Solar Pool Heater - Heats Your Pool for Free

Many people use pool heaters, most often it is electric heaters. However, their running cost might be quite high. Is there an alternative? Yes, a solar pool heater will heat up your water, and it won't cost you anything.

Heated pools are pretty much the norm these days, especially in colder climates where water temperatures under 75 degrees or even 80 degrees are undesirable to some. Yet the escalating cost of utilities have people putting an early end to family and neighborhood swimming earlier in the year to the higher costs associated with heating the water.

Solar pool heater uses the energy of the sun

The idea of a solar heater for swimming pools is similar to electric, gas, oil or propane, except that other than the initial costs, there is no operating expense. Since the sun hits the installed solar panels, providing power to the solar pool heater it doesn’t require any other paid utilities.

Partial use of solar water heater for swimming pool

However, installation costs of a solar pool heater can be higher than other heating sources; other utilities can also be used, sharing the burden of heating the water. Even by partially powering the pool’s heater with a solar pool heater can reduce other costs significantly.

For example, an outdoor pool in the northernmost part of the United States is usually able to be used only up to two months without any source with which to heat the water. By using a solar pool heater, the pool can be used for up to five months. And since it’s a solar pool heater, once the initial cost of installation is paid, there are no monthly utility charges.

How much would a solar pool heater cost you?

For a swimming pool, for example 15 feet by 30 feet, a solar pool heater kit is available for about $2,000. It can be installed professionally for another $1,000 or less. The size of the solar pool heater needed is totally dependent on the size of the pool and the geographical location. Of course you will need larger units for bigger pools. And as the weather getting colder, larger pool heater is needed as well.

Solar pool heaters are powered by solar panels typically installed on a south-facing roof and must have a clear path for power connections through the house to the heater. It is recommended that run be no more than 40 feet.

Solar pool heater is not all that difficult to install and most homeowners can do it themselves. When you buy the unit it always comes with detailed installation instructions.

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