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Solar Swimming Pool Heaters

You invest $1388 in our solar water heaters and virtually eliminate your pool heating bills for life.

The primary reasons that we own pools are for family fun, pleasure at home with friends, a healthy and relaxed environment, exercise, and stress relief. A heated pool lengthens
the swimming season and becomes a pool that gets used.

Solar pool heating systems are easy, economical, and environmentally friendly.

Solar pool heating is perhaps the most cost-effective application of solar energy under
the sun.

People are catching on that solar pool heating makes good sense.
Solar pool heating systems have distinct differences from the domestic solar water heating applications.

The larger volume of water, lower temperature requirements, and seasonal use pattern are significantly different design parameters that result in a simpler solar collector at lower unit cost and higher efficiency.

WSE will help owners of residential-sized swimming pools understand how simple, easy, and cost effective solar pool heating is. In addition, basic system components and their functions will be described, our solar calculator will also assist with determining your savings using solar heating

As a crude guideline for comfort, you can expect solar pool heating systems to meet your expectations for swimming during months in whichyou are comfortable outside, day or night, without wearing a sweater or coat. For months in which you wear a sweater or coat for comfort during the day, you will need a removable pool cover and a backup heater.

An automatic solar controller, called a differential controller, allows you to set the high temperature limit to your comfort level. It is similar to the control used in a solar domestic water heater. It compares the water temperatures measured at the solar collector and the
pool. If the collector temperature is at least 4°F (2.2°C) higher than the pool water and the pool is below the desired set point temperature, the control opens the diverter valve. This allows circulation of pool water to the collector and back if the pump is on. A diverter valve in the system either sends the water through the solar collector or straight back to the pool from the pump.

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Our Solar Pool Calculator can determine your savings using solar heating

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Recouping Your Investment in Solar Pool Heating
( Published in Home Power June 2006 )
The return on investment (ROI) of a pool heating system is fast—faster than any other type of solar energy system, unless government or utility incentives change the
equation. Recouping your investment in two to five years is commonplace when you’ve displaced gas, propane, or electricity used to heat a pool. For an installed system,
expect to pay from US$3,000 to $5,000. Do-it-yourself kit prices typically range from US$1,500 to $2,500. Your ROI will vary depending on the complexity of the installation.
And, as with all paybacks on solar energy systems or energy efficiency measures, the return is tax free. Pool systems are the solar thermal industry’s biggest success—by far. It’s no wonder—these simple systems made with inexpensive parts represent fast payback and great value. Only a few homes with pools have too many shade
trees or roofs that are not compatible with a pool system. In most cases, you can use the sun to heat your pool and save. If you have a pool or are planning to install one, you owe it to yourself to check out solar pool heating.,

Important Things You should know

  • Each of these solar water heaters collectors has an output of approximately 2,000 btu per hour or about 586 watts. Meaning for under a $400 investment  you will get 2,000 btu worth of energy free for life.

 

  • Due to the cylindrical shape of the evacuated tube, the sun is perpendicular to the surface of the glass most of the day.This means that solar water heaters gives you output all day long.

This test was done in early March in Saskatoon , Sask. As you can see over 2,000 btu of energy output between 10AM and 5PM. The end of June in Saskatoon could see as much as 16 hours of sun resulting in over 32,000 btu of energy from one panel in a day. Now if that isn't impressive I don't know what is.

link to solar water heating in Saskatchewan winters

  • Because the tubes are formed by vacuum the wind and cold Canadian temperatures have minimal effect on the efficiency of the evacuated collector. Great on those -60 degree below days.

 

Just Add Water
A solar pool heating system requires little or no maintenance since there are no burners and no moving parts. You should check the clamps used toconnect the solar collectors annually,particularly in hot climates where they may become loose. If you are
operating your system year-round, you will need to take precautions during freezing weather conditions. A gas heater or heat pump requires more maintenance, and generally lasts only one-third the lifespan of a solar pool heating system. Solar pool
heating system warranties are typically more inclusive and much longer (12 years plus) than warranties for gas heaters and heat pump systems (usually 5 years).
Your pool is your storage tank, so you won’t need to buy a tank. Your pool already has a pump, so you won’t need to buy a pump. The pump is already circulating water through the filter at least 6 hours a day, so you won’t need to run it any more than
that. Solar pool heaters are inexpensive and operate under conditions of highest efficiency, since several components fulfill dual roles. What else do you need? A
collector and some pipe—then just add water.

