Hello
I have an old solar heater setup on the roof of the garage to heat our pool water. The 6 panels are plastic, and each looks like a big manifold, with 2.5 inch pipes top and bottom, with maybe 20 1" pipes connecting the top & bottom pipes. It works, but even on the hottest, sunniest days the water coming out of the jets is lukewarm at best. I would like to increase the efficiency by rearranging the panels so they flow in series with each other. Currently they are connected in parallel. I am sure the temperature of the water at the jets would increase, possibly dramatically if the panels flowed in series, progressively heating the water to a much higher temperature.
Can anyone see a problem with my idea?
Thanks!
I have an old solar heater setup on the roof of the garage to heat our pool water. The 6 panels are plastic, and each looks like a big manifold, with 2.5 inch pipes top and bottom, with maybe 20 1" pipes connecting the top & bottom pipes. It works, but even on the hottest, sunniest days the water coming out of the jets is lukewarm at best. I would like to increase the efficiency by rearranging the panels so they flow in series with each other. Currently they are connected in parallel. I am sure the temperature of the water at the jets would increase, possibly dramatically if the panels flowed in series, progressively heating the water to a much higher temperature.
Can anyone see a problem with my idea?
Thanks!