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    Any experience with the Duda Solar Pool Collector??

    About 80 would be nice. During the late summer that's not a problem now, just spring & late fall. Thanks
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    Any experience with the Duda Solar Pool Collector??

    I have those traditional panels as you describe right now, and I'm not happy with their performance during the spring and late fall. Maybe they're very old (around 10-14 years I'm guessing). My wife can't get in the pool until August, as it's a little too cold for her. I have a lot of roof...
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    Any experience with the Duda Solar Pool Collector??

    Lakeside, CA (East San Diego, CA)
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    Any experience with the Duda Solar Pool Collector??

    I'm looking for an alternative to traditional solar, gas or electric heaters and came across this: Duda Solar Pool Collector [DS-SC58P-30T] | DudaDiesel Biodiesel Supplies Does anyone have experience with these?? I did a search here and it looks like a bunch of people buy chemicals from them...
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    Switching to a electric pool heater in San Diego & need advice!

    Thank you. Has anyone used the Duda Solar Pool Collectors?? This looked pretty interesting, given it's a solar heat exchanger that's been made for pool use. Duda Solar Pool Collector [DS-SC58P-30T] | DudaDiesel Biodiesel Supplies
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    Switching to a electric pool heater in San Diego & need advice!

    Thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to go with a hybrid system of sorts. I still have room on my roof to accommodate a large section of the existing solar heating I already have, plus I'll be putting in a heater. I don't have NG at the property, plus getting propane over there would be very...
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    Switching to a electric pool heater in San Diego & need advice!

    Thanks for your suggestion. Realistically, during the winter we probably wont be using it too much, but I'd like to bump up the temp a bit anyway and don't expect it to be 85 deg. I'm not sure as to the cost of the Raypak boiler, but if possible, I'd like to keep my budget for a heater under or...
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    Switching to a electric pool heater in San Diego & need advice!

    I'm getting conflicting information. Some people say that a heat pump is the way to go and others say they don't work well here due to low humidity. I called Leslie's and they're recommending a 70,000 BTU Heat pump. I go the impression they were trying to just push a sale, though, as the guy on...
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    Switching to a electric pool heater in San Diego & need advice!

    I have a decent sized pool (about 20' x 35' x 5' avg depth) and I'm replacing an old solar heating system. We live in the San Diego area and it's usually nice and warm here in the summers (80-100+ deg) and around 60-75 deg in the winters. I'm thinking I just need a relatively small heater to...