All over Canada and the United States, "pool solar heaters" are taking big strides into becoming one of the most commonly used types of heaters especially when it comes to heating swimming pools with the help of solar energy. It is an amazing way to cut your bills since pools can be really big money crunchers since a lot of money is already spent on maintenance of the swimming pool. So if you can instead save on the heating of the pool, then you have a great way to cut an enormous amount of costs. The whole environment can be protected because traditional pool heating equipment are huge energy consumers. Besides, you can also continue swimming for a long time without having to worry about spending a lot of money. In Canada and the United States, for example, many swimming pools use pool solar heaters, it is a very economic choice and is now starting to become very widely available for commercial use. For most pool owners, it is an economically sound choice as it helps in saving money that is otherwise spent on electricity for generating the heat. Also the various equipment is also widely available these days especially since the demand for them is so high. In this post, I will talk about everything you need to know about "pool solar heaters" and how you can very easily set up and get build one of your own and further save money.
According to Natural Resources America, solar heating equipment are the most sold items when people are shopping for pool heating equipment.
Did you know that you could save more than 5-10 tonnes of carbon di oxide emissions by simply changing to solar pool heaters each swimming season. To give you a rough idea of how much this actually is, think of it in this way. Your car emits that much amount of carbon di oxide every year upon use.
The principle behind pool solar heaters
Outdoor swimming pools are very commonly used along with solar heaters for the simple reason that they take lesser heat to be generated. Anyway, solar heating panels receive the heat from the sun and preheat the pool to about 10-15 degrees higher than the air temperature. The cool water that is brought into the pool makes up for this and the pool pump pumps the cold water into the pool. When the water goes through the panels, it gets heated and goes back to the pool. As with other solar energy equipment and one of the biggest solar energy advantages, the pool solar heater can be used along with the traditional electric or natural gas pool heaters. While most people swim on only on sunny days, some may choose to swim on cloudy or rainy days and in those cases, the traditional heaters can be used instead.
The cost of these heaters
Pool solar heaters can cost money in any range depending on the size of the swimming pool that you are planning to heat up. But regardless of how much you pay, you can make up for it within a few years. The best part is that these pool solar heaters have an incredibly long lifespans and warranty periods ranging from 10 – 20 years of lifespan. Regarding the actual cost, a typical 20 by 30 square feet pool can cost about $3000 for solar heating equipment. Of course, if you are planning to assemble it yourself, you can further cut down costs significantly and have everything you invested in paid back to you within as short as a year. I would highly recommend that you get yourself a DIY (Do it yourself) solar panel kit and build it yourself as they are extremely effective and save money in the process. If you can get a solar professional to have the inspection done for you, you can further be confident about the whole process.
Different types of pool solar heaters:
Unglazed:
Unglazed solar panels are built specifically with pool heating in mind. They come in various sizes and the lengths vary from 8 feet to 12 feet. The material with which this is made is a special type of plastic. Sometimes advanced rubber can also be used. Care should be taken that the panel does not get damaged due to UV Rays or pool chemicals such as chlorine. This should be checked upon before purchase. As I said before, warranties are normally pretty long and can sometimes be for as much as 15 years and sometimes even lifetime warranties.
- Glazed Collectors
The glazed solar panels are normally not used for heating pools with solar energy. They are also pretty expensive when compared to the unglazed ones and can be very resistant to chemicals used in the pool and UV rays from the sun.
Indoor pools have an advantage when compared to outdoor swimming pools in that they prevent the escape of vapour that comes out of hot water into the air thus helping in preventing heat loss. Furthermore, they can be positioned in such a way that the sun reaches them in a particular direction so that energy from the sun is heavily optimized for best performance. However, the drawback is that direct sunlight shining on a pool helps out a lot by increasing the temperature of the pool.
Pool Solar heaters can also be used for other purposes such as heating water in hot tubs.
These, in turn use glazed panels as opposed to the unglazed panels used for heating pools. However, it is always best to talk to a solar energy professional or a pool professional to properly get advice about which sort of panels you can use and which is the best in a case specific situation.
There are various resources and videos online which can help you to properly set up solar pool heaters in your house thus saving money and the environment at the same time. So try to get pool solar heaters and let me know about your experiences.
To a greener future,
Andy.
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