excited just to go swimming. It was a beautiful sunny day in July with temperatures in the 80’s. When I first saw the pool I was so impressed. There was a huge stone wall at the back of the pool with water features and fountains. Behind the wall was a long shed that held the propane gas heater. Not a pool heat pump, but once in the water, “warm is warm” I thought. I jumped in, and was immediately shocked that the water was in the 60’s. That is freezing to me. I don’t want to exaggerate too much, but I thought that I had just fallen into the Arctic Sea while fishing for crab on the on a TV show. I was hoping someone would call the Coast Guard to save me. I think I said a bad word because I saw that look that I know too well on my wife’s face when I surfaced. Maybe a string of bad words. Not sure, as I was beginning to feel paralyzed. My words were a bit slurred. I thought I couldn’t swim in that cold of water but then realized that it didn’t matter, as I could just stand up and walk out, because I was in the children’s section. I turned to my dry friend laying in the sun, and asked why he had not turned on the propane heater to warm the pool for us? He looked at me like I was crazy, and said that I should know how expensive propane was. I obviously wasn’t propane worthy.

I hope you don’t freeze your guests, your fish or your marine mammals, you zoo guys out there. Humans like water in a narrow range. Fish grow better when they are happy. If you are shivering and squinting your eyes shut, then after a few years you will have laugh wrinkles around your eyes, and you won’t be laughing. Hey, I am not a plastic surgeon type doctor, but I played one during halloween when I was a kid. So this isn’t medical advice, but it is good host advice. Make people comfortable for a reasonable price, and you will be the life of the party. This goes for you hotel, motel, campground and resort type people. Warm guests are happy guests. They come back year after year. They buy cold drinks. If it costs too much to heat the pool then switch to heat pumps. Friends don’t let friends swim cold.

Have an amazing summer. Don’t pay $50,000 for a nice pool and then only use it for 2 weeks in July. January for all my South American buddies in the hospitality industry. As Frankenstein’s monster once said: “Warm pool good, Cold pool bad…..very bad.”

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Should I repair the parts of my old freon 22 swimming pool heat pump or replace it?

I get calls like this almost every day. Swimming pool heat pumps should last 10 to 15 years. 10 years ago many pool heaters  used the old discontinued freon 22 refrigerant.  I come from a service background. It is natural for me to try to repair my customers old heat pumps if I could do it for a reasonable amount  that made sense. Unfortunately I can’t travel all over the world to  repair heat pumps for my customers.  I took a call from a heat pump owner who had a 15 year old pool heater that had a Freon leak.  Some copper pipes were touching and the vibration of the heater caused the pipes to rub, and then leak Freon from the hole. That usually is an easy fix, but this time it wasn’t in his best interest I thought after asking him a few questions about his plans for the pool. He was going to live there for the next 8  years until he retired and then sell the house. The pool was important to him now as he used the pool regularly to exercise.  I suggested a new heat pump as then he would be under warranty for parts and labor and then when he sold the house the heat pump would still be under a parts warranty. Also he would have a heat pump with the new Freon that any HVAC heating or cooling company would have on their truck if he ever needed service. Everyone has different needs. If someone wants to repair a really old heater and needs parts we can help them find then even if the heat pump is no longer manufactured.  I have listed some current models and older discontinued heat pumps that are still out there so that if you have one and want to keep it going longer then I will try to help you do that.

Have a great swimming season.

