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Awesome! Thanks. I live right near there.

Love the idea! I live in Raleigh, what is the name of the store you bought the surfboard at? Thanks

Can anyone tell me the size? Mine are seized on the old motor. I have checked a lot of places on the internet and cannot find an answer. Thank you.

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Have people mentioned any damage to their roof from having collectors on them? It just seems like the shingles would age differently besides any affects from the weight.

______________________ Thanks. Absolutely would NOT put this on the roof! this is an alternative to putting solar collectors on the roof. I understand about the circulating water not having as much time to heat. I guess this may not be the idea I thought it was. I am glad I haven't wasted any...

Its too bad there are not more reliable options than that.

_______________ So this just took some of the air out of my sails. But I'm curious, is this just getting the water in the barrels up to 120 degrees then pouring them in? How would you calculate it running through in a slow circulation if so? Also I have seen people make batch heaters to...

Does anyone have any recommendations for lighting an operational in-ground pool? The next time I get a new liner I will get a light installed and wired, but are there any alternatives for the meantime? I have had the flow lights which use the flow from the returns to turn a propeller which then...

Thanks, I just put a new roof on my house and was worried about the wear difference on the shingles from the additional weight and lack of sun in those areas. This got me looking in other directions. An efficiency expert at work thought that I should look into the batch heater and that is how I...

I have about a 20k gallon inground pool with a salt cell and sand filter. I am trying find a way to heat my pool in the most efficient way possible. I get about 6.5 good hours of direct sun during the summer and just need to raise the temp about 8-12 degrees. We love spending the summers in our...

I am kind of new to this site and apologize if this has been covered. I am planning on building a batch style solar heater using 5, 55-60 gallon rain barrels. One of my first questions that could kill the project before I start is whether the pool chemistry will have problems being heated long...