Discuss – If possible find a broker with experience in home improvement loans and swimming pool financing. A bank equity loan is not the same as a this type of loan and will almost certainly cost you more.
Are you thinking about buying a swimming pool heater? A very cost effective option would be getting a solar heater for swimming pool. Solar heaters don’t require any additional source of energy, so it will heat up your pool for free.
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.
Discuss – Make sure the pool cover has a good overlap length. You should buy a size that is a little larger than your pool.
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.
Discuss – Find a swimming pool cover that is strong and sturdy. The cover should not only keep your swimming pool clean, it should add safety as well for humans and animals alike.
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
Discuss – Alkaline powder. Although chlorine in your pool will kill off germs, it will also raise the level of acid in your water.
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.
Getting a solar heater for your pool makes much more sense than getting any other type of pool heater including gas and electric heaters. After you install your solar heater for swimming pool there will be no need to pay for energy to heat up your pool, the sun will work for you.
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Discuss – Make sure the pool cover has a good overlap length. You should buy a size that is a little larger than your pool.
Many people are choosing swimming pool heaters in order to extend the swimming season after summer. A heater is fantastic to own, particularly with colder days.
With a swimming pool heater, you can adjust the temperature of the water to almost any level that you are happy with. The suggested temperature for pool water is 78 degrees, even though the majority of people prefer to have their water just a bit warmer, approximately 80 degrees.
When summer ends and weather begins to cool off, a pool heater can make swimming last longer. If you live in the north, you can double your swimming season. If you live in warmer climates (Arizona and California) you can triple the amount of swimming by using a pool heater.
If you are using a swimming pool heater or plan to use, you should also buy a swimming pool cover. A cover will protect against loss of heat from the pool. A good cover that has plenty of insulation can greatly reduce the amount of heat loss.
Discuss – Make sure the swimming pool cover comes with enough parts to securely anchor the cover without worry of slippage. Most larger swimming pool covers come with a strap or anchor for every four feet of cover.
There are several types of heaters available. The most common is gas fired heaters running off LP gas. These heaters are the least expensive to buy and also the cheapest to run over time.
You can also use oil to heat your pool. This is common in regions where you cannot buy gas fired heaters. Other pools select to use electricity which is a great way to heat your pool. However, it can be the most expensive way to run and take the most amount of time to properly maintain.
There is the solar pool heater. It uses the sun to heat your pool water. This method has several disadvantages when you compare it to other types of heaters. First, they cost nearly half the amount of your swimming pool!
Discuss – Every other day test the pool water. Use test strips or a DPD kit and measure free chlorine, pH and total alkalinity.
Next, you must have large electric pump, which can cost you lots of money. The pump delivers the water from your pool to the solar panels, which will in turn heat up the water.
In conclusion, when it comes to swimming pool heaters, gas fired heaters are the best and most cost efficient ways to heat your pool. They are cheap and very user friendly.
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Discuss – Copper Ionization systems work within a calcium hardness range of 200-2,000ppm. Because it converts calcium to bicarbonate, the Copper Ionization will eliminate and prevent calcium scaling on pool walls and rock features.
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A swimming pool is a nice luxury for a home to have. But let’s face it, if you live in the north, the season you are able to use your pool is only three, possibly four months long. A solar pool heater may be just the thing you need to extend the season a month or more. Solar heating can be economical for heating swimming pools because the heat source is basically free. The cost of the solar heating system can vary due to the type of heating system you choose.
The most economical and simple solar heating system for your pool is the solar pool blanket. These blankets help warm your pool in thee important ways. Water molecules, when they evaporate into the atmosphere, take heat with them. So the first thing the pool blanket does is keep water from evaporating, thus cutting heat loss. The solar blanket also helps hold heat in by cutting down on simple radiation loss. The blankets are transparent, so the third thing they do is allow the suns rays to penetrate into the water, carrying its heat with it warming the water. The solar swimming pool covers also usually have “bubbles” in them which perform two services for the blanket. First, they direct more sunlight into the interior of the pool and they also give more insulation value to the blanket.
Discuss – Metallic parts in your pool will dissolve (walls, floor, handrails, ladders, light fixtures, and equipment). This could even lead to discolored water and stains on the pool walls and floor.
The better quality solar pool covers consist of a good UV resistant plastic which is also resistant to the harsh chemicals used in the pool. The solar blankets may be cut with a utility knife or shears to custom fit your pool. They are available for both above ground and below ground pools. The covers may be folded for storage, or you can purchase a reel which rolls the solar blanket for easy, neat storage.
The other common system for heating pools is the solar collector. This system circulates the pool water through a solar collector, where it is heated, and then returns it to the pool. These systems are quite effective pool heaters. The solar collector is usually mounted on the home or another building close to the pool. The water is usually diverted away from the filter system, fed through the solar heat collector and then returned to the pool.
Discuss – Make sure the swimming pool cover comes with enough parts to securely anchor the cover without worry of slippage. Most larger swimming pool covers come with a strap or anchor for every four feet of cover.
If you choose to go this route, make sure you choose a reputable professional installer for your system. Solar collectors can be quite heavy and they expand and contract in changing outdoor temperatures. Because of this, if not properly installed, they can cause structural problems with the building it is located on, and can also ruin the roof of the dwelling.
Solar heating for a swimming pool can be economical and efficient. Whether you choose the simple to install and use solar blanket or the more complex solar collector, you will be using free solar radiation and doing your part for the environment.
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