Heating pools is expensive. According to recent research, it costs U.S. consumers billions of dollars annually to heat the nation’s 5.7 million swimming pools.
These days, many homeowners are now turning to solar panels to help heat their pools, and reduce their maintenance bills.
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Solar panels are devices that convert sunlight into electricity. Made out of crystalline silicon, they are typically about 5.5 feet by 3.25 feet and anywhere between two to four pounds.
Typically placed on the roofs of buildings, it is strategically placed in those areas to capture much of the sunlight there is. They convert sunlight into electricity for use at any time.
Sunlight to electricity
These solar panels are a collection of solar cells made of silicon, like mini semiconductors. Those cells use a positive and negative layer to create an electric field over the large, flat area of the solar panel.
When photons (those mysterious little things that make up light) hit a solar cell, their electrons come loose from their atoms. This forms an electrical circuit, which generates electricity. The more panels you use, the more energy you generate.
Main benefit
Homeowners who use solar power for their electricity power needs help contribute to the reduction of pollution by 100 tons of CO2 in their lifetimes.
In a secondary role, solar power use increases the value of the homeowner’s properties. In progressive governments, they are given the privilege of becoming eligible for tax breaks. This is in addition to having lower monthly electric bills.
Solar pool heating
The installation of the pool solar panels Sunshine Coast is easier and more affordable and is done in as short time as a week or two. By this time, the panels are up and running. Once the system is set up, it is also completely automated.
The solar heating system has a few set of different components. These include the solar collector, filter, flow control valve, and a pump. All of these components work together as one large integrated system that heats your pool solar panels Sunshine Coast water to the desired temperature.
How it works
First, the water is pumped through the filter. It enters the solar collector where it is heated and pumped back into the pool.
While there are many types of collectors, the most used are the in-ground and above-ground kind. The glazed collector features the glass covering (“glazing”) to catch the heat.
These are used mostly in colder climates because they can work in temperatures below freezing.
The other unglazed alternatives include evacuated tube solar thermal systems, flat plate solar thermal systems and thermodynamics panels. These are used mostly in the UK and in the US.
Pros and cons
At the moment, solar pool heater is affordable, easy to install, eco-friendly and easy to maintain. On the other hand, some people regards solar heating is not advisable because the solar panels are more visible. Some don’t mind this, but some are bothered by this display.
Solar panels require space, a sizeable area to install them, meaning you need to dedicate a portion of your roof, yard or patio for your solar system.
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