Solar Pool Heating Basics
Solar heating for swimming pools is a pretty
simple technology. Water from your pool, after passing through
the pump and filter, is diverted to the solar collectors (also
called panels), and then returns to the pool. The water travels
from bottom to top in the collectors. The water is not held in
the panels to heat up, it is constantly moving. Depending on the
vertical lift, the filter pressure will be 4-10 lbs. higher when
the solar is on. The system usually will have some degree of automation,
but sometimes we install a manual system, which relies on the
pool owner to manually turn the diverter valve to send the water
to the panels.
Shown Below Is A Typical Plumbing Schematic
How Solar Pool Heating Works:
- Use your existing pool pump, pool water is directed through
a series of valves to your solar collectors.
- Pool water enters the solar collectors at the bottom and rises
to the top through the individual tubes of the collector
- As the water rises through the collector it is heated by the
sun's radiant energy.
- The water is then returned to your pool to repeat the cycle
until your pool has been warmed by the sun.
