When there is air in the filter basket of a swimming pool pump, it often gets blamed on the solar pool heater, but that’s impossible because the solar pool heater comes after the pool pump and any air in the pump housing would have to come from the suction side of the pump. Usually a suction leak occurs at the …
How Warm Will Solar Panels Make My Pool?
This is a great question with no easy answer. Solar pool heating is a weather dependent technology that will make your pool warmer every day of the year. When conditions are better, especially over multiple days, solar pool heating will provide the best results. Of course, this is when you are most likely to want to swim, so that’s great …
How to Read a Solar Net Metering Bi-Directional Utility Meter
When you get a grid-interactive solar electric system installed in Southwest Florida, FPL or LCEC will replace your standard meter with a bi-directional meter. This meter records electricity flow in both direction — to an from the electric grid — and the net amount of energy consumed since it was installed. This process is known as Net Metering, and it …
What’s the Difference Between a Solar Cell, Module, Panel, and Array?
I should probably start a solar energy glossary that covers this. The subject is totally confusing to newcomers to solar energy, especially when people first learn that there are different kinds of solar panels. I am going to attempt to break this down into the simplest components to tell you the difference between solar cells, modules, panels, and arrays for …
Should I Buy A Solar Pool Pump
Your pool pump runs for several hours each day of the year. It is often the second biggest energy hog in a Southwest Florida pool home (after air conditioning). Your pool pump is important because circulating water in your pool both filters it and disburses sanitation chemicals evenly throughout it. You might wonder about the possibility of using a solar …
Solar Electric System Design in Cape Coral, FL
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Can You Run Water Through Solar Pool Heating Panels Too Fast Causing it Not to Heat Long Enough
This is always a good question. How fast should I run water through my solar pool heating system? Most think that running water fast through solar panels will not let them heat the water adequately. In fact, the opposite is generally true. Solar pool heating panels work most efficiently when the difference between the panel surface temperature and the pool …
Getting Comfortable With The Looks of White Plumbing for Solar Pool Heaters
One common barrier to people installing a solar pool heater can be getting over the plumbing that must necessarily run along the roof, sometimes for long distances. Some people think it will be ugly. As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but that’s usually not an acceptable answer to prospective clients or new system owners. Most …
Solar Pool Heating Myth: Solar Panels Make My Pump Work Harder
When we hire a new employee, they often come with a lot of the same misconceptions about solar energy that our clients initially have. Our relatively new sales assistant, Christie, asked me this week about a topic that comes up quite frequently: Solar pool heating panels make the pool pump work harder. It might seem logical, but it’s a myth! …
Why Our Solar Pool Heating Systems are the Best
Okay, I have to brag a little. I truly believe we offer the best system available, and there are several reasons why. Check out the graphic below to learn more about what sets us apart. While solar panels are critical components in any solar pool heating system, it is, in fact, a system. In addition to quality workmanship and a …
Large Solar Pool Heating System in Fort Myers, FL
Large Solar Pool Heating System in Fort Myers, FL
Solar Pool Heating Valve Manifold Explained
If you are wondering how a solar pool heating valve manifold works, you have come to the right place. Below is an explanation of each component in the plumbing of a well designed solar pool heating manifold. Note: This valve manifold may be reversed left to right, and the solar bypass valve can also be installed on the return line …
Solar Photovoltaic System in Fort Myers, FL
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