Hi. I have a couple of solar heaters that in total cover about 6x12 feet on the roof of my workshop. I have it all plumbed nicely to transport water between the pool filter and the roof, with most of the pipes nicely hidden under my deck. It has been working great for many years. It heats the pool nicely and provides "air conditioning" to the workshop, which is off the back of the garage. Last fall, I had a new roof put on. We managed to get the solar heater off the roof intact. No leaks! I had glued it to the old roof. Most of the old roofing tiles came off the underside of the heater. It didn't matter that some of the old roofing tiles came up off the roof, because I was having a how new roof installed.
Now, the panels for the heater (the black hoses variety) are just sitting on the roof. I used a couple of pipe straps to hold the PVC pipes attached to the heater to the side of the workshop. It is not a steep slope, so the heater panels aren't falling off the roof, but they have been sliding out of position, and I have had to go up there and reposition them several times. Not a good situation. Since I have the new roof on the workshop, I am wondering at the best approach for adhering the solar heater more permanently. I am leery about screwing anything into the roofing tiles. I guess that leaves me with needing an adhesive for sticking the heater to the roof again and hope it doesn't leak and require replacement.
If you have a solar heater like this, what method did you use to adhere it? If you used an adhesive, what did you use?
Thanks.
Now, the panels for the heater (the black hoses variety) are just sitting on the roof. I used a couple of pipe straps to hold the PVC pipes attached to the heater to the side of the workshop. It is not a steep slope, so the heater panels aren't falling off the roof, but they have been sliding out of position, and I have had to go up there and reposition them several times. Not a good situation. Since I have the new roof on the workshop, I am wondering at the best approach for adhering the solar heater more permanently. I am leery about screwing anything into the roofing tiles. I guess that leaves me with needing an adhesive for sticking the heater to the roof again and hope it doesn't leak and require replacement.
If you have a solar heater like this, what method did you use to adhere it? If you used an adhesive, what did you use?
Thanks.