Showing posts with label Pool heaters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pool heaters. Show all posts

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Health and Wellness with Heated Pools


Physical rehabilitation can be done in many ways depending on the clinical case of the patient. Pool therapy is highly recommended to post stroke patients, where they are given the chance to do basic range of motion with support.

·         Weight support and comfort- When your body is submerged 50% or more is supported by the water, this makes you feel at ease. Another is that it lessens the pain you feel during the session; pool heaters can be of great help in reducing pain as it helps in the dilation of your blood vessels giving your body good blood flow from top to toe. Pool heaters can also help in the relaxation and in reducing swelling.

·         Reduce fatigue- as you move your body in water, the resistance you feel is a good way to help strengthen your muscles and help in increasing your endurance. With the help of pool heaters, tensed muscles are relaxed, making it less painful as you move. However, when you have difficulty moving in water, equipment are available as floats or weights.

·         Decrease anxiety- in this case,   pool heaters are the number one tool in decreasing anxiety. Aside from the calming movement of water, the heat helps in reducing stress and relieving pain, resulting to decreased anxiety. This keeps the pool therapy going without complaints of pain.

For some who love water, pool therapy is their routine exercise; they see the activity more challenging and more effective compared to land therapies.

Maintenance and swimming pool repairs should be in a regular basis in this case, when we talk about extreme ages, these are the ones sensitive to almost everything such as extreme temperature, chlorine, and dirt. Keep in mind that never should you ignore the filters and the pool heaters for they are time bombs when not taken care of. 

Apollo Pools
235 West Brandon Boulevard
135 Brandon, FL 33511
(813) 703-1470



Monday, June 2, 2014

Pool Heaters: All Year Round



A pool owner wants to get the most out of their swimming pool, but in many areas, the swimming season might be limited to a few short months during summer. Pool heaters are known to be the best and most convenient way to lengthen your swimming time and also a way to prolong your swimming pool’s life. There is nothing such as a round of swimming in a warm-water pool in the cool seasons. A tepid to warm water swim/ bath is just a perfect exercise for the body and mind.

But adding a pool heater isn’t it all. You have to make a swimming time schedule as well as do your share of pool maintenance. Proper maintenance usually takes forth the swimming period by weeks if not months. There is some information that you need to know about pool heaters to be able to identify which maintenance tips are to be done.

Gas heaters are the most frequent sort of heaters getting used currently. The gas pool heater focuses on natural gas or propane tanks. The gas pool heaters are favorite hideout of spiders and other insects so it is best to keep the spider webs away and the debris off the heater to avoid blocking of the burner openings. Electric share pool heaters will also be a good idea as it is getting popular today. The pool heaters generate heat with assistance from heating elements. The element could possibly get coated with certain minerals contained in the environment. The heating process is hampered by this. You can easily take it out and clean with a wire brush. It is also required to restore the element. You can enhance the performance of the pool heater with a time setting system. This is often significantly useful in maintaining the effectiveness of the pool heater as the water will simply be heater as much as you would like.

To reduce heating costs, run the pool heater according to how often the pool is used. Gas burning pool heaters can warm swimming pool water relatively quickly. Depending on how often you use your swimming pool, it may be much more efficient to only run your pool heater when needed. The use of an alternative heat source such as a pool heat pump is also an efficient way to reduce pool heating costs. A heat pump utilizes the same process as an AC, except the process reserves and warms the pool from the outside heat.

Select annual investigations and get your pool heaters repaired immediately if you discover any problems.

Apollo Pools
235 W. Brandon Blvd Suite #135, Brandon, FL 33511
813-703-1470