The Bestway Pool Heater is an effective way to warm up water in your above ground pool, creating a comfortable and relaxing environment to swim, paddle or play in. We can also advise on the best choice of heater for your above ground pool to suit your pool size and budget Please be aware that the solar mats’ effectiveness depends on the amount of sunlight they receive. If it is not sunny, they will not be effective which is why I have both electric and solar heat mats to swop between as and when needed. Pros

There are a few of these solar pool heaters around. However, I prefer this Intex model over the very similar Bestway alternative because this Intex Eco-Friendly Solar Heating Mat comes with pipes that push on (not screw), which most pools have. The Bestway solar mat has a screw-on fittings, so you might need to buy attachments to make it compatible with your pool unless it has screw-on fitting. DO NOT use the pool heater without the filter pump running. The heater needs water inside it to work and it’s the filter pump that pushes the water there. When turning off your pool system, turn off the heater first and then the filter pump. If you have an Intex or even a Bestway above-ground pool then this is a great electric pool heater to consider. I find that it’s not cheap to run but then nothing is cheap at the moment with energy prices. To give you an idea, it’s costing me around 90p an hour to run according to my smart meter, however, this is well worth spending and the pool is used more now too. Warm up your pool water with this Bestway Pool Heater. Compatible with Easy Set, Fast Set, Pro Frame and Metal Frame above ground pools up to 12ft diameter that use flexible hose & jubilee clips for connecting the pump to the pool. Uses the most eco-friendly heating agent on the market: the GWP R32 refrigerant. It's perfect for keeping operating costs low and enjoying a warm pool. (Tested at 26°C air and water conditions)The two units can handle 1.25 and 1.5-inch hoses for connectivity use. The Intex model uses a 1.25-inch base while including adapters for a 1.5-inch hose.

When using any electric pool heater, remember that you’re heating a great deal of water through a relatively small appliance. It will take quite a while (hours or even a day or so) for the entire pool of water to reach the temperature you want. And that adds quite a cost to your electric bill. Pros Heats between 0.5C & 1.5C p/h 220-240V~50Hz, 2,800W at 20∫C, increases the swimming pool water temperature by approximately 0.5-1.5∫C/h (1-3∫F/h) depending on total water volume, But while Bestway has the advantage, both Bestway and Intex have done quite well with producing great pool heaters. So let’s start from first principles. If you get a cold drink and a hot cup of tea and leave them both on the table for an hour what happens? The cold drink gets warm and the hot drink gets cold. The liquid warms up or cools down to the ambient temperature surrounding it. It is exactly the same with your pool. The only difference is your pool sits there day and night so whilst it may warm up some in the day it will cool down at night. So if you do nothing the water will reach the average day/night temperature for the time of year. In a typical british summer that is about 17C (63F), not especially warm. First things firstYou do have to pay in additional costs on your electric bill for the luxury of warm water in your above ground pool. But given that, the choice comes down to an electric pool heater for significant jumps in water temperature or a solar heating mat for smaller temperature rises. Your choice could depend on the climate you live in (cooler and overcast vs warmer and sunny), the size of your pool, or how often you plan to swim. The Bestway pool heater review is the next one to see. The size of the Bestway mat is a little different in that the setup is 43×67 inches in size. You can also select a convenient day to receive your delivery by choosing a named day delivery (delivery on working days only). If your existing pump and filter set does not have sufficient flow rate for your pool heater, then we sell a range of four sizes of pump/filter sets for above ground pools