Solar Heating Swimming Pools - How & Why

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Across the United States, and around the world, the most popular use of solar thermal systems is for solar heating swimming pools. There are a number of key reasons why solar heating swimming pools is so popular, and its use so far widespread

Solar Heating Swimming Pools - A Quick Guide

Why Everyone Is Solar Heating Their Swimming Pools:

Across the United States, and around the world, the most popular use of solar thermal systems is for solar heating swimming pools. There are a number of key reasons why solar heating swimming pools is so popular, and its use so far widespread.

First, solar heating swimming pools is very simple - the systems for solar heating swimming pools are far less complex than domestic solar hot water and solar radiant heating systems, and can be installed in a fraction of the time...with little, or no training.

Second, solar heating swimming pools is relatively inexpensive - there are a number of options for solar heating swimming pools that are incredibly affordable, including Fafco Solar Panels, which cost hundreds of dollars less than using high-performance flat plate and evacuated tube collectors for solar heating swimming pools.

Third, solar heating swimming pools is the most cost-effective use of solar thermal technology - because of the low-cost Fafco Solar Panels, and the often high cost of traditional pool heating, solar heating swimming pools just makes sense...especially considering that pool heating is a luxury, and with the increasing costs of electricity, gas, propane and oil, not solar heating swimming pools is just wasteful.

So, how do you get started with solar heating for swimming pools? Well, there are few steps that need to be followed when solar heating swimming pools.

• Size the solar pool heating system
• Find and purchase the right solar pool heat panels
• Install the new solar pool heating system
• And, finally, enjoy your swimming pool more than ever before

...Yes, it really is that easy!

Solar Heating Swimming Pools Sizing:

Sizing the system and collectors for solar heating swimming pools is relatively simple...far simpler than sizing any other kind of solar hot water or heating system. In fact, you really only need to know one thing...the size of your pool...the suface area of your swimming pool, to be exact.

When solar heating swimming pools, what you are doing is cancelling out the heat loss from the surface area of your pool. So, you start by measuring the width and the length of your swimming pool and then multiply them together to get the area. Then, using the chart below, you can easily determine how many Fafco Solar Panles you will need to heat your swimming pool.

• Southern Climates: 0.50 (1/2 the area of your pool in Fafco Solar Panels)
• Middle Climates: 0.75 - 1.0 (3/4 to 1 times the area of your pool in Fafco Solar Panels)
• Northern Climates: 1.0 - 2.0 (1 to 2 times the area of your pool in Fafco Solar Panels)

If you are interested in saving money by solar heating swimming pools, and would like to extend your swimming season earlier into the spring and later into the fall, without the breaking the bank or paying riduculously high prices for gas, oil or electric solar pool heaters, check out complete line of Fafco Solar Panels right here.