The Swimming Pool Heat Pump Comparison Guide

The keys to choosing a swimming pool heat pump consists of knowing what size you need and what makes one brand model different from the rest. To help you out, we have comprised a chart of four different heat pumps and listed the important specs that you should look for when choosing a heat pump.

The heat pumps we have compared are from Jandy, Pentair, Hayward and AquaCal. They are in the 110k BTU to 118K BTU range because there is no standard heating temperature. This list only features the important items we felt were most relevant when looking for a heat pump and of course each heat pump offer other features but this way we get to compare what would be like comparing the heat pump “engine sizes”.

	Jandy A.E. AE2500T	Pentair ThermaFlo 900	Hayward Titanium HeatPro	AquaCal HeatWave H120
BTU	118K	117K	110K	110K
COP	5.4	4.4	5.8	5.7
Breaker Size	50 amps	70 amps	50 amps	39 amps
Flow Rate min/max	30-125 GPM	30-125 GPM	30-75 GPM	30-70 GPM
Voltage	230	230	230	208-230
Heat Exchanger	Titanium	Titanium	Titanium	Titanium
Compressor Type	Scroll	Scroll	Scroll	Scroll
Electric temp control	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

One of the most important things that we have highlighted in the above table is the coefficient of performance (COP). COP is a number that represents how much energy will be created for the amount of energy used. For example, if you have a COP of 3.5, for each 1kW of energy used you will generate 3.5kW of heat.

You can read more on how heat pumps work to help you better choose the ideal heat pump for your specific swimming pool needs.