Solar Pool Heater

A solar pool heater is a cost-effective and environment friendly solution for keeping your swimming pool warm even during the coldest days of the year. Installing a water heater for your pool can considerably reduce your gas and electricity bills. Using solar energy will also reduce your operating costs. In fact, solar pool heating makes the use of solar power very cost effective in a lot of places around the world. Installing a solar water heater for your swimming pool will increase your swimming season at the lowest cost possible. Solar pool heaters can be used for outside and even for covered pools.

Most of the time, unglazed flat-plate solar collectors are used for heating swimming pools. Unglazed flat-plate collectors don’t need insulation and are easy to install. For better performances solar collectors should be pointed to the south.

Solar collectors are also used to cool water in hot countries. This is done by pushing the water through the collectors during the night when the ambient temperature is cooler. While circulating through the collector's pipes, warm water will cool.

On almost very solar pool heater system you’ll find a solar collector, a filter, a pump and a flow control valve.

The solar collector is the device in which the water circulates to become warm. The filter is attached to the input of the solar collector to remove small fragments from the water. The pump’s role is to push water all the way from the filter to the collector and finally to the pool. The flow-control valve can be either manual or automatic. Its purpose is to redirect the water from the pool to the solar collector. Solar collectors are easy to install; they can be paced on the roof or on the ground.

The choice of solar collectors used for solar pool heater is usually dictated by the type of weather where you live. In general unglazed solar collectors made of rubber or plastic are the most employed. They are by far less expensive than glazed solar collectors and are very efficient for this kind of application.
A properly installed and maintained solar pool heating system requires minimum maintenance and will operate efficiently from 15 to 20 years. This is made possible by the kind of material used to manufacture solar collectors. By investing into a solar pool heater, you’ll definitely make big savings and most importantly you will contribute to a cleaner planet by using solar energy. Another item to consider for your swimming pool is a solar pool cover, also called solar blanket.