Swimming Pool Solar Heat: Collectors And Covers For Heating Pools
Heating a pool with solar power can lower the cost it normally takes to make the pool a bit more comfortable in cooler weather. Pool owners heat their pools to enable it to be used for a longer swimming season. A heater will also take the morning chill off of a pool that is partially shaded to make the morning swim more pleasant. Swimming pool solar heat is attainable a couple different ways; via pool cover or attaching a solar collector to the current heating system.
Even if a heating system is already in place, a solar blanket can be used to help lower the cost of running this system. Solar pool covers fit over the entire surface of the pool and trap the sun’s rays. By trapping in the heat, the temperature of the water can be raised as much as 15 degrees. There are different colors of solar blankets and each one heats the water at varying rates.
Clear covers heat water the slowest, but allow for the ray’s to reach deeper depths. Blue solar covers are a bit faster and the black covers are the quickest of all.
The dark color may help to speed up the heating of the water, but these covers also break down quicker in the sun. It isn’t as if a black solar blanket will deteriorate in a matter of months. They are very durable and will still last many years, if taken care of properly.
When money has already been spent on a high-dollar heating system for the pool, it’s hard to not enjoy the benefits of using it. Attaching a solar panel to the current heating system will help save money and enable the system to be used.
The solar collector circulates the pool water, heats it by the sun’s rays, and then pumps it back into the pool. There is a filtration system in place to remove any debris from the water before it goes into the collector.
If the sun isn’t strong enough to heat the water in the solar collector, then the standard pool heating system can be used. Most people don’t rely solely on a solar heating system for their pool, unless they live in a climate where it is sunny most of the time. The type of climate will also determine whether to have a glazed or unglazed collector. Swimming pool solar heat blankets and collectors are just two examples of money saving devices available for today’s pool owners.
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