Constructing Your Solar Pool Heating Equipment
In this age, scientists are in the process of finding efficient ways for energy consumption and most of this research is aimed at developing better ways to utilize solar energy that is available to us in plenty. One of these applications that have been developed recently is solar pool heating. This is a very simple way to put solar energy into use and it is more or less cheap method too. This method of energy utilization is very important in this age where swimming pools are becoming a common addition to normal house holds and apartments.
By making use of solar pool heating techniques, you can easily heat large quantities of water in a way that is very environment-friendly. By getting a solar pool heater installed at your home swimming pool, you ca very well extend your swimming season from early spring to late autumn. Though these heaters are readily available at hardware stores in your locality, many people prefer making these units at home, specifically to suit their requirements. It is assured that you will be able to reap better results by constructing a heater on your own, rather than rely on the readily available ones in the market. The cost for constructing your own pool heater works out to be much lesser than the amount you might have to spend to purchase a readymade one from the market.
There are simple ways to construct your own solar pool heating apparatus, and increase the temperature of water in your pool by about 12 degrees. The first step is to purchase about 100 feet of black tubing that is easily available at your local hardware store. You will need to get black tubing that is about half inch in diameter. This black tubing should not be too rigid or tough. You should be able to bend it easily. The next item you will need to purchase is PVC pipe that is about 10 to 15 feet in length. See to it that the PVC pipe can fit tightly into the end of the black tubing you purchased.
Apart from the black tubing and PVC pipe, you will also need a 2 – 8 foot 2 by 4s and a pump to construct a solar pool heating equipment. You also need to get a shut off valve that fits well on the PVC pipe. The easy steps to assemble the apparatus with pictorial representations will be available at the electric shops in your area.
December 19, 2009
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There is nothing better than getting into a cool pool on a blistering hot day and we have many of those in South Africa, but the only thing that gets to me is that our pools are way to cold, so having solar heated pools are great but if one forgets to turn it off when the pool have reached the desired temperature the water can turn into a bath and then is of no use. This is a great site to actually get very useful information as well as advice from others so thank you so much.
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