TURBRO pool heat pump review
Titanium exchangers, five-year compressor cover and the most honest sentence about speed in this category. Then three efficiency claims with nothing behind them.
Quick picks
TURBRO's three units ranked by fit rather than by size, then the two alternatives worth weighing against them. Live prices come from the retail listings.
| # | Product | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Best overall TURBRO Manatee M18 18,000 BTU Above-Ground Pool Heat Pump 18,000 BTU on a standard 110-120V GFCI outlet, titanium exchanger, and a maker who tells you it takes days. | An above-ground pool up to about 6,000 gallons, with no 240V circuit available | |
| 2 |  Best mid-size TURBRO Beluga B33V 33,000 BTU Inverter Pool Heat Pump 33,000 BTU inverter for pools to 10,000 gallons, with a 5-year compressor warranty. Not for inflatable pools, and TURBRO says so. | An above-ground pool of 6,000 to 10,000 gallons with a 240V supply | |
| 3 |  Most output TURBRO Beluga B160V 143,450 BTU Full DC Inverter Pool Heat Pump 143,450 BTU for pools to 40,000 gallons, with vertical discharge that removes the front clearance problem. | A large inground pool where a 140,000 BTU class unit is the right size | |
| 4 |  The checkable alternative Dr. Infrared DR-1100HP 110,000 BTU Full DC Inverter Pool Heat Pump 110,000 BTU, and the only efficiency claim on this site you can verify from the maker's own published inputs. | An inground pool to about 32,000 gallons, for a buyer who wants the efficiency figure to be checkable | |
| 5 |  The established-brand option FibroPool FH255 55,000 BTU Pool Heat Pump 55,000 BTU with a published COP of 5.92 from a brand with a longer US track record. | A smaller pool where a full-size heat pump is more machine than the water needs | |
| 6 |  Cheaper than any of them Sun2Solar 1600 Series Ultimate Blue Solar Cover A heat pump replaces heat the pool loses overnight. A cover stops it leaving, for a fiftieth of the price. | An inground pool you cover most nights, every season |
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What TURBRO publishes, across the line
| Manatee M18 | Beluga B33V | Beluga B160V | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated output | 18,000 BTU/hr | 33,000 BTU/hr | 143,450 BTU/hr max |
| Pool size named | Up to 6,000 gal | Up to 10,000 gal | Up to 40,000 gal |
| Supply | 110-120V, GFCI plug, IPX4 | Not stated as plug-in | Not stated as plug-in |
| Compressor | Single speed | Full DC inverter | Full DC inverter |
| Heat exchanger | Titanium | Titanium | Titanium |
| Claimed efficiency | COP 5.5 | COP up to 15.8, cited to AHRI 1160 | COP up to 14.67 |
| Inputs published to check it | No | No | No |
| Warranty | 2-year full machine | 2-year machine, 5-year compressor | 2-year full unit, 5-year compressor |
| Notable | The speed note below | Not recommended for inflatable pools | Vertical discharge, microchannel coil, UL |
Three titanium exchangers and a five-year compressor term on two of them is a better specification sheet than the price suggests. The efficiency row is the problem.
The COP claims, taken apart
A coefficient of performance is heat moved divided by electricity consumed. A good pool heat pump genuinely achieves something in the range of 5 to 6 in warm air, which is why the established brands quote figures in that region when they quote any at all. TURBRO prints 15.8 on one unit and 14.67 on another.
Those numbers are not lies so much as measurements of something else. An inverter compressor becomes dramatically more efficient as it throttles toward its minimum output, so a maker can measure COP with the machine effectively idling and print that as the headline. The figure is real and it is useless, because it describes the machine in a state you will never run it in while trying to warm a cold pool.
