Simple Homemade Solar Pool Heater

This is a solar pool heater for an above ground pool. My first attempt.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• pool
• heater
• solar
• simple
• heat
• sun
• swimming
• energy
• save
• easy
• warming

[jamesGreenmint]

The amount of electricity consumed to pump all that water to your roof does not equal the money saved by heating your pool this way.

[ellebalderaj]

@jamesGreenmint The pump is running the same amount of time it would normally be running. The fact that it is also heating the pool is a benefit. Therefore there is 0 additional cost to heat the pool, which in turn saves 100% of the cost it would take to heat it.

[ellebalderaj]

@boysponge1 = I used 1/2 black plastic tubing that I got at the local Hardware store. There is no solar heater attached. I am using an average pool pump nothing special. I did make some modifications to this set up. If you look at my second video you can see the changes. Thanks for looking.

[ellebalderaj]

I have revised my setup. You can see it in my other video.

[ellebalderaj]

@glanworthmacs : The pool temp has gone from our average of 72 to 75 to on full sunny days, 88 to 94 degrees. On very sunny days the temp of the water is returning to the pool at over 120, have burned my finger tips a few times checking the temp.

[jamesGreenmint]

@ellebalderaj The amount of time the pump is running does not equal the electricity the pump is consuming. Watts are a measure of time and energy. You are only factoring in the time but more than likely it is drawing more energy per hour since it is obviously doing more work.

[1satanloses]

good job ...very basic but it WORKS make me wish i had a pool ......

[boysponge1]

love to congratulate you on that idea---but let me get that strait---you used only black hoses ?? wasnt there any solar power heater on the roof ??--is that it ??==and how fast would you say ur pump was ??one or 2 or more horse power??will appreciate ur answer==

[glanworthmacs]

Very nice work what is the difference in temperature in the water after going true the solar panel

[75synaffit]

looks somewhat easy to do! nice!

..now all we need is a pool! lol!