We take installation photos of every solar pool heater we install, but not for the reason you may think. Sure, it’s nice to put pretty pictures on our website so our prospective customers can see them. But in addition to the glamour shots, we get all of the not-so-pretty details of the installation, too. This is important for a few reasons: …
Large Solar Pool Heating System Installed in Fort Myers, FL
This large solar pool heater was designed and installed by Florida Solar Design Group in Fort Myers, FL for a family with a recently remodeled pool. Situated on a perfectly oriented south roof with an ideal pitch for winter performance, this solar pool heater will be a top performer, drastically extending the family’s swim season, providing heated pool water throughout …
Roof Mounted Solar Pool Heater in Cape Coral, FL
This installation of a solar pool heater was just completed by Florida Solar Design Group in Cape Coral, FL. It features a total of nine solar panels (five pictured). What you see in the upper left is the vacuum relief, which allows air into the system when the pump turns off, ensuring the system can drain properly without creating negative …
Cape Coral Solar Pool Heater Installation on a Tile Roof
Here are some pictures of our latest installation on a tile roof in Cape Coral, FL. This solar pool heater is actually 10 panels, with 8 on the pictured roof and two around the corner. This south and west panel configuration is absolutely ideal, and is sure to please the new owner. In the background you can see another solar …
Naples Home Gets Solar Pool Heater
A family of four recently contacted us about solar pool heating for their Naples, FL swimming pool. Their home’s orientation on the lot wasn’t ideal for solar energy, and the two story house to the east casts morning shade on their most suitable tile roof surface. However, we were still able to make it work. In difficult situations like this, …
Solar Pool Heater With Hurricane Straps in Cape Coral
One of the most frequent questions we are asked about solar pool heaters is about wind and hurricanes. All of our systems are engineered to meet the current building code, which specifies an ultimate design wind speed of up to 172 mph in Southwest Florida. Most areas require a 160 mph figure. Regardless, the way we achieve amazing resistance to …
Cape Coral Solar Pool Heater Installation Completed
We just finished an iSwim solar pool heating system in Cape Coral. The owner had been using a pool cover, but while that keeps the heat in a pool, it does little to actually heat the pool. Using solar pool heating panels, pools are heated throughout the day and the pool cover retains the heat at night. The cumulative effect …
iSwim Solar Pool Heater Installation
We recently completed a great looking iSwim solar pool heater installation on Sanibel Island. This system also included a complete pool automation, chlorination, and variable speed pump installation, bringing together a complete set of components designed to work perfectly. Below are some pictures of our work. This is as big system for a big open pool subject to the cooling effects of …
The Perfect Roof for Solar Panels | Chasing a Dream
In the solar pool heating industry we all dream of that perfect roof — the one that has ideal pitch and orientation, no shading, no obstructions, and plenty of space to meet the heating requirements of the pool. It also helps if the pool equipment is ideally located for plumbing requirements. Sadly, very few roofs are perfect, and many are …
Solar Pool Heating | Design to Reality
Solar energy clients demand the best products and performance, and the best presentation during initial consultation is a good indicator that your solar professional knows what they are doing. We use sophisticated software and proprietary processes developed over years of practice and study to prepare solar panel design renderings and then turn them into reality for our clients. There is nothing more …
Estero, FL Solar Pool Heater on Tile Roof
Here is a recent tile roof installation of a solar pool heater in Estero, FL. This system uses an aluminum racking system under the panels for maximum protection and lifespan. This is a very typical eight panel system, appropriate for most mid-sized pools in Southwest Florida with good roof exposure to the sun.
Naples, FL Solar Pool Heating Picture
This Naples, FL home with a tile roof recently had a solar pool heater added. The panels were put as high as possible on the roof to avoid shading from the adjacent building, which is two stories. Our barrel tile roof installations feature and aluminum substructure to keep the panels flat so they float over the roof while providing a …
Cape Coral Solar Pool Heating Installation Picture
This solar pool heating system in Cape Coral, FL highlights one of our distinct advantages — the same side feed and return. Because of the patented subheader, the panel array plumbing can be fed and returned from the same side. Our competitors need to run a plumbing line all the way to the far side of the bottom header to feed …
Solar Electricity in Naples, FL | Installation Photos
Naples, Florida is a great place for solar electricity. With easy utility interconnections, cooperation with the building department, and low solar market prices, Naples and Collier County have the right climate for solar energy. Speaking of climate, Naples has one of the best solar resources in Florida. The proximity to the western coast of Florida fends off clouds in the …
Solar Pool Heater on Flat Tile Roof in Cape Coral, FL
This solar pool heater was recently installed in NW Cape Coral, FL on a shingle roof home. The system was placed on a roof that is oriented very slightly to the northwest from west. This was done because the southeast roof was heavily shaded from tall pine trees on the adjacent lot and the southwest roof (front of the house) could …
Solar Pool Heater on Flat Tile Roof in Cape Coral, FL
Here is a Cape Coral, FL home with a flat tile roof and a new solar pool heating system. This system was installed on a perfect south roof, and required just five panels for the small pool.
Estero, FL Home Photovoltaic System Installation
This is an April 2015 solar photovoltaic (electric) systems installation at a home in Estero, FL. It consists of 25 solar modules at 280W each. The solar modules are from Hyundai (the Heavy Indistries division of the car manufacturing conglomerate). The system uses microinverters from Enphase in this grid-interactive home power source.
Cape Coral, FL Photovoltaic System Installation
This photovoltaic system in Cape Coral, FL consists of 24 solar modules at 270W each for a total rating of 6.48kW. To date, the owner is net-zero, actually banking a little excess energy so far. The owner plans to get a solar water heating system later this year to complete his solar energy goals. As a solar Here is the …