Pool Heating With Wood: How To Choose A Wood-burning Water Heater? Popular Pool Stoves

2024 Author: Beatrice Philips | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-18 12:09

On the territory of a country house or summer cottage, you can often see a frame pool. The demand for such structures is growing every day, so it is not at all surprising that along with this, the number of questions about maintenance and care of them, as well as about how to heat them, increases.

Many are interested in information on how to heat the water in the pool. That is why we decided in this article to talk about one of the most effective and affordable methods. This method involves the use of firewood.

Pros and cons

There are many options that you can use to heat your pool water. But it is wood-burning boilers that are most popular.

Heating the pool with wood-burning stoves is due to a number of advantages, among which it is worth noting:

• quick installation of the structure;
• simplicity and ease of use;
• fuel cost;
• rather fast heating of water.

Another great advantage of this type of oven is that you can make it yourself . This will require materials, tools, knowledge of technology and experience in using the welding machine.

Of course, there are disadvantages, which also need to be said:

• the boiler, in which the wood is burning, must be constantly monitored, because this is an open fire;
• under no circumstances should children be allowed to approach the appliance;
• be sure to follow the safety rules;
• the equipment is not automated - there is no possibility to select and set the required temperature regime.

In addition, in order for the water temperature to be maintained, firewood must be constantly thrown into the boiler.

Principle of operation

A wood-fired boiler is a simple and primitive design. Its main elements are a firebox and a coil.

• Firebox (or outer shell) . It is made of high quality hardened steel, which does not deform under the influence of high temperatures and loses its original properties. The firebox can be of different shapes and sizes.
• Coil . It is a thick-walled steel pipe that is specially shaped during the manufacturing process. It is located inside the structure and is connected to the pump.

Let's see how the boiler works and how it heats the water. So, the process of heating water is as follows:

• the wood boiler must be correctly connected to the circulation pump;
• the pump turns on, and the water then enters the coil;
• firewood is placed in the firebox (it is desirable that they are dry and small), set on fire, the water in the coil begins to heat up under the influence of fire;
• through another pump, the already heated water flows back into the pool.

The circulation of water in the coil should occur fairly quickly so that it does not have time to boil, but only heats up well . For this, it is advisable to purchase a pump that is characterized by high power.

This can be a standard pump or a circulation pump.

Popular models

The range of models of wood-burning stoves is very diverse. Today, many companies that manufacture frame pools also produce heaters for them. The most famous manufacturers of swimming pool stoves are:

• Bosch;
• Buderus;
• Zota;
• Protherm;
• Evan.

Most often, the consumer buys the company's products Buderus . This is a German brand that has been manufacturing heating devices for many years. As for wood-burning boilers for heating water in the pool, I would like to note the following models: S111–32D, S111–45D, S171–22W, S17–50W.

How to choose?

When choosing a wood-burning stove for heating water in a frame tank, you need to take into account many factors that affect not only the result, but also the safety of people. You need to consider:

• the volume and dimensions of the equipment;
• material from which the structure is made;
• the power of the pump to be connected to the boiler;
• the volume of water that will need to be heated by the device;
• price;
• manufacturer.

Experts recommend buying solid fuel boilers of well-known brands, which guarantee the quality, reliability, long service life and safety of their products.

If you have already decided to use a wood-burning boiler for heating water, make sure that there is enough fuel - firewood.

You can find out how to heat the pool with a wood-fired boiler below.