Does anyone have any experience or background with proper care and maintenance of solar roof heating panels?
The panels on my roof (~160 sqft of them, likely oversized for the pool I have, black plastic mat type) were installed by the previous owner I'm guessing ~10-12 years ago. Based on general life estimates and the look of them, it seems they have a 2-3 good years left in them. My roof probably has ~5-6 years left in it. I'm hoping get a few extra years out of the "standard" 15 years for roof solar plastic so I can replace them at the same time.
My main question is, does anyone else think its crazy to leave them run dry on hot summer days? I've been doing some searching online, and can't seem to find any solid opinions on this, but I feel like NOT running water through them during the hottest part of the day is just asking for damage on the plastic. Problem is, if I keep pumping water through, my pool temperature is way above bath water temperature. A few people I know say they leave them off during the day, but I haven't gotten a solid response if this does or doesn't hurt the lifetime.
Any other tips or tricks for keeping them in good shape would be appreciated.
The panels on my roof (~160 sqft of them, likely oversized for the pool I have, black plastic mat type) were installed by the previous owner I'm guessing ~10-12 years ago. Based on general life estimates and the look of them, it seems they have a 2-3 good years left in them. My roof probably has ~5-6 years left in it. I'm hoping get a few extra years out of the "standard" 15 years for roof solar plastic so I can replace them at the same time.
My main question is, does anyone else think its crazy to leave them run dry on hot summer days? I've been doing some searching online, and can't seem to find any solid opinions on this, but I feel like NOT running water through them during the hottest part of the day is just asking for damage on the plastic. Problem is, if I keep pumping water through, my pool temperature is way above bath water temperature. A few people I know say they leave them off during the day, but I haven't gotten a solid response if this does or doesn't hurt the lifetime.
Any other tips or tricks for keeping them in good shape would be appreciated.