Heating Costs
At 1st-direct we provide many different ways in order to heat your pool. The most common question we are asked is how much the cost of heating will be. To help answer this question we have now produced a Heating Running Costs Comparison chart. This will provide an approximate running cost per year for each method of heating therefore helping you choose the best heating appliance for your swimming pool.
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Pool Surface Area |
Electricity Day Rate
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LPG Bottled Gas |
Economy Night Rate |
Oil |
Natural Gas |
Heat Pump Electric |
Sq.ft |
Sq.M |
8p/kW/hr |
26p/litre |
4p/kW/hr |
34p/litre |
48p/Therm |
8p/kW/hr |
250 |
24 |
£780 |
£450 |
£400 |
£350 |
£245 |
£190 |
300 |
28 |
£940 |
£540 |
£480 |
£420 |
£305 |
£230 |
350 |
33 |
£1110 |
£630 |
£560 |
£490 |
£365 |
£270 |
400 |
37 |
£1270 |
£720 |
£640 |
£560 |
£410 |
£305 |
450 |
42 |
£1420 |
£810 |
£710 |
£630 |
£460 |
£345 |
500 |
46 |
£1575 |
£900 |
£790 |
£700 |
£510 |
£380 |
550 |
51 |
£1730 |
£990 |
£870 |
£770 |
£565 |
£420 |
600 |
56 |
£1900 |
£1080 |
£950 |
£840 |
£615 |
£450 |
700 |
65 |
£2220 |
£1260 |
£1115 |
£985 |
£720 |
£525 |
Note: All figures are approximate. Prices excluding V.A.T where applicable.
These figures are based on the following:
1. Outside air temperature minimum 8°C.
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