Comments for Solar Pool Heat http://www.solar-poolheat.com Heat your pool with solar power and swim all year long! Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:07:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Help with solar heated pool? by Buttsoap http://www.solar-poolheat.com/solar-pool-heat/help-with-solar-heated-pool/comment-page-1#comment-303 Buttsoap Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:07:59 +0000 http://www.solar-poolheat.com/solar-pool-heat/help-with-solar-heated-pool#comment-303 Typically your pool and house water systems are separate and this would apply to your solar heating system too. Most solar pool heaters work off the existing pool pump that diverts some of the water to the solar array then back to the pool return line. They also have a thermo switch that is modifiable in setting. If the pool water temp is 85 and the thermo switch is set at 85 then the valve will not open to the array. Be careful of this setting since your pool can get too hot and you will expereince high evaporation and chemical use to maintain a hotter pool. You can also cool your pool down by running your pump at night and circulating the pool water to the solar array which will act as a radiator and cool the pool down. You may have to change the thermo switch to do this. You're welcome!!<br><b>References : </b><br> Typically your pool and house water systems are separate and this would apply to your solar heating system too.

Most solar pool heaters work off the existing pool pump that diverts some of the water to the solar array then back to the pool return line. They also have a thermo switch that is modifiable in setting. If the pool water temp is 85 and the thermo switch is set at 85 then the valve will not open to the array.

Be careful of this setting since your pool can get too hot and you will expereince high evaporation and chemical use to maintain a hotter pool.

You can also cool your pool down by running your pump at night and circulating the pool water to the solar array which will act as a radiator and cool the pool down. You may have to change the thermo switch to do this.

You’re welcome!!
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]]> Comment on Help with solar heated pool? by JimS http://www.solar-poolheat.com/solar-pool-heat/help-with-solar-heated-pool/comment-page-1#comment-302 JimS Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:26:59 +0000 http://www.solar-poolheat.com/solar-pool-heat/help-with-solar-heated-pool#comment-302 Did you get a home inspection before you purchased? If so, was the pool and heating system included in the inspection? I don't know about solar pool heaters but I do own a pool. If I were you I'd contact the pool builder or a reputable pool supply company and have them come out and give you some instruction.<br><b>References : </b><br> Did you get a home inspection before you purchased? If so, was the pool and heating system included in the inspection? I don’t know about solar pool heaters but I do own a pool. If I were you I’d contact the pool builder or a reputable pool supply company and have them come out and give you some instruction.
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]]> Comment on how many solar panels do i need to heat my pool? by John http://www.solar-poolheat.com/solar-panel-pool-heaters/how-many-solar-panels-do-i-need-to-heat-my-pool-2/comment-page-1#comment-254 John Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:14:59 +0000 http://www.solar-poolheat.com/solar-panel-pool-heaters/how-many-solar-panels-do-i-need-to-heat-my-pool-2#comment-254 I have an in-ground pool and asked the same question this year. I found the best resource was a US government web site. The basic rule is, “the surface area of your solar collector should equal 50%–100% of the surface area of your pool. In cooler and cloudier areas, you may need to increase the ratio between the collector area and the pool surface area. Adding collector square footage also lengthens the swimming season.” In your case you would need 1200 Sq Ft of solar solar panels, but you will need to add the percentage factor (See Below) There is a percentage factor in where you live. In the southern US you may use the pool system 12 months out of the year which gives you 100% factor. But if you live in the northern US like I do, we only use our pool 4 months out of the year. So I can factor 50%. This ratio did not sound right to me but when I took in consideration of FLA and much cooler nights for a longer period of time, I understood the factor. Check out the web sites I included. http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13250 If you go with a solar pool system, you must consider the horse power (HP) of your pool pump. In some cases you will need to increase the HP. I will post this on how2fix.com. If your venturous and want to build your own check out one link I read http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PoolHeating/TomCollector/TomPEXCollector.htm Other wise waterwarehouse.com has a few reasonable units.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13250 http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PoolHeating/TomCollector/TomPEXCollector.htm http://www.how2fix.com http://waterwarehouse.com/Solar-Pool-Products.html I have an in-ground pool and asked the same question this year. I found the best resource was a US government web site. The basic rule is, “the surface area of your solar collector should equal 50%–100% of the surface area of your pool. In cooler and cloudier areas, you may need to increase the ratio between the collector area and the pool surface area. Adding collector square footage also lengthens the swimming season.” In your case you would need 1200 Sq Ft of solar solar panels, but you will need to add the percentage factor (See Below)

There is a percentage factor in where you live. In the southern US you may use the pool system 12 months out of the year which gives you 100% factor. But if you live in the northern US like I do, we only use our pool 4 months out of the year. So I can factor 50%. This ratio did not sound right to me but when I took in consideration of FLA and much cooler nights for a longer period of time, I understood the factor. Check out the web sites I included.
http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13250

If you go with a solar pool system, you must consider the horse power (HP) of your pool pump. In some cases you will need to increase the HP.

I will post this on how2fix.com. If your venturous and want to build your own check out one link I read http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PoolHeating/TomCollector/TomPEXCollector.htm

Other wise waterwarehouse.com has a few reasonable units.
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http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13250
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PoolHeating/TomCollector/TomPEXCollector.htm
http://www.how2fix.com
http://waterwarehouse.com/Solar-Pool-Products.html

]]> Comment on Do You Have A SOLAR HEATED INGROUND POOL? by Danielle D http://www.solar-poolheat.com/solar-pool-heat/do-you-have-a-solar-heated-inground-pool-3/comment-page-1#comment-252 Danielle D Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:01:59 +0000 http://www.solar-poolheat.com/solar-pool-heat/do-you-have-a-solar-heated-inground-pool-3#comment-252 Yes they work i live in ohio and they raise the temp about 5-9 degrese<br><b>References : </b><br> Yes they work i live in ohio and they raise the temp about 5-9 degrese
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]]> Comment on how many solar panels do i need to heat my pool? by Robert Generation http://www.solar-poolheat.com/solar-panel-pool-heaters/how-many-solar-panels-do-i-need-to-heat-my-pool-2/comment-page-1#comment-253 Robert Generation Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:41:59 +0000 http://www.solar-poolheat.com/solar-panel-pool-heaters/how-many-solar-panels-do-i-need-to-heat-my-pool-2#comment-253 Between 6 and 10 dependong on your desired temp and your quality of solar panels. CHeck out worcester-bosch for good quality panels, also viessman. German engineering - it kicks arse.<br><b>References : </b><br> Between 6 and 10 dependong on your desired temp and your quality of solar panels. CHeck out worcester-bosch for good quality panels, also viessman. German engineering – it kicks arse.
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