Solar Pool Heat

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1. WFJacoby Says:
   June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

   @StriderGTS Try …
   @StriderGTS Try Menards or pretty much any hardware store. PEX tubing is about $12 for a 100ft roll.

2. StriderGTS Says:
   June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

   Hey where do you …
   Hey where do you get black hose like this?

   My idea is to heat my solar greenhouse by putting coils of this at the top of the greenhouse where it will be hot and hit by the sun, and then pump water from a container in the greenhouse through the coils and then back into the container. Will this work? And how many feet of coil would you suggest and how bit of a barrel of water?

   A barrel of hot water would help heat the greenhouse through the cold nights in any number of ways.

3. anthonydebattista Says:
   June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

   Because we are in a …
   Because we are in a semi arid part of the world, cool nights dominate, as well, the pool is covered and ground temperatures keep the pool relatively cool for that reason. So it helps to regulate the temperature and to increase swimming periods either side of summer.

4. MrAytug Says:
   June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

   in sunny weather …
   in sunny weather who needs hot water?

5. Frosttty Says:
   June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

   Daddy!
   Daddy!

6. RikterZilla Says:
   June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

   You could double …
   You could double the line up & split the flow with a “T” that way fluid movement is cut in half. OR you can put in a return line off the pump output & bring it back to the pool or overflow tank

7. anthonydebattista Says:
   June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

   just so everyone …
   just so everyone knows, this is still going strong after a few years.

8. anthonydebattista Says:
   June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

   Hi. I have had this …
   Hi. I have had this working now for almost three years. I do get occassional cracks or bulges due to heat and uv damage. It is still working fine and for the price if it lasts another year I will be quite happy. Would love a backup system for winter to allow us to swim in the cooler parts of the year. Not sure what to do.

9. basilenglish Says:
   June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

   what about …
   what about connecting a split on the drainage outlet with a switch valve that way the water is cycled straight back into the pool!!

10. ivojara Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Do you have any …
    Do you have any estimate on UV damage to the pipe ? willit stay as it is or will it become brittle and crack overtime ?

    great work thanks, good idea

11. kckeeny Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Did you have any …
    Did you have any problems getting all of the air out of the tube? I had a friend do this type of thing only inside a hot box. He threw it away because he couldnt get the system bled.

12. anthonydebattista Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Yes. I do find it …
    Yes. I do find it does, but obviously the warmer the pool , the faster things will grow, unfortunately for me I need to maintain all the chlorine levels , ph, etc by hand, which is a pain. But if you had an automated system , you wouldn’t know the difference, other than you would be using more chemicals, or salt or electricity etc.

13. bereaman Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Looks like …
    Looks like mine-gets to boiling almost aswell in summer-doesnt yours make the pool go greener quicker though as algae loves warm water.

14. highlandhillbillys Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    I tried a waste oil …
    I tried a waste oil burner with copper coil but it’s a pain to find oil it worked but alot of upkeeping, so I am going to try your advise I bought 182m (600ft) of (25.4mm) 1″ black poly pipe to start with, I have a spare pump to use, but I am a little worried that the pump is going to push the water to fast through the pipe unless I put a ball valve and choke it off, but when I do that I may damage the pump. you mentioned that a larger pipe would work better, any suggestions.

15. anthonydebattista Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Hi. I get an …
    Hi. I get an increase of ten degrees celcius with a flow rate of ten litres per minute. The black tube walls are fairly thin. I don’t know where you live, but here in Australia the poly piping is in every gardening shop and in fact we have dedicated shops just for reticulation. Good luck with you plans

16. anthonydebattista Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    jorgerojo73 …The …
    jorgerojo73 …The plastic piping is polypropylene piping used for gardening. I used 19mm and I think 16mm would work fine. You would need to make sure that your pump wouldactually get the flow through 16mm or buy a dedicated pump for this … you can find them on ebay fairly cheap. It is amazing how much piping I used in the roll that you see in the video. Try buying four or five hundred meters to start and see how that goes.

17. jorgerojo73 Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Wich temperature …
    Wich temperature you reach with this panel?
    How thick are the black tubes walls?

18. jorgerojo73 Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Thank you a lot …
    Thank you a lot Anthony for this video, could you help to advice me to build one? What kind of plastic is it? does a 16mm do it? how many meters did you use on the panel you show? once again, thank you a lot .

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