The test of whether an efficiency claim is usable is simple: has the maker published enough for you to check it?
| Unit | Claim | Output published? | Electrical input published? | Usable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURBRO Manatee M18 | COP 5.5 | Yes | No | No — plausible, but no test condition |
| TURBRO Beluga B33V | Up to 15.8, cites AHRI 1160 | Yes | No | No — cites a standard, publishes no inputs |
| TURBRO Beluga B160V | Up to 14.67 | Yes | No | No — nothing behind it at all |
| Dr. Infrared DR-1100HP | Equivalent of 540%, i.e. COP about 5.4 | Yes — 110,000 BTU/hr | Yes — 0.61 to 5.9 kW | Yes, and it checks out |
The last row is the standard the others are being held to, and it is not an unreasonable one: one manufacturer in this price bracket does publish enough.
Credit where it is due: the speed note
TURBRO’s M18 listing says that reaching the target temperature “may take a few days rather than immediate results”. In a category whose listings are wall-to-wall with instant-warmth photography, a manufacturer volunteering that its product is slow is genuinely unusual, and it happens to be accurate:
| M18: 6,000 gal x 8.33 x 10 ÷ 18,000 BTU/hr | about 28 hours |
| B33V: 10,000 gal x 8.33 x 10 ÷ 33,000 BTU/hr | about 25 hours |
| B160V: 40,000 gal x 8.33 x 10 ÷ 143,450 BTU/hr | about 23 hours |
About a day in every case, before losses.
Which is a coherent product range rather than an accident: each unit is sized so it takes roughly a day to move the pool it is rated for. All three figures ignore the heat the pool sheds while heating, so the real elapsed time is longer — which is what TURBRO's note is telling you.
That is not a criticism of heat pumps; it is what heat pumps are. Gas is roughly 2.3 times faster and costs about two and a half times as much to run, and that trade is the entire decision. But it does mean a heat pump is a hold-a-temperature appliance rather than a heat-it-this-afternoon one, and it is why the cover is on the ranked list above.
The inflatable-pool exclusion, which is useful
The B33V listing states that it is not recommended for inflatable pools. That is worth knowing and worth crediting: it is a manufacturer ruling out a use case rather than leaving a buyer to find out. “Above-ground pool” covers both a ring-topped inflatable and a steel-frame rectangle, and a hard-plumbed heat pump beside a wall held up by air is a different proposition from one beside a frame. Which heaters suit which kind of soft-sided pool is its own question, and this note is one of the few places a maker answers it directly.
What we could not assess
The honest gaps on this brand are bigger than the gaps on a Hayward or a Raypak, and they are not about the specification sheet:
- Compressor life and service support. A 5-year compressor warranty is only worth the company standing behind it in year four. TURBRO is a recent entrant relative to the established pool brands and we have no basis for judging either.
- Parts availability. The established brands are supported through a dealer network. We cannot tell you what getting a board or a fan motor for one of these looks like in five years.
- Real output at your air temperature. None of the three publishes performance at a stated low ambient, so the figure that would tell you what it does on a cool September morning does not exist. The B160V at least publishes an operating envelope — 46 to 104°F water in 14 to 109°F air — which is more than the others give.
- Noise, in your yard. Inverter units are quieter in principle because they spend most of their time throttled back. No comparable published figure exists across these three.
Which one, and when to buy something else
- Soft-sided or frame pool to 6,000 gallons, no 240V: the M18. This is the clearest case for any of them.
- Frame pool from 6,000 to 10,000 gallons: the B33V, with the inflatable exclusion in mind.
- Full-size pool: the B160V competes on output and discharge direction, and the established-brand heat pumps compete on support. If a decade of parts availability matters more to you than the price, buy one of those instead.
- If the efficiency claim is what sold you: buy the Dr. Infrared. It is the one unit in this price range whose number you can check.
Every pick, in detail
What each one publishes, what is good and bad about it, and — the section this category usually omits — what we could not judge without owning one.
TURBRO Manatee M18 18,000 BTU Above-Ground Pool Heat Pump
The plug-in heat pump, and the honest version of that category. It runs on a normal 110-120V GFCI outlet, carries a titanium exchanger, and TURBRO states a COP of 5.5 — in the same range the established brands publish rather than the impossible numbers import listings often print. It is also the only listing we read that tells you the truth about speed: TURBRO's own note says reaching your target temperature 'may take a few days rather than immediate results'. Believe that note.