Best,

Marcus Miller

Air Energy, Air Water Systems, AreoTemp, Aquascapes, Protech, Solar Series 2000, Water King, Heat Star, Hydrotemp, Mini Max, Swim King, Fafco,  Heat Siphon, Raypack, Smart Temp, Swimrite, Peregrine, Whispertemp, Pool Fact, Perfectemp, Hayward, Pentair, Waterpick, Laars,  CompacTemp, Volcan-o, Turbo Pack, Dynamic Energies, Aquatemp, Heat Max, Heat Pro, Terminator, Heat Wave, Tropical, Aquatherm, Porpoise, Swim More, Suntech, Sunpower, Riviera, Seablue, Econo Heat, Challenger, Turcotte, Focus Temp, Energy Pro, Gulfstream,  Kopec, Focustemp, Aquatherm, Heat Perfector, Energy Pro, Heat Siphon 3.25HP C200HP or Z200HP HP, CP & HC   HP3, CP3,  HC3 220v, 3ph 60Hz Z575HC HPX, CPX, HCX HP4, CP4, HC4 EUS The Captain, EUS Mark6, Energy Utilization Systems, Sure Temp, Eco-Energy, AreoTemp, Aquascapes, Protech, Solar Series 2000, Water King, Heat Star, Hydrotemp, Mini Max, Swim King, Fafco,  Heat Siphon, Raypack, Smart Temp, Swimrite, Peregrine, Whispertemp, Pool Fact, Perfectemp, Hayward, Pentair, Waterpick, Laars,  CompacTemp, Volcan-o, Turbo Pack, Dynamic Energies, Aquatemp,  Heat Pro, Terminator, Heat Wave, Tropical,  Porpoise, Swim More, Suntech, Sunpower, Riviera, Seablue, Econo Heat, Challenger, Turcotte, Focus Temp, Energy Pro, Gulfstream, Gulf Stream, Gulfbreeze, Aquaheat LS, TDM, Nirvana, Kopec, Focustemp, Heat Perfector, Energy Pro,  Fiberheat, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Solarium, Rome, Rheem, Addison, Wood Fired Heater, Summit, My Blue Pool, Waterco, Zodiac, Aquapro, Aqua Pro, Solarium, Heat Max, Aquatherm, Fibropool, Medtech, Med Tech. Canadian pool heaters, Canadian swimming pool heat pumps, Heat Siphon SX5.0 DX5  SX3.25 DX3.25  200HP 375HP 575HP 700HP 3.25HP  5.0HP United States ThermoAmp Inc Z375 Z575 Z700 R22, 410A,

