Hello,
I just finished installing 4 - 2' x 20' panels on my roof. I initially installed them on the North side of the house as that is where my back yard is but found them not to produce much heat. I moved them to the be south facing on a 5/12 roof pitch to get more sun. I am still not getting much heat coming out of the jets in the pool. Should they have warm water coming out?
What GMP should I be sending through the solar panels? I built in a bypass valve so I can modulate the amount of water going through the panels and currently have it closed (100% going through the panels).
The solar panels are about 60' away so the water is running through roughly 120' of pipe round trip. Pump pressure is 12 or so not going through the panels and 17psi going through the panels. They are above the garage so one story roof.
I was expecting a little more performance out of these. My pool is 16 x 40 (lazy L shape).
Also what controller is everyone using? I read there are some that put the probe on the roof and inside the return and use that to open and close the 3 way valve. The only issue is I read the probe lead for the roof can only be 20' away which won't bring me to where the solar panels on the roof are located. It will just make it to the other side of the roof.
Any help would be appreciated.
I just finished installing 4 - 2' x 20' panels on my roof. I initially installed them on the North side of the house as that is where my back yard is but found them not to produce much heat. I moved them to the be south facing on a 5/12 roof pitch to get more sun. I am still not getting much heat coming out of the jets in the pool. Should they have warm water coming out?
What GMP should I be sending through the solar panels? I built in a bypass valve so I can modulate the amount of water going through the panels and currently have it closed (100% going through the panels).
The solar panels are about 60' away so the water is running through roughly 120' of pipe round trip. Pump pressure is 12 or so not going through the panels and 17psi going through the panels. They are above the garage so one story roof.
I was expecting a little more performance out of these. My pool is 16 x 40 (lazy L shape).
Also what controller is everyone using? I read there are some that put the probe on the roof and inside the return and use that to open and close the 3 way valve. The only issue is I read the probe lead for the roof can only be 20' away which won't bring me to where the solar panels on the roof are located. It will just make it to the other side of the roof.
Any help would be appreciated.