Recent content by Lostuzer

I hate to pick up on an old post but anyone reading this might get confused. I believe a typo occurred with the results. I believe it should read: 1" of water over 100 sf = almost 62.5 gallons. Yes it's raining like mad down here and I (after a year and a half in this home) am lucky enough to...

Now, that makes sense. Thank you for your wise words. The panel sample I looked at seemed pretty beefy, but I had not taken into consideration the possibility of damaging the connecting PVC. Back to the drawing board. Thanks, Bob

Maybe I’m missing something here. Would someone please comment on the possible problems of allowing the panels to always remain filled with water? It seems to me that if they were always filled, the ability of the panels to produce warmed water would be greater; especially if I had a pump...

Thanks for the good advice but I've already thought of that. "...get a smaller, maybe replaceable cartridge small pool rated, filter..." When I saw a sample of the panel I realized how easy it would be to clog up. A roly poly bug is big enough to block one of the channels. As a starting point...

Thanks for your speculation. We bought the house a year ago. The pool is about 10 years old and the pump I believe is the original. I’ve been meaning to tear it down and replace the bearings because I don’t believe it’s as quiet as it should be. When I do this I’ll see the impeller...

My usable solar periods should be much longer than my scheduled filtration periods of 3 or 4 hours. Plus I have to consider that the swimming crowd here doesn’t like Kreepy moving around during the afternoon swim times, which is my peak solar period. I need to get my head wrapped around...

The owner of the solar heating company http://www.splashsolar.com came over today. I threw out a few questions but didn’t delve into any of the particulars I’m posting about here. The panel sample he had was very rigid, and smooth and flat on both sides, unlike what I saw pictured on his...

Edited to remove large font. JasonLion I’d like to run this idea past all of you in hopes that if I’m making a mistake or there’s a better way you’ll let me know. I’m ready for some solar collectors but don’t like the idea of the main pump being used as the only source for moving...