Hi all. I'd really love to add a heater to our pool, and solar keeps seeming like my favorite option due to no fuel costs and plumbing I can do entirely myself. The only thing holding me back is my fear of having to climb up on the roof every spring to fix leaks in my panels. I live in the St Louis MO area, and we get cold winters, though usually not extreme, and often quite mild. But each year I would want to winterize it, and each time it would most certainly see freezing temps, it is just a matter of for how long.
So, what I want to know, is my fear unfounded? Are leaks after winter not really that common? Should this issue be keeping me from heating my pool?
So, what I want to know, is my fear unfounded? Are leaks after winter not really that common? Should this issue be keeping me from heating my pool?