Re: Homemade solar heaters?
I installed a hose bib on an extra drain line on my return plumbing yesterday. I hooked my 200' black garden hose and cracked it open. With about 2 gpm flow and 5:30 PM sunlight, 88 deg ambient temp, and hot concrete pool deck, the delta T was about 4 degrees (only 3,000-5,000 btu/h) I'll measure my btu output in the mid day sun this weekend. With the solar cover, that should help gain 1-2 deg/day....
On the plus side, it cost less than 4 bucks to do.....
Nater
16x32 Vinyl IG, 20,000 gal, Autopilot DIG-220 w/60 series cell, Dolphin Diagnostic Pool Boy
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