FibroPool Swimming Pool Heat Pump - FH255 55,000 BTU - for Above and In Ground Pools and Spas - High Efficiency, All Electric Heater - No Natural Gas or Propane Needed

Living in the Notheast this has extended our swim season by 4-6 weeks. Going into our 4 season and working great. Very well built and the best purchase for the pool I’ve made.

So far so good. Our pool has a lot of shade so the water would get cold. This counters that out. It runs when the pool pump does and my pool is about 20k gallons in ground (so the heater is undersized). It keeps the water much closer to ambient temperatures which is what we wanted, we're not trying to swim in the winter. I'm thinking about adding a second one. We have a giant solar system so it's free for us to run them.You have to plumb this in front of the chlorinator, I also installed a tee at the unit so I could gravity drain the unit. I put a tee after my filter, and a check valve on the return line so I could bypass the heater in the winter.On their web site you can buy a controller relocation kit for 45 dollars

After wasting about $300 trying to make a solar pool heater using polyethylene tubing (search youtube and you'll see some designs, trust me, they don't work!). I decided to invest in this heat pump. Prior to purchasing, I had several questions and the staff over at FibroPool were prompt to reply and answer my questions. The pump arrived in perfect condition via a freight trucker. The installation was a breeze (I am fairly handy though). I put my heater on a homemade plywood base with locking casters so I can move it and store it away at the end of the season. I also installed it about 15 feet away from the pool so I had to run some 1.5" pvc piping up and across my covered patio. I live in the NYC area and put up an 8'x16'x42" Intex pool every year in our small backyard for the kids. We only get about 3 hours of sunlight due to the shadows caused by the house and detached garage, so the pool only heats up to about 77 degrees on its own. Fine for the kids, but not my wife and I. We like it warmer. I set this bad boy to 88'F and turn it on in the morning before I leave for work. It's up to 88'F a few hours later and the wife and kids are enjoying the pool all afternoon. I enjoy it myself in the evenings. This heater is a beast! We got back from vacation the other day and the pool temp had dropped to 72'F. I put the pump on at 7:30 in the morning and it was 88'F by mid-afternoon. I love this thing. It was the best investment for my pool. Another great feature, the heater blows cold air out of the fan while operating, so it cools off my covered patio while I sit back there and work on my laptop. It's a win-win. If you can swing it, go for it. I believe it has a 10 year warranty or something like that so that's also what sold me on it. I also bought their jandy style 2" 3-way valve and designed a diverter with some pvc fittings which sends the pump water to the pool heater with a simple turn. You can see my review and photo under that product description.

The media could not be loaded. This has been a 2 week long nightmare. Paid an electrician, paid a plumber, got everything all hooked up and then the fan won’t work. Called electrician back out again, not an electrical problem. Every time I call the company I get a fax machine tone. Now I am going to have to pay a pool professional to come out next or figure out a way to return this huge heater. I’ve spent way to much money on this and can’t even get the customer service help I need…Update, after paying for a pool repair man to service the fan and fix the broken parts, fibropool said to send them the invoice and now they aren’t going to reimburse any of the money I had to pay for their broken equipment, I’m so disgusted. Buyer beware!!

Quality seems good. As you can see by the picture, I had to get creative with the PVC piping. The fan exhaust needs 3 ft to work effectively. My plan was to have the unit facing the pool pump. My pool is 15k gallons. I don't think this size would heat up the pool in the heart of a southern Arizona winter, but it will definitely add a solid month on each end of the season.

I bought this heater for a 10,000 gal in ground pool. The installation was easy, you can find a detailed installation video on youtube if you look for the model and brand that is very helpful. It took a couple of days to get the water to the desired temperature (97F) but my kids had use it daily since. We stopped using the pool in September last year due to the low temperature of the water that has been at least below 74 F so I decided to invest in this heater to be able to get the most out of the pool and it has worth every penny so far. It has consumed an average of 16kWh per day but I have noticed that for the last four days that have been hot outside (above 90F during the day) it consumes around 8 kWh daily to keep the temperature at 97F. I cover the pool at nights with a solar plastic cover and it had helped the pool to avoid heat loss. The heater is quite and easy to program and use. I definitely recommend this heater if you want to get the pool experience to the next level.

Fibropool heat Pump - clock and scheduling to turn on and off automatically not working. I called support, and the only option was to leave a voice mail. I’m Still waiting for the callback.