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    Solar blanket, round round we go...

    I know I tried aiming it down more than at first, and I still had the same thing happening....I finished the installation late last summer and only had it running a couple weeks, so I didn;t have much time to experiment with everything. I'll try pointing it way down and hopefully that will...
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    Where to get a good test kit - Eastern Canada

    First full season with the new pool, and I'd like to get one of the good test kits. Does anyone happen to know where I could get one in my area? (Hopefully in Moncton) I tried the links I found here, but I'm seeing that they can't be shipped to Canada. I found a link for Canadian customers, and...
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    Questions regarding installing solar panels

    The left side faces South (ish). The sun actually travels from 6 o'clock on the picture to 12 o'clock. Straight over the roof and the backyard, just about directly overhead, so it's perfect for catching the sun all day. Something else I'm not thinking about, is sinking two posts, getting a...
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    Solar blanket, round round we go...

    Short story...my solar blanket starts turning in the pool about 5 minutes after the pump is turned on. (it's a plain round solar blanket, no straps, reel, etc) It's not spinning fast enough to make you dizzy or anything, but at around one full revolution per minute. From what I understand, the...
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    Questions regarding installing solar panels

    A few seconds in Texas vs a few minutes in Canada... Is that because it's so much colder up here and it takes longer to set? :santa: Your Texas seconds are naturally wayyy bigger than usual, and combine that with our metric time....It would probably work out to about the same thing...
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    Questions regarding installing solar panels

    Re: Questions re installing solar panels Re: pumping water to the roof... Pump is a Hayward SP2290 1HP 11.8 Amps If it matters, filter is a Xstream CC150CAN (Just added all that to my sig) Thanks again!!
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    Questions regarding installing solar panels

    Re: Questions re installing solar panels Wow! Thanks a ton folks! I'll print off your replies and I'll sit down with my contractor and hash out a plan for plumbing the panels. I say 'my contractor'...he lives a couple houses down my street. I spent all last summer installing the pool...
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    Questions regarding installing solar panels

    Hi folks...I've just grazed the surface, but this site is a gold mine! Thanks in advance to the folks that take the time to help us out!! I'll be filling out my profile with exact specifics but for now I believe this will do, for what I'm asking about: 21' AG, new last fall. Hayward pump and...