solar heat

I have seen a few other posts about how this is probably a fruitless endeavor. I have a 16'x32' 14,300 gallon saltwater Intex AGP and I am trying to heat it up 5-10F. I have a pool cover and that has been getting it up to the mid 80s with the high ambient air temp in the low to mid 70s, but I...

I have a new pool and the house is under construction. I have a GC, so the installation will be professional. I want to make sure I get the best product for solar heating the pool. My budget went out the window a while ago! The climate is pretty warm year round (basically perpetual summer...

Now the topic of if a solar cover is effective, when it should be on, etc has been exhausted with the general consensus being to leave a solar cover on as often as possible. However, I am curious about the effects of a solar cover when there is a drastic difference between the temperature of the...

Hi, this is our first year with a pool, completed in Feb of this year. We had solar heat installed back in March. As fall season is coming, the guy that installed our solar has a service where he “closes” solar down for the season. Back in March he said it would cost $200 at the end of the swim...

I will be putting in a new L shaped 27k pool with a surface area of 780sq ft. The pool will get mostly full sun during the day. The plan is to install 13 4x12 panels (2in headers) on my roof which will get me to ~78%. I also went with the 3HP VS Pentair IntelliFlo and Pentair SolarTouch Panel...

We have dealer-installed Fafco solar pool heating panels, on a steep (45 degree) roof. Today we noticed what looks like a corrugated plastic 'backing panel' slipping down from behind one of the panels. Picture is attached. We have spoken to the installers. They want to charge us big bucks just...

Hi. I am going to be putting in an in-ground Ell shape pool (750sqft surface area) and want to install have solar heat. Trying to find some resources on distance, panel sq ft, height, heat loss calculations, pvc size, pump requirements needed. Will be running the solar line about 120ft and...