Best for An above-ground pool up to about 6,000 gallons, with no 240V circuit available
| Rated output | 18,000 BTU/hrHeat pumps rate by output. 18,000 BTU/hr is about an eighth of a full-size unit. | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| Stated COP | 5.5No test condition is published with it. Read it as a warm-air best case, as with every COP in this category. | Manufacturer |
| Supply | 110-120V, GFCI plug, IPX4The whole point of the unit. No electrician, no dedicated 240V circuit. | Manufacturer |
| Heat exchanger | Titanium | Manufacturer |
| Pool size the maker names | Up to 6,000 gallons — round pools to 16 ft, rectangular to 12 x 20 ft | Manufacturer |
| Operating range | Heats to 59-104°F in ambient air from 41-109.4°F; also cools | Manufacturer |
| Warranty | 2-year full machine | Manufacturer |
| Time to lift 6,000 gallons ten degrees | About 28 hours of run time6,000 x 8.33 x 10 = 499,800 BTU, divided by 18,000 BTU/hr. Ignores the heat the pool loses while heating, so the real figure is longer — which is what TURBRO's 'a few days' note is telling you. | Our arithmetic |
- Plugs into a standard outlet — no electrician, which can be the larger cost on a small pool
- Titanium exchanger at this price, so a salt pool is not ruled out
- The listing states the slow heat-up rather than hiding it
- 18,000 BTU/hr means days, not hours, to reach temperature from cold
- Almost useless without a cover — it cannot outrun overnight evaporation loss
- TURBRO is an import brand with no long service record we could check
- Compressor life, which is the whole question on a budget heat pump
- The COP it actually reaches at 60°F air
- Parts and warranty support in three years' time
These need a unit in hand across a season. We do not have one, so we do not have an opinion worth printing on them.
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TURBRO Beluga B33V 33,000 BTU Inverter Pool Heat Pump
The step up: 33,000 BTU/hr, a DC inverter compressor, WiFi, and a 5-year compressor warranty against the 2 years on the machine. It is the most capable above-ground heat pump we found at anything like this money. It is also where the COP claim gets silly — the listing says 'up to 15.8', which is a part-load inverter figure and not comparable with the 5.0 to 5.9 the US brands publish at full load. Buy it for the 33,000 BTU and the warranty, not for the 15.8.
Best for An above-ground pool of 6,000 to 10,000 gallons with a 240V supply
| Rated output | 33,000 BTU/hr | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| Claimed COP | Up to 15.8, cited to AHRI Standard 1160 (I-P)An inverter's COP rises steeply as it throttles down, so an 'up to' figure describes the machine loafing, not the machine heating your pool from cold. The full-load number is what matters and TURBRO does not publish it. Treat 15.8 as incomparable with the 5.0-5.9 the established brands quote. | Manufacturer |
| Heat exchanger | Titanium | Manufacturer |
| Compressor | Full DC inverter | Manufacturer |
| Pool size the maker names | Up to 10,000 gallons — round to 20 ft, rectangular to 12 x 24 ftTURBRO explicitly says it is not recommended for inflatable pools, because of low water pressure. | Manufacturer |
| Operating range | 46-104°F water, in 5-109°F air | Manufacturer |
| Control | WiFi app and programmable timer | Manufacturer |
| Warranty | 2-year full machine, 5-year compressorThe compressor term is the meaningful one, and 5 years is competitive with the established brands. | Manufacturer |
- 33,000 BTU/hr is enough to actually hold temperature on a 10,000-gallon pool
- 5-year compressor warranty, which is the part that fails
- Inverter control means it modulates instead of cycling on and off
- The 'up to 15.8' COP claim is not comparable with any figure on this site
- Needs 240V, which removes the plug-in advantage of the smaller model
- Not recommended by TURBRO for inflatable pools
- Full-load COP, which the maker does not publish
- Inverter board reliability outdoors over several seasons
- How the WiFi control behaves if the app is discontinued
These need a unit in hand across a season. We do not have one, so we do not have an opinion worth printing on them.
