Installation
Note:  Remove the plywood base-board and save for future use. You will find your extra parts inside the dome heater. Once the unit is in place with the blower inside it, replace the plywood base-board to create a better air seal.

Dome heaters operate by forcing the pool's warm water through the dome heater unit. Normally, they are easily "plumbed" in at either the pool heater return line coming directly off the pool heater using the method described below,

OR if you are fortunate enough to have a pool cleaner/vacuum that plugs into your pool wall fitting you can hook the dome heater supply line to the wall fitting. Use either the male fitting attached to your cleaner/vacuum or buy another fitting from a local pool supply. This is the simplest method.

Installing at the Pool Heater:

There are 2 extra items you will need to install the dome heater if you're hooking it directly into the return line just off the pool heater.

1. 1.5" PVC "T" with a standard hose bib attached.

2. An adequate length of hose insulation to reach from your hose bib to the desired location of your heater. This soft foam insulation is available at your local hardware store and is the same type used to insulate a 1" pipe from freezing.

3. Plumb the hose bib into your pool heater return line as shown. Connect the female end of the hose provided to the hose bib. Place the dome heater over the blower and cut the hose to proper length. Allow enough length of hose to insert the end of the hose into the hole in the side of Dome Heater and an extra 7". Slip the end of the hose over the copper tube and secure with the stainless steel worm clamp provided. The other end of the hose connects through the hole on the front of the dome heater and is attached the same way as the previous hose connection. Once this length has been determined, cut the hose and discard any left over hose material.

4. Route the hose under the cable anchor of the dome and discharges directly into the pool. It's  a good idea to allow the discharge hose to dangle in the water a couple of feet. 

5. Once the unit is "plumbed" properly, install the foam insulation on the part of the hose that comes from the hose-bib to the actual heater.

The dome heater is activated by turning on the hot water supply at the hose bib and turning on your pool pump if it is not already on. For safety reasons, keep small children away from the discharge hose in the pool as the water may at times be fairly warm. 

Dome heater part

 

 

 
Swimming Pool dome discharge hose

  If you live in an area that experiences very cold temperatures, of 35 degrees farenheit or colder, the water to the Dome Heater must be turned off and the Dome Heater must be drained. Compressed air needs to be blown through the hose and Dome Heater. If you do not have an Air Compressor, you may be able to put your mouth on the hose end and blow through the hose to get the water out. Water left in the Dome Heater may freeze and rupture the tubing. Please be very careful, as wet or moist lips may freeze to the metal on the hose. The Garden Hose can also be insulated to achieve greater efficiency. By insulating the Garden Hose, less heat is lost on the way to the Dome Heater, therefore, making it warmer inside the Dome and this helps keep the Hose from freezing and rupturing.
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