I've seen pictures online of many who have done the whole wrapped up with zip ties hose setups to heat their pools..
Currently i'm testing those pre-fab solar domes.. im pretty sure as i figured, they will be worthless.. and i was considering putting solar panels on my garage roof about 30-40 feet away as another option..
But it sounds as if a 4x8 sectioned off area with two coils of these "hoses" might do the trick quite well (in parallel) and use the existing diverter kit i have right now in the other thread for the domes?
Issue is.. i cant find anyone with a good build log (unless i'm just missing it or not searching for the right keywords)..
I'd like to know the following:
-type of hose used
-how to interface with my pvc connections (1.5")
-any worries of degradation on the hoses over time and then leaking?
-typical temperature at the output using 1 or 2 coils? (one person showed 150F, this is scolding!, not so great? or just turn off when people in the pool)
-best arrangement in yard? (guessing a 4x8 2x4 framed area, maybe tilted up a little towards the south, some sort of base to lay them on, maybe an X of 2x4's)?
-what type of plastic goes over it and the black material under the hose?
-i'm thinking i'd put a 3 foot fence (chicken wire) around it for safety (young kids)
*hoping to keep this cost at 150 or less if possible (IE: solar panels on the roof would run $280 + cost for more pvc)
*i'm in southwest PA.. so hoping to find some comparibles.. ie: april weather when its 70F and sunny, will the hose heat up to enough to raise the temp in the pool by much? (almost assume that a solar panel array would heat up better on a 70F day than this coiled hose)?
Also.. certainly high heat is not a good thermodynamic goal here.. rather, heat a lot of water a little instead.. not sure the wrapped hose route is efficient.. unless 50 people chime in and say their water jumped from 58 to 69 over a week with 70F sunshine each day?
The alternative for now, i may just get one of the solar panel kits and lay the 80sq feet (more ideal 160sq feet) in the yard (directly on the grass) in place of the domes/hose tests and see how it fares, then if it works well enough, move to the roof, or perhaps the roof gives better radiational heating and the test would be not as accurate.
Thanks for any info
Currently i'm testing those pre-fab solar domes.. im pretty sure as i figured, they will be worthless.. and i was considering putting solar panels on my garage roof about 30-40 feet away as another option..
But it sounds as if a 4x8 sectioned off area with two coils of these "hoses" might do the trick quite well (in parallel) and use the existing diverter kit i have right now in the other thread for the domes?
Issue is.. i cant find anyone with a good build log (unless i'm just missing it or not searching for the right keywords)..
I'd like to know the following:
-type of hose used
-how to interface with my pvc connections (1.5")
-any worries of degradation on the hoses over time and then leaking?
-typical temperature at the output using 1 or 2 coils? (one person showed 150F, this is scolding!, not so great? or just turn off when people in the pool)
-best arrangement in yard? (guessing a 4x8 2x4 framed area, maybe tilted up a little towards the south, some sort of base to lay them on, maybe an X of 2x4's)?
-what type of plastic goes over it and the black material under the hose?
-i'm thinking i'd put a 3 foot fence (chicken wire) around it for safety (young kids)
*hoping to keep this cost at 150 or less if possible (IE: solar panels on the roof would run $280 + cost for more pvc)
*i'm in southwest PA.. so hoping to find some comparibles.. ie: april weather when its 70F and sunny, will the hose heat up to enough to raise the temp in the pool by much? (almost assume that a solar panel array would heat up better on a 70F day than this coiled hose)?
Also.. certainly high heat is not a good thermodynamic goal here.. rather, heat a lot of water a little instead.. not sure the wrapped hose route is efficient.. unless 50 people chime in and say their water jumped from 58 to 69 over a week with 70F sunshine each day?
The alternative for now, i may just get one of the solar panel kits and lay the 80sq feet (more ideal 160sq feet) in the yard (directly on the grass) in place of the domes/hose tests and see how it fares, then if it works well enough, move to the roof, or perhaps the roof gives better radiational heating and the test would be not as accurate.
Thanks for any info