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TURBRO Beluga B160V 143,450 BTU Full DC Inverter Pool Heat Pump
The largest heat pump on this site by output, and the one with the least believable efficiency claim. 143,450 BTU/hr for pools to 40,000 gallons, a titanium exchanger, a microchannel coil, UL certification and 2-year unit / 5-year compressor cover — all of that is real and competitive. Then the listing says 'COP up to 14.67', with no test condition and no inputs to check it against. Buy it for the output, the warranty and the vertical discharge, which removes the front clearance a conventional unit needs. Do not buy it for the 14.67.
Best for A large inground pool where a 140,000 BTU class unit is the right size
| Rated output | 143,450 BTU/hr maximum | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| Claimed COP | Up to 14.67No test condition is stated and no electrical input is published, so there is nothing to check it against. An inverter's COP climbs steeply as it throttles down, so an 'up to' figure describes the machine idling. Not comparable with the 5.0-5.9 established brands publish at full load. | Manufacturer |
| Pool size the maker names | Up to 40,000 gallons — 39 ft round or 26 x 46 ft | Manufacturer |
| Heat exchanger | Titanium, stated as salt and chlorine resistant | Manufacturer |
| Airflow | Vertical discharge with 3-sided intakeGenuinely useful: it removes the 5-6 ft front clearance a side-discharge unit needs, which matters on a tight equipment pad. | Manufacturer |
| Operating range | 46-104°F water, in 14-109°F air | Manufacturer |
| Certification | UL | Manufacturer |
| Warranty | 2-year full unit, 5-year compressor | Manufacturer |
- Highest published output of any heat pump we rank
- Vertical discharge removes the front clearance requirement
- UL certification and a separately stated compressor term
- The 'COP up to 14.67' claim has no conditions and no inputs to verify it
- 2 years on the full unit is short for a four-figure machine
- TURBRO is an import brand with no long parts record to check
- Full-load COP, which is not published
- Inverter board reliability outdoors over several seasons
- Parts availability in five years
These need a unit in hand across a season. We do not have one, so we do not have an opinion worth printing on them.
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Dr. Infrared DR-1100HP 110,000 BTU Full DC Inverter Pool Heat Pump
The only heat pump we have found whose efficiency claim you can check against its own published numbers, and that alone puts it at the top of this category. Dr. Infrared states 110,000 BTU/hr, an input range of 0.61-5.9 kW, and an 'efficient equivalent of 540%'. Divide it out: 5.9 kW is 20,131 BTU/hr of electricity, and 110,000 divided by that is 5.46. The claim and the inputs agree. CSA and AHRI certified, twin rotary compressor modulating from 20 to 100%, and a 3-year component warranty.
Best for An inground pool to about 32,000 gallons, for a buyer who wants the efficiency figure to be checkable
| Rated output | 110,000 BTU/hr | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| Stated efficiency | Equivalent of 540%, i.e. a COP of about 5.4Unusually, the listing publishes the electrical input alongside it, so the claim is checkable rather than asserted. | Manufacturer |
| Our check of that claim | 110,000 BTU/hr ÷ (5.9 kW x 3,412 BTU/kWh) = 5.46The published output and the published maximum input agree with the published 540% to within rounding. That is the first time on this site a manufacturer has given us enough to verify its own efficiency number. | Our arithmetic |
| Pool size the maker names | Up to 32,000 gallons, inground or above-ground | Manufacturer |
| Electrical | 208-230 Vac, 2.65-25.6 A, 0.61-5.9 kW | Manufacturer |
| Compressor | Twin rotary, full DC inverter, modulating 20-100% | Manufacturer |
| Certification | CSA and AHRI | Manufacturer |
| Weight | 276 lb | Retail listing |
| Warranty | 3-year limited component | Manufacturer |
- Publishes enough to let you verify its own efficiency claim — effectively unique here
- CSA and AHRI certified, and states the modulation range rather than just 'inverter'
- USA-based support stated on the listing
- 3-year component cover with no separately stated compressor term
- Heavier than comparable units at 276 lb, so the pad matters
- The 540% is still a best-case figure with no air temperature attached
- The air temperature the 540% was measured at
- COP at the 20% modulation floor, which is where an inverter spends most of its life
- Long-term reliability of the twin rotary compressor
These need a unit in hand across a season. We do not have one, so we do not have an opinion worth printing on them.
