how many solar panels do i need to heat me 30 by 40 foot pool as well it is 3 feet deep in the shallow end and 8 feet in the deep?
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.
how many solar panels do i need to heat my pool?
2 Responses
Leave a Comment
August 25th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
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.
References :
August 25th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
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.
References :
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