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SPN JUN 2011 EnergySavings
www.swimmingpoolnews.co.uk
New warnings of substantial energy price increases throughout 2011 has only heightened the issues facing swimming pool owners on the costs of running and maintaining their pools. The combination of sensible new product investment, good housekeeping and strong management still offers hope that strong cost saving results can be achieved
By Alan Lewis
Solar-powered ‘Roll Sun’ cover available from Golden Coast
Any audit of a pool’ss energy savings will include:
• pumps which reduce electricity, measuring, control and dosage costs
• systems that reduce use of water useage, treatment products and energy,
• the ability to reduce on chlorine costs
One of the problems in a sector of the market now bursting with products aimed at providing cost saving energy solutions is that not all pool operators have the capital investment to start major refurbishments and upgrades to their equipment to allow them to make worthwhile savings. The good news is however, that so much can be done with good value products used as part of a pro-active energy savings programme which includes planned pool maintenance, good housekeeping and efficient operations backed with energy efficient products. Saving energy not only benefits the environment but also cuts costs. Energy efficient solutions are readily available in the market whether it be on how to reduce energy consumption using existing equipment or by products such as dual speed filtration pumps, heat retention pool covers, LED lights or the simple installation of time clocks on relevant equipment. Energy efficiency has been highlighted as one of the key areas for improvement with the brief of commercial pools to become ‘greener’ as pools also deal with new more stringent budgets in 2011. Low maintenance costs and energy efficiency through the use of heat pumps for example continues to be a priority at community pools throughout the UK.
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The momentum for environmental and energy and cost-related effects focuses on pumps, measuring, control and dosage systems, filters and water treatment products and pools with low energy consumption that not only significantly reduces energy use but also CO2 emissions.
ast rising energy prices have put even more pressure on pool owners to do something about energy efficiency.
DON’T ALLOW HEAT TO BE WASTED Having gone to the expense of heating a pool it is pointless to allow the heat to be wasted. One solution is a solar-powered ‘Roll Over’ DEL cover, available in the UK from Golden Coast. Utilising DEL’s thermal slats, both the roller and slats are hidden from view within a strong bench- type unit, available in IPE wood or white PVC casings that is strong enough for people to sit on. The automatic ‘Roll Energy’ system also has a solar power option, with its motor situated inside the roller thereby removing the need for the traditional exterior motor pit.
Their stable mate, the solar-powered ‘Roll Sun’, offers all the benefits of an automatic thermal pool cover without being a drain on mains electricity. Energy saving has also come to pumps with the Badu Eco-Touch pump that has revolutionised water quality, energy consumption and operating costs as a result of innovative motor technology. The new ‘Touch I’ and ‘Touch II’ controllers allow simple operation of the pump precisely where it’s needed. The control units make operating the pumps more convenient, with the Touch I offering manual selection of the three speed settings whilst the Touch II has a built-in timer to activate the required speeds for pre-determined periods. Using a patented permanent magnet motor that incorporates an axial or EX motor, the Badu ‘Eco Touch’ has been designed for pools from 30sq m to 70sq m. Its single phase motor has three pre-set speeds: a low speed for night-time operations, a middle speed for filtration and a high speed for backwashing – the lower the operating speed, the greater reduction in energy costs.
The slower filtration at the middle speed results in improved water quality as the need for water treatment products is reduced, thereby helping the environment. Equally, a continuous load on the overall filtration system at
peak times is prevented, which results in an extended life for the equipment.
‘Sunburst’ uses evacuated solar tube collector technology, the insulating efficiency of which creates a vacuum around the internal copper heat pipe. This can result in temperatures of up to 250°C being reached inside the copper pipe, far more than traditional black solar panels.
HEATSAVR OFFERS BIO-DEGRADABLE SOLUTION
Heatsavr, the bio-degradable liquid which forms a transparent monomolecular layer over the surface of a pool, is now being used by an increasing number of private and commercial pools. The Heatsavr layer reduces evaporation, which not only saves on water heating, but with indoor pools can significantly reduce the cost of humidity control and air heating. An automatic dosing system ensures the correct dose of Heatsavr is added at the same time each day. For over fifty years, scientists have known a monolayer spread across the surface of a liquid can dramatically reduce evaporation and energy loss, but until Flexible Solutions developed their patented Heatsavr over 16 years ago, no one was able to make a monolayer spread reliably and inexpensively or re-group effectively after the water had been disturbed.
Bob White, Managing Director of Heatsaver Ltd, the UK distributors, who introduced the product to the UK market eight years ago, says Heatsavr is a fully automatic cover with a difference.
The Badu Eco-Touch pump features innovative motor technology
STRIDES IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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