Reviewing The Key Parts of the Pentair Pool Heater Mastertemp 400

If you have a pool heat pump, which you use often, then most probably you’ve decent knowledge about how they work. But whether you’re an experienced user or a newcomer to pool heating gadgets, one thing doesn’t change - pool heat pumps have many parts. Both small and big parts work in harmony to deliver the desired job with greater efficiency. Putting it simply, pool heater parts have an important role to play in heating your pool.

If you’re not a pool heating technician, then obviously you have very little knowledge about what each part does. That is why this post has been written. In this blog, you’ll review some important parts of Pentair pool heater mastertemp 400 that you, as a pool owner, should know about. Some parts may seem familiar, while others may look alien.

Anyway, you’ll learn their working in detail giving you a good grasp of your pool heat pump. So, let’s get started.

Temperature sensor 

Can you imagine how your pool heater detects that it is time to stop heating? You just set your desired temperature, and the pool heat pump takes care of everything. But how does it keep a tab on temperature changes with complete accuracy? It is the temperature sensor that does the task of monitoring the temperature of all incoming water to your heat pump.

This sensor enables your heater to adjust itself according to the current temperature of the water. Means, when your pool water starts freezing, the pump gets activated and starts heating. At the same time, the temperature sensor monitors the steady increase in temperature. As soon as the sensor notices the desired temperature set by you, it alerts the heat pump to stop working for a while. Quite impactful for such a small part!

Compressor 

Many pool owners think that the compressor is one of the most important pool heat pump parts. And the reason is obvious, it generates the heat to warm the water that you enjoy. Actually, this part works to compress the warm refrigerant gas produced by the evaporator coil.

While the compressor is running, warm gas is compressed into a hot gas and pumped into the heat exchanger. That is to say, the compressor intensifies the heat your pool naturally gains, raising its temperature and adapting it for heat distribution.

Defrost Sensor 

Your pool heat pump takes care of both hot and cold water, but there’s a part that prevents it from getting too cold to the point of freezing. The Defrost Sensor is that key part of your pentair pool heater mastertemp 400, which prevents the water from freezing.

Your evaporator coil gradually gets colder when the air it draws in gets chillier all year round. The defrost sensor keeps a tab on the temperature of the evaporator coil, activating the defrost instrument when needed. Hence, when you detect frost on your evaporator coil in the colder months, which is normal, it means your defrost sensor is running in the background to thaw it out.

The Sum Up

These are just a few parts but there are more which will be covered in the subsequent posts. So, keep coming back to learn about your pool heat pump parts.