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Works to help heat pool depending on outside temperature
I bought 5 of these and they do work but its not a complete miracle cure in regards to heating a large pool. It probably brought up the pool temp by 5 to 10 degrees, as mine is inground, and depending on outside temperature, wind and other factors that determine if stays worm or not? I also read about all the problems with leaks, and mine leaked too, but I found a way to solve this. You'll want to see my pictures. Picture 1 from Left to Right has a 5/8" pex w 3/4" male brass connector which I used to thread the plastic part they provided as seen in picture 2 laying on the blue towel. also instead of using silicon as many previously did, I used Gorrilla glue on all the threads inside and out. Although, I think the Silicon might have worked better, Gorilla glue only takes 2-3 hours to dry and was able to use it almost immediately (within that 2-3hour time) with no problems and no leaks as seen in pictures 4-6. Also I used 5/8 hose that you to fit onto the brass fitting in pic 4 that you can buy at Lowes for $20 for 200 ft. Picture 3 is how I threaded it and picture 4 shows how it looks when finished with glue dried. ALso the center connectors that connect one panel to the next one are short and wide (Picture 6) and leak the most. what I did here is I used a lot of teflon tape on the threads that connect directly to the panel and also heavily taped the location directly underneath where you can see the clamp is holding the hose in pic 6 to the plastic connector that you see in picture 2 . So where you see the clamp in picture 6 directly under this is where teflon is heavy. Again, if clamp is removed with hose, all you have a plastic fitting (as seen in pic 2) and its right on this fitting you have to put a heavy layer of teflon tape in order to build it up to the size of the hose in pic 6 so that once clamp is put on, you can tighten it without breaking clamp and also cure all the leaks. They could have made it easier but the folks that made the product, probably do not own their own pools and possibly don't use this product cuz if they did, I'm sure they wouldn't have sold these hoses knowing that they are gonna leak as much as they do.Unfortunately Lowes and home depot doesn't seem to carry anything that makes this process easier so sometimes one has to think outside the box to make things work. So if you buy this product Your either gonna need clear silicone or gorilla glue to make it work as I did. Mine doesn't leak at all and it was 105 degrees in the last few days and did well under stress. Also the reason I used a 5/8 hose is because my 1.5 Hp motor has a small spicket on the side to release water from pool. However the pressure is strong enough to push water from the 5/8 hose to all the panels without any problems. So thanks again for reading and hope this helps out.
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Gordon Appel
great product, lots of heat but needs longer conection hoses.
Reviewed in Canada on July 27, 2016Style: CurveVerified Purchase
Amazon Customer
definitely not something I could or will recommend. Poor quality and unless you live in hot ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2018Style: CurveVerified Purchase
Rejean
Worth installing if you want save on Natural Gas.
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2021Style: CurveVerified Purchase
LaBand
4 panels, 100000 liters in-ground pool in Canada, added 3..4 Celsius
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2018Style: CurveVerified Purchase
LaBand
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2018
My old pool heater got broken and fixing/replacing it became a surprisingly complicated task.
So - I've decided to try solar heating. I was not ready to do roof installation, but installing several rectangular panels near the pool appeared as a doable task.
My expectations from this setup were quite low because:
1. Government of Canada web site suggested that solar heating panel (uncovered, probably) size must be ~half of the pool surface size to be effective.
4 solarpro panels (which I've installed) are not even distantly close to the mentioned size.
2. I've discussed the issue with an expert (whom I usually trust) from a local pool store - he told me these panels "will not make any difference".
Nevertheless, I've decided to give it a try.
To me the effectiveness of solar panels is measured in how many extra temperature degrees the pool water would have throughout the swimming season. If the difference is up to 1-2 degrees Celsius - to me it is a failure (not worth the efforts). 3 or more degrees C - is a success.
In the past my pool never got higher than 24-25 Celsius during the summer without extra heating (with solar blanket).
For higher temperatures I always needed a heater. At 27 Celsius I start to subjectively perceive pool water as "warm". Thus - reaching 27 degrees (+3 C to non-heated temperature) looked quite tempting and not that demanding.
Based on SolarPro advertisement material I estimated that I need at least 4 panels for my pool.
I have not bought extra bypass kits to connect the panels - I've got whatever was available in a nearby pool store and made those connections myself.
So far I've used this heating system for 1 month and it appears to achieve the temperature I wanted. Here are some details:
1) With ambient temperature ~30 C day / ~20 C night pool water is ~27.5 C. Maximum I had so far was 28.5 C during warmer weather.
So, my pool temperature is increased by at least 3-4 degrees C.
2) In a sunny day when pool water temperature is low and ambient air temperature is high the pool gains 1 degree C per day (faster than I expected).
3) Solar blanket is a MUST overnight. Otherwise 1 degree C gained during the day gets lost overnight.
In my case I keep solar blanket during part of the day as well (I swim in the afternoon/evening), so it could be that solar blanket also participates in heating the water directly.
4) My panels are exposed to direct sunlight ~5 hours a day, from 11AM to 4PM (tree shadow/partial sun after 4 PM).
5) Water coming from the heater to the pool during direct sunlight is noticeably warmer than the pool water. Not hot, but definitely warmer.
6) I have a variable-speed 1 HP pool pump which I decided to run at 40-60% of its power for solar heating. I don't really know which speed is best. At lower speed it heats water more, but at higher speed it heats more water - so it might produce the same result in the end.
Also, when the pump runs at 100% power (1 HP) the system does not explode, which is good.
7) I usually turn off the system overnight (or use a bypass) to prevent heat loss. However, I forgot to do this a few times and the temperature did not drop noticeably (like it would drop without solar blanket). Which leads me to a conclusion that low ambient air temperature does not affect the water passing in the heater that much. Which leads to yet another conclusion - that without direct sunlight ambient hot air does not heat up the passing water that much either.
8) Make sure you connect IN and OUT properly (on the advertisement picture the panel is connected in the WRONG direction) - it might affect the heating efficiency. IN and OUT are marked on the panel itself (IN to the left, OUT to the right).
9) I've seen a lot of complains in reviews about panel legs. In my case all 8 legs are OK so far. I tried to be careful with them.
In case they break I will just put concrete bricks under panels upper side. I don't see it as a big deal.
10) There is a minor design flaw (at least it appears like a flaw to me) with the transparent plastic that covers main black body of the panel.
After water enters the system this transparent cover develops a 1-2 cm side gaps with black panel - so the air is circulating freely from left and right sides. Based on what I've read about insulation in general, this gap may reduce transparent cover usefulness by 70% (NOT the overall system heating efficiency, just the added effect of the cover). For me the solution was simple - I just covered these gaps with a transparent scotch tape. There is a special ~2 cm hole at the bottom - leave this one opened, so moisture could escape.
Overall - I was quite unsure about this project, but it appears to work.
The setup consistently maintains my 27+ C goal temperature without much operation troubles or fuel cost.
Time will tell how long it will last and how well it heats up the cold pool in spring, but currently it's great.
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