Our Pool Heater 2022/2023
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:44 pm
A few people have messaged me asking for details of this years electricity production through our pv panels. Still waiting for our final electric bill so will post later about our overall production and consumption.
However I have got details of our pool heater consumption. We have a Fairland pool heater along with a quantum, ultra violet, pool steriliser and a Lorenz solar pump. Our pool heater is only switched on during daylight hours, when we are using totally free electricity for our Lorenz pump.
During the 22/23, electric bill cycle, we used our pool heater from 15th March until the 19th April. By this time our pool was 28c and, with the pool cover, was holding its heat so we did not need the heater.
Our pool was switched back on, on the 2nd November and we maintained a water temperature of 27c. We ran it for 74 days between November and 10th January, when we went to the UK on holiday.
Used Meter, 1182.2 kwh. Total used, 1639.9 kwh. Cost with Net Metering, €76.85 @0.065 per kwh. The cost without a pv system would be €600.
We arrived back on Sunday and I put our pool heater back on on Monday morning. We have run it during daylight hours and got the temperature up from 18c to 28c in just 3 days. We used 120kwh through the meter and a total of 145kwh. Today we have maintained 28c by putting the pool heater on a lower setting, removing the pool cover during the day for swimming and using 32.5kwh.
However I have got details of our pool heater consumption. We have a Fairland pool heater along with a quantum, ultra violet, pool steriliser and a Lorenz solar pump. Our pool heater is only switched on during daylight hours, when we are using totally free electricity for our Lorenz pump.
During the 22/23, electric bill cycle, we used our pool heater from 15th March until the 19th April. By this time our pool was 28c and, with the pool cover, was holding its heat so we did not need the heater.
Our pool was switched back on, on the 2nd November and we maintained a water temperature of 27c. We ran it for 74 days between November and 10th January, when we went to the UK on holiday.
Used Meter, 1182.2 kwh. Total used, 1639.9 kwh. Cost with Net Metering, €76.85 @0.065 per kwh. The cost without a pv system would be €600.
We arrived back on Sunday and I put our pool heater back on on Monday morning. We have run it during daylight hours and got the temperature up from 18c to 28c in just 3 days. We used 120kwh through the meter and a total of 145kwh. Today we have maintained 28c by putting the pool heater on a lower setting, removing the pool cover during the day for swimming and using 32.5kwh.