Pool Solar Heating - Enhance Your Swimming Pool Season

Pool Heating

The advantage of having a heated swimming pool goes without saying, but the cost of gas heaters may be prohibitive to some.

There is another way in which you can make sure your pool is heated to the best effect – solar swimming pool heating, a method that uses the rays of the sun to heat the water and is, in effect, cost free once it has been installed!

Solar pool heating makes amazing sense and can add a good deal of time to your swimming season, and as a cost effective method of heating an outdoor pool is almost unbeatable.

How Solar Pool Heating Works

The water from your pool is bypassed from the filtration system to the sunniest roof available on your house (or out-buildings).  Usually, this is a north or north west facing roof.  The water from your pool will be heated from the sun’s radiant energy as it passes through the solar collectors.  The water is then returned to the pool and the cycle is continued until your swimming pool has been warmed. 

When complimented with an digital solar controller, the procedure is automated ensuring that your pool water is maintained at a more constant temperature.

This is, of course, a very basic explanation of the way the system works, but nevertheless it is vital to know that this method of pool heating can be installed as a DIY kit or by a professional – the choice is yours.

As the sun gives the heat, once you have installed the system there is nothing more to pay, and maintenance is kept to an absolute minimum.

Extend Your Swimming Season

The amount of added time you get from your pool with solar pool heating will vary totally on where you are, but are spectacular in all cases. For instance, a Sydney home can expect to get six to eight months out of a season, whereas without the solar package it would be half that; a Melbourne home can also expect to double its available season to around six months.

Wherever you are, solar pool heating systems makes a great deal of sense, and as it is easy to install and efficient, it comes highly advised by those who already benefit from its use.