RHEEM M6450TI-E

RHEEM M6450TI-E-F5

RAYPAK R8450TI-E

RUUD D6450TI-E

RAYPAK R5350TI-E

RAYPAK R5350TI-A
RAYPAK R6350TI-E-HC

RAYPAK R6350TI-E

RHEEM M8450TI-E

RAYPAK R8450TI-E-F5

ULTRATEMP 460932

PERFECTEMP P6350TI-E

RHEEMM5350TI-A

RHEEM M6450TI-E
ULTRATEMP 460935
ULTRATEMP 460933
RHEEM M5350TI-E

RHEEM M6350TI-A

RAYPAK R6350TI-A
PERFECTEMP P6350TI-A

RHEEM M6350TI-E-HC

RHEEM M6350TI-E

RAYPAK R8353TI-E

RAYPAK R8350TI-A

RAYPAK R8350TI-E

RHEEM M8353TI-E

RHEEM M8350TI-A

RHEEM M8350TI-E

HEATPRO HP21104T

SUMMIT SUM8TA

SUMMIT SUM5TA

GULFSTREAM HE110-R-A

SUMMIT SUM3TA

SUMMIT SUM25TA

GULFSTREAM HE150-R-A

GULFSTREAM HI150-R-A

GULFSTREAM HE90-R-A

GULFSTREAM HE125-R-A

GULFSTREAM HE125-T-A

GUARDIAN LE150-R-A

GUARDIAN LE125-T-A

GUARDIAN LE90-R-A

GULFSTREAM HI110-R-A

GUARDIAN LE110-R-A

GUARDIAN LE125-R-A

GULFSTREAM HI125-R-A

HEATPRO HP21404T

EASYTEMP HCB125BTA

HEATMASTER HML125TA

EASYTEMP HCB110BTA

HEATMASTER HML110TA

EASYTEMP HCB65BTA

HEAT MASTER HML50TA

HAYWARD HP50TA

RUUD D5350TI-A

RUUD D5350TI-E

RUUD D6350TI-A

RUUD D6350TI-E

RUUD D6350TI-E-HC

RUUD D8350TI-A

RUUD D8350TI-E

RUUD D8353TI-E

PERFECTEMP P6350TI-E-PD

RAYPAK R6350TI-E-PD

RHEEM M6350TI-E-PD

RUUD D6350TI-E-PD

SUNRUNNER SUN-1100E

SUNRUNNER SUN-1100

SUNRUNNER SUN-1100ETC

SUNRUNNER SUN-1300

SUNRUNNER SUN-1300TCE

SUNRUNNER SUN-1300HC

SUNRUNNER SUN-1300HCTCE

RUUD D8354TI-A

RHEEM M8354TI-A

RAYPAK R8353TI-E-HC

RAYPAK R8350TI-E-HC

RHEEM M8353TI-E-HC

RUUD D8353TI-E-HC

RHEEM M8350TI-E-HC

RUUD D8350TI-E-HC

BUILT RIGHT BR110

BUILT RIGHT BR115

BUILT RIGHT BR135

RAYPAK R2350TI-E

RHEEM M2350TI-E

COMFORT SWIM CS150-R-A

COMFORT SWIM CS125-T-A

COMFORT SWIM CS125-R-A

COMFORT SWIM CS110-R-A

COMFORT SWIM CS90-R-A

RAYPAK PS10353TI-E-HC

RAYPAK PS10355TI-E-HC

RAYPAK PS10354TI-E-HC

RAYPAK PS10355TI-E-HC

RAYPAK R3350TI-E

RHEEM M3350TI-E

RUUD D3350TI-E

RAYPAK R4350TI-E

RHEEM M4350TI-E

RUUD D4350TI-E

BUILT RIGHT BR100-1

WEATHERKING W6350TI-E

PERFECTEMP P6353TI-E

PERFECTEMP P6353TI-E-HC

RAYPAK R6353TI-E

RAYPAK R6353TI-E-HC

RHEEM M6353TI-E

RHEEM M6353TI-E-HC

RUUD D6353TI-E

RUUD D6353TI-E-HC

FLUIDRA USA ASTRAL POOL AHP-100

BUILT RIGHT BR80-1 XW

BUILT RIGHT BR100-1 S7

BUILT RIGHT BR115-1 S7

BUILT RIGHT BR115-1 XW

BUILT RIGHT BR135-1 S7

BUILT RIGHT BR135-1 XW

SUMMIT SUM45TA

EASYTEMP HCB95BTA

