1. Why should I heat my pool?
Even in hot weather when the air temperature is greater than the pool water temperature, swimming pools lose heat due to the evaporative cooling effect of surface evaporation. Depending on wind speed, shade, screen enclosures, humidity, altitude, weather and other factors - a pool will lose 650 BTU per day per ft^2 or more.
Even in warm sunny places like Miami Florida, pool owners heat their pools all year long.
2. How does a solar pool heating system work?
Cool water is pumped from your pool using your existing pool pump & filter through our solar pool heaters. Our long-lasting, high performance solar pool heaters then warm the water from your pool using the sun's energy, much like water in a garden hose will become hot by sitting in the sun. This warmer water circulates back to the pool. This continuous cycle warms the entire pool, allowing you to enjoy your swimming pool later into the day, and longer throughout the year.
For more information, see our solar pool heating diagram here.
3. Why use a solar pool heater instead of an electric or gas pool heater?
A solar pool heater can be less expensive up front than an electric heater, heat pump, or gas heater, depending how large your pool is. Once a solar pool heater is installed, you heat your pool for free. With an electric or gas heater you need to pay the electric or gas company depending on how much you use the heater. In the spring and fall when you need heat the most, you use the pool heater more, so with an electric or gas heater it will cost you more - but a solar pool heater is always using free energy.
4. Will a solar pool heater save me money?
If you are currently heating with a gas or electric heater through the traditional swimming season, a solar pool heating system can pay for itself in as little as 1 or 2 years. Solar pool heating systems typically last in excess of 15+ years, meaning that you are constantly saving quite a bit of money as opposed to gas or electricity costs - which are always on the rise.
5. How will a solar pool heating system work with my commercial pool?
Commercial pools heaters work the same way as the residential systems, but generally they are larger. The SPP solar pool heating system will also work in conjunction with your an existing heater - gas or electric, the benefit is the ability to eliminate or dramatically reduce the amount of paid energy used by the normal heater.
6. Should I use a pool cover with a solar pool heating system?
A pool cover helps save heat because it lowers the rate of pool water evaporation - nearly all of the heat lost from a pool is the result of the energy transfer at the point of phase change (where liquid water becomes water vapor). A solar blanket or other type of pool cover is very complementary to any pool heating system. Therefore, while a pool cover is not required, it does compliment your solar pool system by reducing the number of panels needed.
7. How much does a solar pool heating system cost to maintain or operate?
HSE pool heat controller operates the entire system with no supervision or monitoring needed. Therefore, there are no costs in operating or maintaining the solar pool panels.
8. What if I don't have enough roof space?
You can consider a ground mount system. Or you can consider a heat recovery pool heat system, essentially, it uses free heat from your air conditioner to heat the pool. A standard size pool can easily be heated with a standard size AC unit that runs 5-7 hours per day. Go here for more info
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