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FibroPool FH255 55,000 BTU Pool Heat Pump
The heat pump worth looking at when a full-size one is more machine than the pool needs. FibroPool publishes 55,000 BTU/hr of output and a rated COP of 5.92, which is above the 5.0 we assume for heat pumps generally — so on the pool sizes the manufacturer actually names, the running cost lands below the category figure. The catch is the other side of the same number: 55,000 BTU/hr is not much heat, and on a pool larger than FibroPool lists it will run all day and never catch up.
Best for A smaller pool where a full-size heat pump is more machine than the water needs
| Rated output | 55,000 BTU/hrPublished as OUTPUT, which is the heat-pump convention. It is not comparable with a gas heater's input rating. | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| Pool sizes the manufacturer names | Above-ground up to 21 ft round or 15 x 30 ft oval; inground up to 10,000 gallons | Manufacturer |
| Supply | 240 V | Manufacturer |
| Rated COP | 5.92FibroPool words this as 5.92 times the heat for every dollar of electricity. The conditions it was rated under are not published, and a heat pump's COP falls as the air cools, so read it as a best case rather than a season average. | Manufacturer |
| Cost per million BTU delivered | About $9.08 at the published COPUS average residential electricity at 18.34 cents/kWh (EIA, June 2026) divided by the published COP of 5.92. At the more conservative COP of 5.0 we use across the site it comes out at about $10.75. | Our arithmetic |
- A published COP of 5.92, above the 5.0 we assume for the category
- All electric — no gas line, no flue, no combustion air to arrange
- Sized and priced for pools that a full-size heat pump is wasted on
- 55,000 BTU/hr is modest: about 30 hours to lift 20,000 gallons ten degrees
- Wants a dedicated 240 V circuit, which is an electrician's visit if you do not have one
- Like every heat pump, it fades as the air cools — the shoulder season you bought it for
- The COP this unit reaches at your air temperature and humidity
- Compressor and control-board life, which decides whether a cheaper heat pump is a bargain
- How loud it is at the distance your deck actually sits from it
These need a unit in hand across a season. We do not have one, so we do not have an opinion worth printing on them.
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Sun2Solar 1600 Series Ultimate Blue Solar Cover
The cover to buy if you intend to keep using it in five years. 16 mil is the thickest tier the category sells, and thickness on a solar cover buys durability rather than heat — Bob Vila measured every cover in its hands-on group at the same 4 to 5 degrees, from 12-mil clear to 16-mil blue. Pay the extra for the one that survives being dragged over the coping twice a day, not for a temperature difference that did not show up in the only published one-hour test in this category.
Best for An inground pool you cover most nights, every season
| Price shown for | 24 ft roundThis product is sold in several sizes on one listing. The live price and photograph on this page are the ones Amazon returns for this variant; other sizes are priced separately. | Retail listing |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 16 milThe manufacturer publishes no retrievable specification sheet; figure is as listed at retail. | Retail listing |
| Color | Blue | Retail listing |
| Stated lifespan | 5 to 10 years for the 16-mil tierSwim University's published figure for 16-mil covers generally, not a Sun2Solar warranty statement. | Retail listing |
| Bubble side | Bubbles face the waterCategory-wide instruction, not brand-specific. The bubbles are the insulating layer and they have to touch the water. | Published standard |
4 to 5 degrees F in one hour
Claimed by Bob Vila, measured across all covers in their group. Conditions: One hour under 2pm sun on 89 to 92 degree F days. Source
Their figure was the same for every cover they put on the water. Read our reconciliation of what a one-hour reading actually measures before you plan around this number.
