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She also has a huge 5 acre lawn with no tree shade . Could she set solar collectors on the ground and tilt them towards the sun? Instead of mounting on the roof?

Standard asphalt shingle roof House and pool face southeast I’m surprised she’d need 500-700 square feet of collection area- is that based on a certain amount of temperature rise?

had to resurrect my old TFP account to ask a question on behalf of my sister she has a 30,000 gallon pool in New Jersey. 16'x44' (700 sq ft surface area) Pool gets full sun exposure for most of the day and in fact overheats a bit by the heat of July & August She is looking to get 5-10 degrees...

Pool gets to 95 with a cover, I would like to maintain 85. Probably losing 1/2" per day without cover in a 12'x25' pool. Has anyone done a controlled experiment comparing increased chlorine consumption due to 10*F increase under cover, compared to full day sun without cover? I have heard...

I saw these panels for sale on Craigslist http://tucson.craigslist.org/for/4519467380.html Do you think there would work for my application? How many panels would I need for a 25,000 gallon pool? They would be installed on a flat carport roof with full sun in the daytime. I'm not sure how...

When I moved in there were a dozen leaky black coils on the carport roof for an old solar heating system. I was told it would cost $6000 to replace them, but couldn't justify the cost since the pool is open 6 months a year with just a bubble cover. After two summers, I am trying to figure out...

I've got the guy from the local pool store getting me a quote on a compatible replacement fixture

The second electrician just left, and told me the first electrician's repair solved the circuit problem. He blamed the spa light itself. I fished it out and took it apart, and a couple cups of water spilled out. The fixture is also rusted, and the bulb is burned out. I would like to replace...

Yes the one pool light worked fine. The spa light tripped the gfi. Now they both trip it. Yes, I replaced the gasket and bulb in both lights. Both lights were on the same switch. The first electrician isolated the fault to the buried conduit by disconnecting the junction boxes. He added two new...

You can see the initial box off the main panel (had a gfi but now just a blank plate). That circuit is split to two black junction boxes. Both runs are buried under the concrete decking , I assume the one is right under the fence line. The other is under the landscape bed. The first electrician...

I have a 1977 inground plaster pool. There are two submerged 120V lights; one in the pool, and one in the spa. When I moved in only one of them worked. I pulled both cans out, replaced the bullbs, and reinstalled the cans. There is still a ground fault somewhere in the circuit. I had an...

makes sense so who's got the best online price on trichlor right now?