Solar heat install, placement questions

[PoolDoc]

Thanks for the follow-up info.

[CarlD]

I have been kind of reading along and based on my "guesstimate" 7 4*12 panels are going to give you a lot of heat energy, which will be great when you have cold spells but overwhelming in the summer....unless you want the pool ti be giant hot tub!

I use the equivalent of 3 4*20 panels on a nearly 20k pool up on NJ and there are summer days where the water can reach into the high 90's! Then i run the solar system at night to radiate heat instead and cool the pool.

Remember that the faster the water flows through your panels, the more heat energy will transfer to your water. The limiting factors are how much pressure the panels can accept safely and how much pressure to them your pump can generate.

[Cracker Red]

I plan on interfacing the system with the aqualink controller, which I'm assuming will regulate the flow to the panels based on how I have it setup.

I've got an older aqualink, so I may just set it up where the solar heat button activates the panels ON/OFF. That way I can regulate what part of the pool I want heated and how much (For instance I could heat just the spa). The newer aqualink update has priority heating (I believe) for doing just that....but my old version is much more simple and will heat to a certain input temp and then stop.

I plan on upgrading the aqualink next year when I spring for an e-pump and possibly switch over to a salt setup.

[nefretrameses]

Nice job. I imagined that you would be a little older.