Solar Pool Heating System using WSE47 Panels

with Solar panel  and Laing Solar Pump

Typical Pool Heating Kit

4  only WSE47 Solar 20 tube system  4 * 347 = $1388   link

1 0nly Solar Circulation Pump                            = $247    link

1 Only 25 Watt Solar Panel                                = $150    link

 

Solar Pool Heating using pressurized WSE58 panels

. The advantage of this system is it is pressurized so can connect directly into the pool system without the need of a pump. The WSE58 has an output of 2,700 btu per hour compared to the WSE47 having an output of 2,000 btu per hour.

This system can also be modified to heat your garage or home in the winter when not heating the pool

Typical Pool Heating Kit

2  only WSE58 Solar 20 tube system  2 * 897 = $1794  link

Solar Pool Heating System using WSE47 Panels

and Vent Stack

The WSE47 are non pressurized solar water heaters can be directly connected to existing pool system, The Vent Stack must be installed to prevent pressure build up which would void the warranty.

 

Typical Pool Heating Kit

4  only WSE47 Solar 20 tube system  4 * 347 = $1388   link

Heating Aboveground Pools


If you think that solar pool heating is only for expensive, inground pools, think again. Smaller solar pool heating systems have become very popular in Canada over the past five years.

Actually, it is easier to heat an aboveground pool using solar energy for those summer months than an inground pool. The nighttime temperatures stay fairly warm, and
aboveground pools tend to heat up more easily. This is because the air is warmer than the ground, and the pool can absorb heat through the sides as well as through
the solar pool heat collector. The cost is lower too, because a manual diverter valve
is used rather than a more sophisticated automatic control generally used on larger systems designed for inground pools. Aboveground solar heating systems are
usually self-installed and rolled out on the ground next to the pool or put on a homemade rack next to or near the pool, rather than mounted on a roof. All these factors combine to make these systems affordable and very simple to install by the pool owners themselves. Cut Your Losses
More than 90 percent of all heat lost from a pool is from a combination of surface evaporation, convection, and radiation. Evaporative losses are usually the greatest, at
70 to 85 percent of total losses. Normally, if wind speeds are less than 4 mph (1.8 m/s), only 10 to 15 percent of the heat loss is by wind or convection. Use screens,
shrubbery, or a fence around the pool to help cut wind losses. Radiation losses will be on the order of 5 to 15 percent.
With evaporation responsible for the lion’s share ofenergy loss from a swimming pool, a pool cover is a good investment if you want to extend your swimming
season. If you use a pool cover to stop overnight heat losses, a solar pool heating system can maintain a pool approximately 20°F (11°C) over the average air temperature on sunny days. For example, if the average outdoor air temperature is 65°F (18°C), your pool will be about 85°F (29°C) if you use a pool cover to retain heat.
Another strategy to extend your season is to position the pool so that it is in full midday sun during months of use.

This above ground utilizes 2 - WSE47 ( $ 694.00 )

WSE Technology is committed to solving your $300 per month pool heating bills.


From our test data and this is even on a -40 degree day in Saskatchewan Canada our 5 panel system ( retail price $2000 CDN) will create more heat than one mile or 6,000 feet of 11/2 inch black tubing on a sunny summer day.

Initial spring heating of your pool is a bit slow with a rise of 1 to 2 degrees C per day, so getting it up to operating temperature will probably require your existing water heater.

Adding additional solar panels is easy and fast

 

Checkout how easy this Solar Swimming Pool Heater is to install

 

20pcs of vacuum heat-collecting pipes included in each panel.

The length of each pipe is 1.5M, the inside diameter is F47mm and the out diameter is F50mm.

The storage of water in one panel is around 125 liter.

Usually need 4 to 8 panels per swimming pool.

The warranty of the vacuum heat-collecting pipe is 15 years.

Each panel will deliver over 30,000 btu per sunny day in the summer

 

 

Working Principle of Vacuum Solar Tube

Collectors are the key component of Massloads Solar Water Heater. Each of them is configured by two concentric glass tubes with Thermal expansion 3.3x 10-6 °C, the outside surface of inner glass tube is coated, with the latest world magnetron sputtering Hi-Techs, layers of aluminum-nitrogen with aluminum base, which absorbs and converts the maximum amount (>0.92,80oc) of solar radiation including infra red light into heat, whilst having very small radiation losses(<0.09,80oc). The jacket between outer and inner glass tubes is evacuated and permanently sealed off to form the best possible insulation, which allows sunlight penetrate perfectly while preventing heat loss. In order to maintain the vacuum between the two glass layers, a barium getter (gas absorbent) is used inside the top end of the outer tube.

During manufacturing this getter is exposed shortly to high frequency magnetic fields, which create high temperatures in one second resulting in the bottom of the evacuated tube being coated with a pure layer of barium.

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