HEATMASTER HML95TA

HEATPRO HP21004T

RAYPAK R4350TI-E-PD

RHEEM M4350TI-E-PD

RUUD D4350TI-E-PD

FLUIDRA USA ASTRAL POOL AHP-

FLUIDRA USA ASTRAL POOL AHP-125

FLUIDRA USA ASTRAL POOL AHP-125HC

FLUIDRA USA ASTRAL POOL AHP-150

BUILT RIGHT BR100-1 XW

WEATHERKING W8360TI-E

RAYPAK RS5350TI-E-QT

RAYPAK MS5350TI-E-QT

RAYPAK RS6350TI-E-QT

RAYPAK MS6350TI-E-QT

EASYTEMP HCB140BTA

RAYPAK RS8350TI-E-QT

RHEEM MS8350TI-E-QT

THERMEAU TH125

THERMEAU S125

THERMEAU TH65

THERMEAU TH200

THERMEAU TH200-3

THERMEAU TH200-3A

THERMEAU S65

THERMEAU TH140A

THERMEAU S140A

THERMEAU TH55

THERMEAU S55

TRYDENT F65BB-6A1HA

INTELLEAU F65CP-6A1HA

RECRE’EAU F65GG-6A1HA

TRYDENT F50BB-6A1HA

INTELLEAU F50CP-6A1HA

RECRE’EAU F50GG-6A1HA

TRYDENT F80BB-6A1HA

INTELLEAU F80CP-6A1HA

RECRE’EAU F80GG-6A1HA

AQUADURA A6350TI-E

TRYDENT F100BB-6A1HA

INTELLEAU F100CP-6A1HA

RECRE’EAU F100GG-6A1HA

RAYPAK R5350TI-E-F5

RHEEM M5350TI-E-F5

RAYPAK R6350TI-E-F5

RHEEM M6350TI-E-F5

RAYPAK R8350TI-E-F5

RHEEM M8350TI-E-F5

THERMEAU P55

THERMEAU P65

THERMEAU P125

THERMEAU P140

NAUTYL PHCP80

NAUTYL PHCP110

NAUTYL PHCP50

ECOSTEALTH ECOPRO120TI

ECOSTEALTH ECOPRO140HCTI

RAYPAK PS9350TI-E-HC

RAYPAK PS9353TI-E-HC

TRANE TR21474T

JACUZZI J-H127C

SUMMIT SUMXL112
SUMMIT SUMXL140
NAUTYL PHCP65

RAYPAK R8354TI-A
RAYPAK R5450TI-E

RAYPAK R5450TI-E-F5

RHEEM M5450TI-E

RHEEM M5450TI-E-F5

RUUD D5450TI-E

RAYPAK R6450TI-E

RAYPAK R6450TI-E-F5

RHEEM M6450TI-E

RHEEM M6450TI-E-F5

RUUD D6450TI-E

RAYPAK R8450TI-E

RAYPAK R8450TI-E-F5

RHEEM M8450TI-E

RHEEM M8450TI-E-F5

RUUD D8450TI-E

TROPICAL 090AHDSBPH

TROPICAL 055AHDSBLH

TROPICAL 075AHDSBLH

TROPICAL 115AHDSBPH

TROPICAL 135AHDSBPH

AQUATHERM AT075AHDSBND

LEISURE TEMP (LT) LT0400AHDSBND

LEISURE TEMP (LT) LT0600AHDSBND

LEISURE TEMP (LT) LT0700AHDSBND

LEISURE TEMP (LT) LT0800AHDSBND

LEISURE TEMP (LT) LT1000AHDSBND

THERMEAU TH105

THERMEAU S105

THERMEAU P105

BUILT RIGHT BR105-1 XW

BUILT RIGHT BR105-1 S7

THERMEAU TH85

THERMEAU P85

THERMEAU S85

RAYPAK R8450TI-E-HC

RHEEM M8450TI-E-HC

RUUD D8450TI-E-HC

SUMMIT SUM8TAC

SUMMIT SUM55TA

RAYPAK R6450TI-E-PD

RHEEM M6450TI-E-PD

RUUD D6450TI-E-PD

RAYPAK R6450TI-E-HC

RHEEM M6450TI-E-HC

RUUD D6450TI-E-HC

WEATHERKING W6350TI-A

ZODIAC JE1500T

JANDY JE1500T

ZODIAC JE2000T

JANDY JE2000T

ZODIAC JE2500T

JANDY JE2500T

