![]() ![]() Summit was a reliable heat pump that was bought by Hayward. Some that went out of business or were sold that I used to repair like, Turcotte, Focustemp, and Summit. I have seen some quality heat pumps come out of Canada like Thermeau, Nirvana, Waterco, Nautyl. When you have an emergency you want a part or a service person fast. I don’t understand if you have a great manufacturer in your back yard why you would look someplace else. I have people in Florida near some of the best heat pump manufacturers in the world looking to buy heat pumps from other countries. Also the water pressure switch should be tested to make sure the heat pump shuts off when the filter pump shuts down. If an HVAC person is checking the unit, maybe check the freon pressure and the temperature difference between the outside air and the air blown out by the fan. I come from a service background so I like to see it done but I have also seen 15 years old models running without ever being touched. Maybe oil the fan motor if it isn’t sealed from the factory. An HVAC or electrician should tighten the electrical connections every few years. The outside coils should be rinsed off of dirt and even salt if you are anywhere near the ocean. AquaCal used to have a plastic lid that closed over the fan when the unit turned off to stop debris from getting inside. Make sure the circuit breaker is off and that you don’t get the water near the electrical components. It is always a good idea to wash out the insides to get any dirt and leaves that might have slipped past the fan motor and fan blade. Really pool heaters are just big air conditioners, so many of the same types of service needs to be done to them. Most people never do anything until they need a service call. I am regularly asked what maintenance needs to be done to swimming pool heat pumps. If anyone has any trouble shooting questions please write, text or call and I will try to help out. If it starts raining frogs then you have bigger problems than your pool heater and I would take cover inside. You might have to seal up some holes when that happens. They got in their when they were little and then grew too big to get out. I have even seen a opossum and huge frogs in the control panel. Electrical controls like contactors and relays are taken out by ants many times especially in the South. If you have no choice and can’t move it then maybe put a 6 foot gutter over the heat pump. ![]() They are designed to be outside for 15 years but are not designed to get a flood of water from the roof during a rain storm. Many times that is because they are installed just under the drip edge of the roof. Fan motors on pool heaters sometimes fail. That could be a figure from the air conditioning / heating industry but I am sure it is close. I think one in 5000 pool heat pumps lose a compressor. The big elephant repairs are pretty rare. Check that before you pay for a service call on your heater. Tripped breakers and blown fuses are common. If it does dry out then everything is normal. You can also turn the swimming pool heat pump off for a day to see if the area dries out. If you are ever in doubt that it is condensation you can test it with a chlorine strip to see if it reacts to pool chemicals. The more water on the ground the better the heat pump is heating. 99.9% of the time that is normal condensation that is caused when you take heat out of the air to put in the pool you bring the air below the dew point and water then drips out of the pool heater. The next most common call is that the heat pump is leaking water. The unions are inside the access panel usually taped to a PVC pipe so that they don’t get lost of or broken in shipment. The most common call that I get is that there are no unions included on their new heatpump. My goal has always been to have give people a comfortable pool that they can use for the longest possible time where they live. A pool is supposed to be fun and relieve stress and not cause you stress with operational problems. That isn’t too good for my business model now but maybe customer referrals will make up for that. I hope that the ones that I like now will have the same performance. Some of my favorite brands that I sent out 15 to 20 years ago are still running and have never been touched by a mechanic. They are still just machines, and sometimes they need to be repaired. My favorite models have the least issues of course. I was thinking about swimming pool heat pump service problems today. ![]()
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