All,
I’ve got a rooftop solar setup (heliocol) with a single pump doing the heavy lifting. I have a valve that either sends it to the roof solar or bypassing solar and send the pumped water direct to the pool. Today is the first time I sent it to the roof.
Under normal situations and everyday pumping should it:
1) always go to the roof 100% which then goes to the chlorinator and then pool from the roof
2) have the valve setup to give a portion to the pool direct, and also some to the solar as well (ie set valve to 45 degrees) please indicate at what percentage for the valve) - I ask this as it might be restricting flow on the solar setup and restriction of water means less flow and hotter water?
3) only use solar setup when I plan to be swimming. If so, what percentage should the valve be set as per above.
This is just my observation, with the pump going to solar 100% on a cloudy overcast 25 degree Celsius’s day for 2 hours, I notice the pool went from 23.8 to 24.8 degrees on the return to the pool.
Does all that sound normal?
Secondly I also have a pool cover. as we approach end of summer, is there any need to send it to the solar if I dont plan to swim, well at least alot less frequently?
I’ve got a rooftop solar setup (heliocol) with a single pump doing the heavy lifting. I have a valve that either sends it to the roof solar or bypassing solar and send the pumped water direct to the pool. Today is the first time I sent it to the roof.
Under normal situations and everyday pumping should it:
1) always go to the roof 100% which then goes to the chlorinator and then pool from the roof
2) have the valve setup to give a portion to the pool direct, and also some to the solar as well (ie set valve to 45 degrees) please indicate at what percentage for the valve) - I ask this as it might be restricting flow on the solar setup and restriction of water means less flow and hotter water?
3) only use solar setup when I plan to be swimming. If so, what percentage should the valve be set as per above.
This is just my observation, with the pump going to solar 100% on a cloudy overcast 25 degree Celsius’s day for 2 hours, I notice the pool went from 23.8 to 24.8 degrees on the return to the pool.
Does all that sound normal?
Secondly I also have a pool cover. as we approach end of summer, is there any need to send it to the solar if I dont plan to swim, well at least alot less frequently?
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