- Thickest tier sold, which is where the durability difference actually is
- Blue absorbs more of the incoming energy at the surface than clear does
- Cuts oversize to your pool shape with household scissors
- Heavy and awkward at 16 mil — a large inground cover is genuinely a two-person job without a reel
- Costs meaningfully more than the 12-mil version for no measured heating advantage
- Whether the seams hold up over five seasons of daily handling
- How the bubble layer survives repeated dragging over rough coping
- Whether the stated lifespan tier holds for this specific product line
These need a unit in hand across a season. We do not have one, so we do not have an opinion worth printing on them.
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Questions people actually ask
Can a pool heat pump really have a COP of 15?
Is TURBRO a good brand for a pool heat pump?
Does the Manatee M18 really run on a normal outlet?
Will a TURBRO heat pump work on an Intex pool?
How long does a TURBRO heat pump take to heat a pool?
- TURBRO Manatee M18 listing: 18,000 BTU, stated COP 5.5, titanium heat exchanger, 110-120V GFCI plug, rated for pools to 6,000 gallons, 2-year machine warranty, and the maker's own note that reaching target temperature 'may take a few days rather than immediate results'TURBRO, as listed at retail · read 2026-09-20
- TURBRO Beluga B33V listing: 33,000 BTU full DC inverter, titanium heat exchanger, WiFi, rated for pools to 10,000 gallons, 2-year machine / 5-year compressor warranty, claimed 'COP rating up to 15.8 (AHRI Standard 1160(I-P))', and explicitly not recommended for inflatable poolsTURBRO, as listed at retail · read 2026-09-20
- TURBRO Beluga B160V listing: 143,450 BTU max output, full DC inverter, titanium heat exchanger, microchannel coil, vertical discharge, operating range 46-104°F water in 14-109°F air, UL certification, WiFi and TFT touchscreen, 2-year full unit / 5-year compressor warranty, and a claimed 'COP up to 14.67'TURBRO, as listed at retail · read 2026-09-27
- Dr. Infrared Heater DR-1100HP listing: 110,000 BTU full DC inverter, rated for pools to 32,000 gallons, 208-230 Vac with a stated draw of 2.65-25.6 A and 0.61-5.9 kW, 'efficient equivalent of 540%', twin rotary compressor modulating 20-100%, CSA and AHRI certified, 276 lb, 3-year limited component warrantyDr. Infrared Heater, as listed at retail · read 2026-09-27
- FibroPool FH255 listing: 55,000 BTU output for pools to 10,000 gallons, titanium heat exchanger stated as suitable for saltwater, enamel-coated steel cabinet, digital touch controls, 40 x 14 x 24 in, and a stated Limited Lifetime warrantyFibroPool, as listed at retail · read 2026-09-27
- Average retail price of electricity to US residential customers: 18.34 cents/kWh, June 2026U.S. Energy Information Administration · read 2026-09-02
- US residential natural gas price: $24.09 per thousand cubic feet, June 2026U.S. Energy Information Administration · read 2026-09-02
- US residential propane price: $2.674 per gallon, week ending 30 March 2026U.S. Energy Information Administration · read 2026-09-02
- Energy content conversion factors: 3,412 BTU per kWh, 1,036 BTU per cubic foot of natural gas, 91,452 BTU per gallon of propaneU.S. Energy Information Administration · read 2026-09-02
- U.S. Department of Energy pool-energy figures (evaporation share, BTU per pound evaporated, cover savings, recommended temperatures, wind effect)Recreonics, reproducing and attributing the U.S. Department of Energy · read 2026-09-02
- Pool heater roundup: the 8.33 BTU per gallon per °F figure, attributed on the page to Alicia Toedter of Leslie'sBob Vila · read 2026-09-02
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