At H2ofun we are finding that heat pumps are becoming more and more popular as swimming pool owners are looking for long term, reliable and cost effective ways to heat their swimming pools. The most popular brand we have sold this year by far is the Competition Heat Pump.

The competition heat pump comes in two styles, the Competition CA Range and the Competition RA Range. Both ranges and all sizes of heat pumps have titanium heat exchanges and come with an outstanding 5 year warrenty plan.

The most popular heat pump we have sold out of the Competition Range is the competition 9kw ra. This heat pump is suitable for most small to medium size inground swimming pools with a capacity of no more than 10,000 gallons and above ground pools such as Wooden Pools with a capacity of no more than 6,000 gallons. These heaters have been very popular on above ground pools such as the Plastica Wooden Pool and the Vogue above ground pool. One of the upgrades we offer on these pools is to upgrade the swimming pool pump which on some pool packages does not have the appropriate flow rate. If the flow rate is not high enough the heater will not work. A flow rate of 1,500 gallons p/h is the minimum required.

Competition CA Range 15kw, 23kw, 30kw - Suitable for outdoor installation only. Costing half the price of other leading manufactures, the CA range offers a titanium heat exchanger, scroll compressor as standard ensuring that you receive many years of reliable service which is why this heater comes with an unbeatable 5 year warrenty plan.

Competition RA 9kw, 15kw - this heat pump can be installed indoors or outdoors. The RA model consists of the same integral parts as the CA range but has the circulation fan mounted on the side, therefore extracting and exhausting the air from the sides. The RA can only be installed indoors providing that adequate ventilation is available. Heat pumps are designed to be in an outdoor enviroment so there may be a chance you will lose a small percentage of effciency.

For further information on heat pumps please give us a call on 08454084976 or send us an email

A number of our customers have recently been asking for advise with reagrds to the quality and balance of their swimming pool water. As a number of these requests have resulted in us advising them that their pools have been over stabilised, we have compiled a list of advice. The following advice is recommended by Fi-Clor; a leading manufacturer of pool chemicals.

Symptoms of Overstabilisation:

• Green algae, although chlorine is present
• Lack of sparkle; dull appearance
• Usual shock treatment does not clear the water
• Chlorine consumption has increased
• General green tint to the water
• Water does not look inviting

What is Overstabilisation?

Overstabilisation is an excess of cynuric acid (stabaliser) in the water. This cynuric acid comes from the stabilised chlorine granules or tablets that you use to sanitise your pool. Stabiliser is essential to prolong the activity of free chlorine as it prevents chlorine been stripped by the suns UV rays, but over time it may have a detrimental effect to your water quality. If the level builds up in the water, it can eventually begin inhibit chlorine activity, leading to the above problems.

Ideal cynuric acid levels should be at 30-60mg/l(ppm). Our 4 way test strips offer cynuric acid testing or you can come into our H2O Fun shop, in Kent, for a test carried out by our experts.

Solutions to Overstabilisation:

One solution is to semi drain the pool and top up with fresh water, although this can often be time consuming, expensive and sometimes illegal in hose pipe ban summers. The answer is to use a stabiliser free chlorine. Fi clor superfast granules are recommended but are currently not on the site. They are available through our H2O Fun shop or you can call to place an order. Alternatively you can order stabiliser free shock chlorine from our relax pool chemicals range.

It just might be possible that this weekend looks like a hot one!! So the BBQ’s and Swimming Pools just might be needed for that Indian Summer. Metcheck has a great BBQ invite feature on its website so dust down the BBQ, put the Swimming Pool Heater on and most importantly keep your fingers crossed.