Make Your Own Solar Pool Heating System

The channels running lengthwise in the corrugated plastic make the perfect channels for water to run across and become warm before returning into the pool.

Make your own solar pool heating system.

Owning a pool can be quite expensive between all the chemicals equipment upkeep and heating. To solve this i installed an outdoor timer to my pool pump. All of this leads to inexpensive systems some of the simplest solar pool heating systems cost as little as 100. Homemade solar heating system 1.

Photo by don r. Build an inexpensive solar heating system the author s 240 square foot 30 solar collector is simple and effective. Your homemade solar pool heater also needs a solar pv module to operate the collector and you can buy one at a home depot. Include a shut off valve so that you can turn the heater on and off by controlling whether or not water can flow through it.

Usually use simple low cost unglazed plastic collectors. In fact heating alone can cause your swimming pool budget to balloon pretty quickly. Knowing the basics can help you choose or design the right setup for your needs. Copper wiring is necessary as well for connecting the pv module to the pump.

Because the heating system pump is separate from your filter pump you can run your pool filter pump for only two hours a day without having any effect on how much heat you get from your collectors. A homemade solar pool heating system combines a solar collector and its own solar powered pump. The pump still runs several hours a day to filter the pool but from noon until about 6 00 pm the timer turns the pump on and off at 1 2 hour intervals. The pool itself is the thermal storage for the system and the pump you already use for filtering pool water will also circulate water through the solar collectors.

There are plenty of tutorials out there suggesting how to build your own solar swimming pool heater but before you delve into one it is important to understand the basics behind solar swimming pool heating. A comprehensive guide to building your own diy solar pool heater. Diy solar pool heating. Step 3 connect the other end of the solar assisted pool heater to your pool with a length of tubing.

Connect one end of the solar collector to pump for your pool.