If you drop down the description section just below the video there is a link to the rack diagram there. Or you can call or email us and we can email it to you.
Why is the ball valve disconnect between the two panels. What is the point of the valve? It doesn’t seem like there is a way to bypass the system. I understand it’s not a three way valve.
The valve allows you to divert water through the panels, or bypass the solar panels to just filter unheated water. There will still be some water in the panels with solar off, but water will flow straight through the headers and back to the pool unheated. The design of this system is aimed to make the installation extremely easy. It keeps the solar inlet and outlet connections on the same side of the panels and is a less expensive option. If you want a more advanced kit with a real 3-way solar bypass I would recommend checking out our SwimEasy Triple Threat system.
They are thermal heating panels, so the sun heats up the panel and your existing pump pushes water through them and produces warm water. No electrical components to these panels.
Water should always feed into the bottom header pushing water up and out the top of the panel. This properly pressurizes the system and balances water flow. If water was pushed into the top and out the bottom gravity would pull water faster through the panel and not pull as much heat out of the panel and into the water reducing heating performance.
Can you share the diagram for the rack?
If you drop down the description section just below the video there is a link to the rack diagram there. Or you can call or email us and we can email it to you.
Why is the ball valve disconnect between the two panels. What is the point of the valve? It doesn’t seem like there is a way to bypass the system. I understand it’s not a three way valve.
The valve allows you to divert water through the panels, or bypass the solar panels to just filter unheated water. There will still be some water in the panels with solar off, but water will flow straight through the headers and back to the pool unheated. The design of this system is aimed to make the installation extremely easy. It keeps the solar inlet and outlet connections on the same side of the panels and is a less expensive option. If you want a more advanced kit with a real 3-way solar bypass I would recommend checking out our SwimEasy Triple Threat system.
How does the system actually work? I mean are those solar cell panels or what? I’m confused
They are thermal heating panels, so the sun heats up the panel and your existing pump pushes water through them and produces warm water. No electrical components to these panels.
Why not have the pump go into the top solar inlet and the bottom solar outlet go to the pool so gravity does most of the work?
Water should always feed into the bottom header pushing water up and out the top of the panel. This properly pressurizes the system and balances water flow. If water was pushed into the top and out the bottom gravity would pull water faster through the panel and not pull as much heat out of the panel and into the water reducing heating performance.