Homemade Solar Pool Heater Guidelines
If you want to build your own homemade solar pool heater that does the job properly, continue reading. It is possible to build this and install it on the same day. All you have to do is know your plans. The thing that you want to remember is that you can build one of ay size, but keep in mind that you will be installing this right next to your pool. You don’t want to get carried away. The thing about the solar pool heater is that it will be an outdoor heater and you can lay it flat or even stand it upright, the choice is yours. You can also design your very own configurations and controller. The only thing that you must remember when building your homemade solar pool heater is that it will need the sun for it to work.
The first thing that you will need is a passive collector that is placed on the ground or even on something hard. Make sure that the passive collector is painted black so that it gets the maximum heat. You could also build a simple platform that is about 12-inches above the ground. This works great. Even building a little concrete pad with add a little of a professional look to your project. The thing is if you are going to do this, if you live in an area where many homes have swimming pools you will be able to keep yourself very busy building these heaters and then installing them for clients. That is the thing about a homemade solar pool heater. If it works, why not make it sell?
You can build your own solar collector by only using black PVC pipe. Just make sure that the diameter of the pipe is a little larger than the one used in your pool’s water lines. There is no problem when you cannot come across black PVC pipes. Simply, buy the lighter-colored pipes, sand them and then apply flat black paint with a brush or spray paint. Make sure that you install the collector on the filter’s discharge side, because if you are going to do it any other way, the heated water will be sent into the filter and this will compromise your filters’ operating temperature. Installing it the wrong way will also create the breeding of dangerous bacteria. Make sure that the joints that you have glued are left to cure for around 24 hours. Give it a chance to cure and then put the filter system into service.
The other thing that you would want to do is use flexible hoses and connect these at the outflow ends, which will allow you to drain your solar collector easily and the end of each swimming season. There you have it: once you have installed this and it works, there should be not reason why you cannot create a few business cards saying “Get your Homemade Solar Pool Heater here for a fraction of the Price You Would Pay in Store!”
