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Alex wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We have a 25' above ground pool (48" deep), and we are looking for ways
> of heating the pool now that it's starting to get cooler outside. We
> live in Texas, and though our winters aren't bad, when the temp stays
> below 85'F for most of the day and 50's at night, the pool gets quite
> chilly.
>
> I am looking at some options for heating the pool so we can use it
> throughout the winter, or at least a few more months into the fall now
> that the 90-100'F temps are gone.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with the solar heaters? I know even
> when the temp stays in the 80s for most of the day the car is still
> VERY warm, so I would assume this is enough to heat the pool rather well
> with a solar heater. We're looking at one similar to this:
>
http://www.intheswim.com/Pool-Heaters/Solar-Heaters/Solar-Pool-Heaters-for-Above-Ground-Pools/
>
> We just put the pool in earlier this summer, so paying another $800 or
> more for a powered heater is not really possible -- but if we can get
> good results from a solar heater, we'd like to go that route. We havep
> lenty of space for it behind the pool.
>
> Thanks for any advise or suggestions --
>
> Alex
>
It's been a long time since I had one. As others said a cover, any
cover, is the best. Just a cheap plastic one is adequate. It also
keeps the dirt out and the chlorine contained. Only problem I had was
the water getting too warm.
If you have low humidity the temperature drops fast if there is no sun.
When I lived in the San Fernando Valley a neighbor put up an array of
black plastic pipe on the roof of his patio and pumped his filter water
through it. Only problem there was the two foot waves during the quakes:-).
Another problem I had was the liner rotting from the sun. That is the
area just above the water. When I replaced the liner I cut a piece fro
the old one and had sort of a skirt all around the pool covering the new
liner and keeping the sun off it.
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