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> I use my 10k gallon pool to dump heat from the house into until its thermal capacity has been reached That sounds amazing. I can't seem to find any commerci
by photojosh 9y ago
> I use my 10k gallon pool to dump heat from the house into until its thermal capacity has been reached
That sounds amazing. I can't seem to find any commercial solutions for that, only a DIY-ish toggle between a heat exchanger cooled by the pool pump and the usual condensor. Is that what you've done? Guessing this would also work for heating during winter; use the pool water when it's above ambient?
While looking, I did come across a tangentially related problem I thought was interesting too: cooling your pool in summer. [1]
[0]: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/how-to/how-to-heat-swimming-pool-air-conditioner https://www.thisoldhouse.com/how-to/how-to-heat-swimming-poo...
[1]: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-28/cold-pool-in-hot-heat-solved-darwin-man/9487984 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-28/cold-pool-in-hot-heat-...
- toomuchtodo 9y agoI bought the below heat exchanger system, which dropped right in to my pool equipment and condenser redridgeant lines. It would work in the winter if the pool was above ambient temp, but that rarely happens so I primarily use the condenser unit in heat pump mode to heat the house on cold days. There is a controller that takes the pool temp as input, and switches the valves between the heat exchanger or the air condenser, while ensuring the pool pump is running. http://www.hotspotenergy.com/pool-heater/ http://www.hotspotenergy.com/pool-heater/