Raypak
Raypak Crosswind 65-I Heat/Cool Pump (61K BTU)
Budget reversible for small-to-mid pools — The cheapest name-brand unit that both heats and cools — a 61,000 BTU side-discharge inverter with a titanium heat exchanger at about $2,900, the right size for above-ground and smaller in-ground pools
Specs
| Method | Refrigerant heat pump (reversible) |
| Cooling power | Cool Mode — holds set temperature on hot days (Raypak) |
| Humidity-proof | Yes — refrigerant, works in any weather |
| Also heats | Yes — 61,000 BTU |
| Power draw | 208-230V, 1.55 kW input (inverter) |
| Typical price | ~$2,900 street |
Pros
- Cheapest name-brand heat/cool unit we could verify — about $2,900 gets heating AND cooling with inverter efficiency
- Spiral titanium heat exchanger and side-discharge form factor that tucks against a wall
- Sold widely (Amazon, Leslie's, specialty retailers) — real channel redundancy
Cons
- 61,000 BTU is small-pool sizing — right for above-ground and modest in-grounds, undersized for a big Florida pool in either direction (heat or cool)
- Raypak markets Cool Mode without a published cooling BTU or degrees-per-day figure for this unit — expect maintenance cooling, not rapid pull-down
- Owner-review base not yet read (Amazon listing exists; star read pending) — treat as early data
- Early owners rate it a middling 3.6★ (15 reviews) — decent, not beloved; the thin base means treat it as early data
✓ Safety: no active recall — No active CPSC recall found (checked Jul 2026).
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Data last verified: Jul 2026. Ratings are real, dated reads — never scraped or invented. Full methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.