I live in Florida, so do I need to have my vent install to drain down the panels, I think if the water stayed in them it would be better on windy days to have them heavier..There's really no freezing problem..
Fafco Pool Panels
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sktn77a
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If you have a cutoff, you could just turn it off so the pump isn't pumping water through the panels when you aren't heating.
it does that automatic, I might of worded it wrong, I want the water to remain in the panels...will it harm the panels?
It can harm the panels. If the sun is beating on the panels, the retained water can get very hot which can make the plastics soft and potentially deform or cause leaks in the tubes. I think the problem is worse the steeper the roof and if they are the horizontally run panels.
sktn77a
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Those were my initial thoughts and I was about to make the same comment! But friends and family in central California switch off their solar panels in the dead heat of summer (110+ degrees!) and haven't had any problems so far (up to 10 years).
So what to do?
Because a proper install results in the panels draining of water when turned off, so they will not heat up as much or have the weight of the water in them.
I don't run mine in summer either
I don't run mine in summer either
