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Swimming Pool Refurbishment – Sizing And Orientation

A typical solar pool heater consists of a collector that is made of plastic panels. The panels have tubes (called headers) on the top and bottom of the panel that allow water to flow into and out of the plastic panel. The headers are connected by many small tubes through which water flows and gets heated by the sun. The size of a collector needed for a  swimming pool depends on several factors including the size of the pool, climate, desired water temperature, wind conditions, how shaded the pool is and how often the pool will be used. Normally, the total area (square footage) of the solar collector will be at least half of the pool surface area. For example, if the pool covers 500 square feet, the collectors should be at least 250 square feet.

Collectors should face south and be tilted at an angle equal to the latitude of the pool’s location minus 10 to 15 degrees. If this is not possible and the collectors must be laid flat or must face west, the collector will not get as much sunlight. In this case, a larger collector area will be needed to make up for the decrease in Read more…