Question 1

Why is the heater only warming up the top part of the water?

Accepted Answer

The filter pump is probably not strong enough to circulate the water enough,I stick my arm in the pool and swish the water around for a minute mixing the hot and cold water together then cover the pool again for it to heat up again.My pool 8ft (1500 litres) heated up to 34°c in 18 hours and got a 10ft (3500 litres) pool upto 37°c in just over 2 days by helping the hot and cold water to mix .Hope this helps.

Question 2

Will this produce a noticeably warm stream of water? we have one and what comes out the pipe is barely warm! are they all like this, or is ours bust?

Accepted Answer

A quick calculation tells me that when used with a 2000 litres/hour pump, the outlet temperature would only be 0.9 degrees Centigrade above the inlet. So it wouldn't feel noticeably warmer.  Extending this a bit further, I'd expect a 2x3 metre pool (3834 litres) to heat up by about 0.5 degrees C per hour, WITHOUT any heat losses. This might even be true if the air temperature is higher than the water temperature !  Either way, you are probably going to use about 20 kW hours of electricity to raise the temperature by 5 degrees. Check the cost of your electricity to see why you probably wouldn't want to run this 24/7 ...

Question 3

How long is the cable? I don't know how people can achieve plugging these devices in without an extension lead!

Accepted Answer

I bought an extension lead with a water proof multi point box attached, the kind you would use for outdoor Christmas decorations. I bought mine from B & Q from memory approx. £25, this is a safer way to wire up bearing in mind there's lots of water about!

Question 4

Do I need a filter to be purchased to make this work please? I ve just taken this out of the box and it seems to mention filter....

Accepted Answer

This should be connected to the outflow of your filter pump.  The pump will then push the water through the heater.   Without a pump the heater will not work as no water will be circulating through it.

ASIN	B000PGQ3HI
Batteries included?	No
Best Sellers Rank	19,632 in Garden ( See Top 100 in Garden ) 7 in Pool Heaters
Brand	Intex
Color	black\|blue\|grey\|silver
Customer Reviews	3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars (3,896)
Date First Available	1 Jan. 2007
Fuel type	Electric
Height	45.1 centimetres
Is discontinued by manufacturer	No
Item display length	25.1 centimetres
Item display width	25.1 centimetres
Item model number	28684
Manufacturer	Intex Spain
Material type	Polyvinyl Chloride
Number of pieces	1
Product Dimensions	25.1 x 25.1 x 45.1 cm; 2.58 kg
Seasons	Spring-Summer
Weight	2.58 Kilograms

Intex Pool Heater

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