A solar pool heater enables you and your family to enjoy your swimming pool or outdoor spa for a greater part of the year. Into spring and autumn. And into cooler mornings and evenings. When others are shivering!
There are four ways to heat your pool
Electric heater
Gas, usually a propane heater
Using a pool cover
Solar pool heater
The solar solution is best. It’s cheap to run and you don’t contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. A guilt-free time in your comfortably warm pool or outdoor spa! Why not.
A commercial pool heater can cost you up to $2000. But you can build your own at a small fraction of that cost.
Just look around on the web for guides that give you clear instructions of how to build your system. There are several.
Be sure to look for these essential elements at least, in any guide you buy:
A clear list of materials with step-by-step instructions
Materials should be easy to source locally and be inexpensive
No requirements for complicated engineering, electrical skills or welding
Clear diagrams
Some troubleshooting suggestions
How do solar pool heaters...