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If you want to continue using you pool when the weather starts turning cold, you need some kind of pool heater. There are many types to choose from – electric, gas or solar pool heaters. Let’s discuss solar heaters for Swimming Pools in more details, to see if it will work for your pool.
Solar heater for swimming pools – how does it work?
Unlike other types of solar powered devices, solar pool heater works rather simple. Solar panels collect heat from the sun. They are typically installed on your roof or next to the pool. A pump forces water from your swimming pool through a filter that leads it into a solar collector. The water heats up in the collector then returns into the pool through the pump.
This won’t allow you to swim in January, of course. But it will make swimming comfortable when the weather just turned to be too cold for a comfortable swim. In climates with cold winter, installing a swimming pool heater can bring your swimming season up to five, six month a year, when without it you would only swim two or three month. Generally speaking, on a sunny day a solar heater can raise your pool water temperature by 7 to 10 degrees.
How big a heater is needed and how much will it cost?
The size of a swimming pool heater you need depends on the size of your pool and the climate in your aria. For bigger pools and colder places you need bigger solar heaters. The price of your heater is usually proportionate to its size. Heaters with 2′x20′ panels are the most popular. The price is about 150 dollars per panel. A set of two panels will keep an 18′-24′ pool warm. For bigger pools you will need more panels.
Installing your solar pool heater
Unlike solar water heaters, pool heaters are fairly easy to install. Every set should come with instructions. First you connect the panels to a pump. Than place the panels where the sun can heat them up. You can mount the panels to your roof or position them by the pool using frames available from the dealer. At first you will notice that the panels get very hot, but after a few minutes they will cool down.
Maintaining your solar heater for swimming pool
Your heater doesn’t actually require any maintenance. However it is important to keep balanced water chemistry. Also check the filter once in a while to assure that it is working properly.
Investing in a solar heater for swimming pool is a good idea. After you pay the initial cost, the heat will be free. Unlike other types of swimming pool heaters, solar heater will not increase your energy bill. And it will extend your swimming season, which can be very beneficial especially for your kids.
Tatyana Turner
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It’s summer again and the mercury is rising! Like most people, surviving summer means cooling down with a lovely long swim in a backyard pool. Unfortunately too many people don’t invest in a pool, and are forced to simply bake throughout summer, while they hear their neighbors splashing happily in their pool next door! There is no doubt about it – having a pool provides hours of fun and enjoyable, as well as a much needed respite from the heat of summer.
If you are sick of having to trudge your family down to the public swimming pool every afternoon, or plead with your neighbor to use their pool, perhaps it is time to install one of your own. Ask anyone with a pool, and they will tell you it is the best decision they made.
Choosing a pool is a big decision. Not only are they something of an investment, they are large and will change the appearance of you yard considerably. One of the obvious things to bear in mind when you choose your pool it the size of your garden, and how best to use the space. Pools come in a variety of sizes and shapes, ranging from perfectly round, oval, rectangular and kidney-shaped designs. The shape you opt for should work well in your yard and enhance the appearance of your garden.
Other things you will need to weigh up are the benefits of an in-ground pool versus an above ground pool. As a general rule, in-ground pools tend to be more expensive, since they require a pit to be dug into the land. That said, they are typically less visually intrusive than an Above Ground Pool because the water is ground level.
Once you have decided on the shape, and whether to go for an above or below ground pool, you need to consider decking and fencing. Wooden or aluminum decks, are standard. As a rule, aluminum tends to be more expensive than wood, and you should be aware than many wooden decks need to be weatherproofed every year.
These are just some of the things you will need to think about when choosing your new pool. Don’t be overwhelmed though. Just think of diving into cool, clear water on a hot summers day and you will be reminded of the pleasure that your very own pool can bring!
Jon Kilminster
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Above Ground Pools have come a long way in the past few decades and now more and more people are choosing to make them a part of their homes backyards and for good reason. To begin with, there is the huge cost savings that comes with an above ground pool over a standard built in pool.
What many people don’t realize when they go to compare pool prices is that built in pools can be far more expensive then they first imagined. Built in pool contractors will always tell the homeowner that once they begin to dig into the ground the cost of the pool can skyrocket, depending on what they encounter. Rock that needs to be blasted and excavated out and pipes that need to be rerouted are just a few of the things that can run up the cost tremendously.
Also, there are no permits required or hassles with the county such as adhering to “setbacks” which are property line clearance limits to be adhered to for an above ground pool. So, a homeowner can just pick up the phone or get on the computer and begin the process of having an above ground pool installed and its as simple as that.
Another big plus is that its so quick and easy with an above ground pool, because they don’t require your yard being torn up and a crew of construction workers climbing all over your yard for up to a year. Also, if you haven’t yet seen some pictures of how nicely above ground pools look once they have a deck wrapped around them then you are in for a big surprise.
An above ground pool with a complete wrap around deck, in fact, looks fantastic and with some deck furniture and a couple of big potted plants on the deck looks even more fantastic. Another thing that that will complete your above ground picture nicely is your kids or grandkids having the time of their life frolicking in the water on a hot day.
