solar

I recently purchased a home with an old vinyl concrete pool that needs a new liner. Now that the liner is getting ripped out, I’m trying to figure out the best lighting solution. Is there any way to make the LedecSun solar lights work for my situation? After reading a couple posts, it sounds...

I think I found a bug in the RS4. My pool pump runs 24/7 at 600 rpm. I have a waterfall and Hotspot FPH system. I have the waterfall turn on at noon and turn off at 6pm, this bumps the pump up to 2000 rpm. The FPH system is connected to the solar heat input of the RS4. When triggered it bumps...

A while back I was reading threads on robot vacuums getting stuck on main drains, and for some reason one of the mods or admins mentioned they used a solar-powered submersible pump to circulate water through a black hose for heating. Can anyone recommend such a pump? Almost all the cheap solar...

I have a Hayward Prologic PL-P-4, GVA24 Hayward actuator on a 3 way Jandy valve. I have plugged in the Solar sensor to the Prologic, i plugged the GVA into Valve-3. I can manually activate the valve using the iPhone aquaconnect app. I went into the setting and changed the Solar setting to...

I currently have a DIY solar system that works sweet all except for it being manually controlled & far too often I forget to turn it off & on (last night lost all heat gain from 2 days prior - ugh). So I'm wanting to add an actuator to my Jandy 3-way valve and a solar controller. I'm thinking...

EDIT [Source Code]: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k0feg94ucntjhgi/AACU6vqU088z4NSxl2gSLIFga?dl=0 TLDR: I've been thinking about the relationship between GPM and solar heat delivered to the pool and believe it to be more nuanced than the efficiency chart we've all seen. I put together a little...

we experience a huge explosion of bubbles when the pump turns on in the morning , this didn’t really happen during the winter when the solar was off, if this is normal I don’t mind, but don’t want anything to break. I took a video to better explain. Solar pool bubbles Solar pool bubbles...

Hi, I'm using a Pentair SolarTouch controller with my IntelloFlo VSF pump. I notice that my controller falls back to solar hold after just a few minutes, because it picks up a sudden drop in "solar temp" (roof temp). As a result, my valve opens and closes multiple times over the span of a few...

Hi all - there are similar threads out there, but none that seem exactly right. I want to use my Z4 to control switching between heat pump and natural gas heater (in the way it would switch between solar and natural gas). I have an inground pool and spa with VSP and Natural Gas Heater...

BACKGROUND I installed a new solar temperature sensor on my roof and I wanted to check if it is working properly on my Aqualink RS 2 system. There is no direct method to display Solar Temp but there is an indirected method using a DIP Switch that can be used as I describe below. It took me...

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...

I have a MaxFlo on my solar panels heating system. For different reasons, the solar system uses a separate plumbing system than the main one, handled by a different pump. The pump is activated automatically by the solar control system, whenever it makes sense based on air/water temperature...

Has anyone familiar with Pentair IntelliCenter know what this err message means? See photo It also shows if I do solar preferred. Does not appear if I select Mastertemp400 heater, only solar

Hi all - We moved a few years ago into a house with a pool, and have learned quite a bit since then! We live in a warm part of California, and our pool sees 10-12 hours of direct sunlight every day. We've used a solar blanket for the last season and a half, and can consistently keep our in...

Hi All, My solar heat system was working all fine until recently where it stopped kicking in. Few details: The pump is scheduled to run 9 am to 6 pm every single day and is running fine. It shows the actual speed (Speed 1) instead of showing "Display Not Active" as was usually the case when...

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...

Can I have both thermal solar panels (connected to the pump and pipes) and a heat pump for pool heat? Can they both run at the same time? If so, does it matter how they are connected in series? (Water to solar first, then heat pump, or to heat pump first then solar?)

In ground pool, 15x35, located in east bay California. (Contra costa county). Broken heater, no solar, no cover, nothing at the moment., Married, kid less than a year old. Wife and I like to host and will want to use pool on weekends. Maybe the occasional dip during the week. A bonus would be...

This appears to only happen in unusually cold weather for Tampa, but the solar sensor I installed with our new panels is giving out impossibly high readings at night and early morning - whenever the air temperature goes below 50-55 degrees. It's quite accurate during the day (as tested by a...

Over the winter i had some branch fall and damage some of my plumbing. I have a 3 way valve for my solar. The pipe that leads to the solar from this valve was cracked along with the elbow and the valve itself. I ordered a replacement valve and was lining things up and making a list of parts to...

I am considering building a solar air heater to heat my swimming pool water. The warm air would be circulated in the heating system instead of pool water. Potential benefits could be: - No issues of water damage like a solar water heater - Low weight compared to water heaters - Does not have...

I’m looking for a solar real with or without the cover for my 32 x 16‘ Intex pool above ground. Everywhere I checked they’re not big enough or for an unground pool. thanks

So i installed the solar sensor on the the same roof face but not thinking i glued it to the supply and return pipes instead of the roof surface away from the arrays and the piping. My question is should i get back on the roof and move it. Do you think the pipe temp will radiate thru the roof...

I want to only run water through the solar panel when it will heat the pool. If its a dull day or cold I don’t want to run it. I don’t want to have to watch weather each day and manually put on pump when it meets the criteria. Is there a better way? Is there a timer that looks at the outside...

I have a leak in this unit. The leak appears to be coming from about midsection. It is getting worse. What should be my first go to fix? I’ve searched the forums but didn’t find exactly what I was looking for. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Has anyone tried a solar water heater in western Washington state? I am considering FAFCO solar bear 4 x 20. Any recommendations? Thank you.

Hello TFP, I'm getting ready to buy a solar cover for my pool to help retain the heat at night and extend the swimming season. My pool is an odd shaped "elbow" pool that I usually treat as 2 pools when I measure it. One side is about 18' by 13', and the other is about 18' by 15.7'. I've...

So I live in SW Florida with a south-facing roof that gets prime sun exposure for most of the day. For that reason I'm strongly considering solar panels on my roof to heat the pool and extend my swimming season to as close to year round as possible. I've gotten a few quotes from different...

Our Southern facing roof is covered in photovoltaic panels for household electricity and the Northern roof is covered in solar thermal panels for the pool. Even though the thermal panels are on the north side, the roof gets enough sun to keep the pool warm for about 1/2 the year (shallow pitch...