ZODIAC JE2500T3

JANDY JE2500T3

ZODIAC JE3000T

ZODIAC JE3000T3

JANDY JE3000T3

ZODIAC JE3000TR

JANDY JE3000TR

ZODIAC JE3000TR3

JANDY JE3000TR3

SUMMIT SUM25TAC

PHNIX PASRW080-U-P-BP

PHNIX PASRW070-U-P-BP

RAYPAK R2450TI-E

RHEEM M2450TI-E

RAYPAK R3450TI-E

RHEEM M3450TI-E

RAYPAK R4450TI-E

RHEEM M4450TI-E

OMNISWIM OS140AHDSBPA

OMNISWIM OS115AHDSBPA

ET165ARDSBPA ECOTHERM ET165ARDSBPA

OS140AHDSBPA OMNISWIM OS140AHDSBPA

OS115AHDSBPA OMNISWIM OS115AHDSBPA

ET120ARDSBPA ECOTHERM ET120ARDSBPA

ET135AHDSBNA ECOTHERM ET135AHDSBNA

ET110AHDSBNA ECOTHERM ET110AHDSBNA

ET095AHDSBNA ECOTHERM ET095AHDSBNA

ET075AHDSBNA ECOTHERM ET075AHDSBNA

ET055AHDSBNA ECOTHERM ET055AHDSBNA

SUMMIT SUM45TAC

HEATMASTER HML140TA

SUMMIT SUM3TAC

SUMMIT SUM5TAC

EASYTEMP HCB112BTA

TRANE TR21174T

Jacuzzi JHP140

RUUD D2450TI-E

RUUD D3450TI-E

RUUD D4450TI-E

ECOSTEALTH OPTIMIZEP120TI

ECOSTEALTH OPTIMIZEP140HCTI

PHNIX PASRW030-P-BP2

PHNIX PASRW040-P-BP2

Sunblazer (SB) SB128AHDSBLA

NAUTYL PHCP65A

NAUTYL PHCP50A

Trevinium HP75TREE

Aqua comfort technologies
ACT – 1100T5S
ACT – 1250 HCT 6S
ACT-1250T6S
ACT-1500T7S
ACT – 1750T7S
ACT – 7504TS

Aqua Pro systems
ECO 600
ECO pro 120 TI
Eco pro 140 HCTI
J- H127C
Pro – 1100
Pro – 1100 E
Pro – 1100 ETC
Pro – 1300
Pro – 1300 H- C
Pro- 1300 HC
Pro- 1300 HCTCE
Pro – 1300 TCE
Pro 1400
Pro 1400 H-C
Sun – 1100
Sun-1100E
Sun- 1100 ETC
Sun – 1300
Sun- 1300 HC
Sun- 1300 HCTCE
Sun – 1300 TCE
VIGOH77

Built right pool heaters
BR100-1
BR100-1S7
BR100-1 XW
BR110-1
BR115-1
BR115-1 S7
BR115-1 XW
BR80-1 XW

Hayward Pool Products
BHP21254T
BHP31204T
HCB110BTA
HCB125BTA
HCB140BTA
HCB50BTA
HCB65BTA
HCB95BTA
HML110TA
HML125TA
HML50TA
HML95TA
HP21004T
HP21124T
HP21254T
HP31204T
HP40B
HP50A
HP50B
HP50HA
HP55BEE
HP55TR
HP65B
HP65B1
HP65BEE
HP75A
PHCP110
PHCP50
PHCP65
PHCP80
SUM25TA
SUM3TA
SUM45TA
SUM5TA
SUM8TA
SUMXL112
SUMXL140
TR21174T
TR21474T

Nirvana Chauffeur Piscine
F100BB-6A1HA
F100CP-6A1HA
F100GG-6A1HA
F100GT-6A1HA
F120BB-6A1HA
F120CP-6A1HA
F120GG-6A1HA
F120GT-6A1HA
F140CP-6A1HA
F140GG-6A1HA
F140GT-6A1HA
F50BB-6A1HA
F50CP-6A1HA
F50GG-6A1HA
F50GT-6A1HA
F65BB-6A1H
F65CP-6A1HA
F65GT-6A1HA
F80BB-6A1HA
F80CP-6A1HA
F80GG-6A1HA
F80GT-6A1HA
FC120VF-6A1HA

Pentair Aquatic Systems
460928
460929
460930
460931
460932
460933
460934
460935
460937
460958
460959
460960
460961
469962
460963
469964
460965
460967