John Festaus
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Over 80,000 btu’s of Free Heat from the sun (per 4×20 panel) Model #975 SunSaver Swimming pool solar heater by Fafco. Gain 10-15 degrees increase in your swimming pool water temperature. . Integrated by-pass Valve directs the water flow for optimum heat. 1-1/2″ standard pvc threads to connect to your plumbing. 10 year warranty Unit size: 4′ x 20′ 80sq ft. of heating area Hooks up to the return side of your filter system. One 4′x20′ panel is good for pools up to 15,000 gallons. You can connect more units for increased performance.
We just bought a house with a huge hard wall above ground pool in the back yard. It was crystal clear when we signed the papers, but before we moved in the filter broke and the condition of the pool quickly went from clean to disgusting. We have had a local pool care business "clean" the pool and "fix" the filter….spending hundreds of dollars. Yet, our filter is still broken and our pool is still green. The pool place ended up not charging us for some of their work, but our pool is still in awful condition. No other pool business will look at it, because its above ground. What should we do? I thought about draining it and buying a new filter, but we don’t know how to do that….is that even okay to put so much water into your yard?? Also, how do you re-fill it….when it requires sooo much water? This is not a small Above Ground Pool….not sure the measurements, but its the biggest one I’ve ever seen. Please help. We really want to use our pool this summer. Thanks.
Green water means you have an algae infestation. Unfortunately, you’ll have to get that pump fixed before you can do anything about it. You’ll need the circulation to get it out of the water and trapped in the filter so it doesn’t get disposed back out into the pool, and also so the chemicals to kill the algae don’t get stagnant.
Does it turn on? If so, it’s likely clogged. If it does not turn on, could be anything from bad wiring to a bad fuse to a bad mechanism within the switch or the pump.
Consult with the pool manufacturer and/or the pump manufacturer, and a different pool place for sure. What pool place doesn’t deal with a pool just because it’s above-ground? If you got your money back for their lack of work, I’d say you got lucky. (If you choose to replace the pump, you’ll have to get with them anyway, even if you use a different one than the one provided.)
Draining it will certainly get rid of the floating algae and other debris, but you should perform a chemical test (kits can be bought at your local pool supply) before draining it…. though I’ll take a wild guess and say you probably don’t have much in the way of enough chemicals in there to do much damage if the water is that bad. Be aware, though, that many pools these days are drained by way of the pump by reversing the water flow so if your pump is on the fritz, this might not be an option for you. And chances are too that if you drain it, you’d have to clean the pool itself out for any stuff left clinging to the sides.
I live in Upstate SC, average pool season is May to September. We are considering an Inground Pool, not sure if we will go fiberglass or concrete. Please advise on the average cost of the maintanence of a pool.
A lot of the cost depends on your water chemistry and if you are going to be using pool store chemicals or regular chemicals.
If you go the pool store route (which is convenient and doesn’t require much knowledge of pools and water chemistry) then you can expect to spend up to $200 per trip to the pool store. You may need to make two trips a month to the store depending on your water chemistry, so this can add up pretty quick.
But there’s an easy solution to the pool store trap. Most of the chemicals you use in a pool can be purchased from Costco or Sam’s Club but don’t purchase pool chemicals. Household chemicals do the same thing, are chemically the same product, but drastically cheaper!
Pool store chemical : Grocery store equivilent
pH Up : 20 Mule Team borax (found in the detergent isle of your store)
Alkalinity Increaser : Arm & Hammer Baking Soda (purchased in 10lb boxes at Sams Club or Costco for less than $.40/lb)
Shock : Household Bleach (try not to get the Ultra or any other "flavored" bleach… 1gal bleach = 2/3lb of Shock)
If you opt for a fiberglass or vinyl pool then you don’t need to worry about calcium hardness, no matter how much the pool store tells you that you do! The only reason to worry about calcium hardness is if you have grout/tile/concrete/gunite/etc. Water will find a chemical equilibrium and will leech calcium from porous materials that contain it if the calcium isn’t in balance in the water. If you have a fiberglass or vinyl pool, there isn’t anything for the water to leech the calcium from, so it won’t ruin the finish or degrade the pool. Thus, you don’t need to worry about it.
Check out http://www.poolsolutions.com/ for more information. Ben is a great guy and has been in the commercial pool business for many years. The products he sells (his titration test kits) are top of the line and I’ve been using them since he released them.
You may wonder exactly how accurate my information is, especially since any pool store out there will tell you that my information is false. However, I can assure you it is 100% accurate and the only reason the pool store wants you to purchase chemicals from them is because that’s where they make their money. In maintaining public access Swimming Pools I have to submit to county health inspections for water quality. I have never failed a health inspection in 8 years of pool keeping, and have been asked (by the health department) to speak to different apartment complexes about how to maintain pristine pools such as the ones I am responsible for.
Good luck on your pool venture, and welcome to the world of pool maintenance.