Nice video filled with good tips & trix. I'm setting up a solar powered pool heater right now and my goal is 30°C / 86°F in the pool. I'm starting with 250 meters / 820 feet of 20 mm / ¾ inch PEM hose in a flat rooftop setup. A 20V rainwater barrel pump (2,000 liters - 528 gallons / hour) will be connected directly to a solar panel, so it's a completely automatic system controlled and powered by the sun. No sun = no pump = no heating. Since I'm located at 60° latitude in the northern hemisphere, I'll guess it'll be some problems and math to solve along the way, but it'll be fun. I've spent 250 USD for the hose, 50 USD for the pump and 50 USD for the solar panel. If it works, I'll have a pool heater for 350 USD that doesn't require any manuel labour and it'll run for free. You can follow this project and more on my new channel. Keep up your good work
This is a thoughtful approach to a pool water heating system. My first system lasted 40 years and performed the same way you experienced. That heated water was plumbed back underground through the return lines. Both of my systems have been copper. They seemed expensive until I watched this. For the second, which I just finished, I built racks facing the South at 45° slopes. that was the hardest part of the build, the hillside was too steep at 60°. no I am heating water at 8° to 12° higher than the pool temp. In January here in San Diego the pool temp has been naturally 60° while covered. I actually think you are on the right track and I like the panels that you bought. I wonder if there is a place you could attach them to the roof of your house or your pool shed since those are both close to your pool. if those roofs face the south, then you would get the benefit of the tilt toward the sun in the winterwithout having to build racks.
I''d think in terms of solar absorption, the dark black of the plastic will soak up more heat then the much lighter color stone. The stones could have the advantage of retaining some residual heat when the sun goes away (passing clouds).
I bought the smaller panels and placed on my roof. I did a TH-cam video on it. It only raised temp 1-2 degrees so I bought more panels to install in the spring. I will do another video Thanks for your response
Nice video filled with good tips & trix. I'm setting up a solar powered pool heater right now and my goal is 30°C / 86°F in the pool. I'm starting with 250 meters / 820 feet of 20 mm / ¾ inch PEM hose in a flat rooftop setup. A 20V rainwater barrel pump (2,000 liters - 528 gallons / hour) will be connected directly to a solar panel, so it's a completely automatic system controlled and powered by the sun.
No sun = no pump = no heating.
Since I'm located at 60° latitude in the northern hemisphere, I'll guess it'll be some problems and math to solve along the way, but it'll be fun.
I've spent 250 USD for the hose, 50 USD for the pump and 50 USD for the solar panel. If it works, I'll have a pool heater for 350 USD that doesn't require any manuel labour and it'll run for free. You can follow this project and more on my new channel.
Keep up your good work
This is a thoughtful approach to a pool water heating system. My first system lasted 40 years and performed the same way you experienced. That heated water was plumbed back underground through the return lines.
Both of my systems have been copper. They seemed expensive until I watched this.
For the second, which I just finished, I built racks facing the South at 45° slopes. that was the hardest part of the build, the hillside was too steep at 60°. no I am heating water at 8° to 12° higher than the pool temp. In January here in San Diego the pool temp has been naturally 60° while covered.
I actually think you are on the right track and I like the panels that you bought. I wonder if there is a place you could attach them to the roof of your house or your pool shed since those are both close to your pool. if those roofs face the south, then you would get the benefit of the tilt toward the sun in the winterwithout having to build racks.
I''d think in terms of solar absorption, the dark black of the plastic will soak up more heat then the much lighter color stone. The stones could have the advantage of retaining some residual heat when the sun goes away (passing clouds).
I bought the smaller panels and placed on my roof. I did a TH-cam video on it. It only raised temp 1-2 degrees so I bought more panels to install in the spring. I will do another video Thanks for your response
They are piped wrong.