Sometimes we are presented with challenge when a client does not know if they want solar pool heating or solar photovoltaic (electric) panels, or if they want both. Often we have to make judgment calls about which roofs to use for each technology. Sometimes there simply isn’t enough roof space to accommodate the solar panels a homeowner wants. We were …
Getting Around Roof Vents with Solar Pool Heating Panels
Sometimes we are faced with a roof that has multiple roof vents where we want to install solar pool heating panels. Getting around these vents is an important key to achieving the coverage needed to heat a pool in many cases. Fortunately, solar panel headers can be bridged by sections of PVC pipe. An adapter is installed to couple the …
Cape Coral Solar Pool Heater Avoids Roof Vent
Solar Energy System Design by Florida Solar Design Group LOCATION Cape Coral, FL 33914 PRODUCT(S) Solar Pool Heater BRANDS FAFCO Sunsaver NOTES This Cape Coral, FL home has a roof vent right in the location of where we want to put a solar pool heater. We decided to straddle the vent with panels on either side with just enough room to …
Solar Panels for Pool Heat in Cape Coral, FL 33914
Solar Energy System Design by Florida Solar Design Group LOCATION Cape Coral, FL 33914 PRODUCT(S) Solar Pool Heater BRANDS FAFCO Sunsaver NOTES This smaller Cape Coral, FL home is getting a new pool, and the roof is just big enough to accommodate a suitably sized solar pool heater. With attic vents and a flat roof interfering with the best south …
Solar Panel Design in Cape Coral, FL 33990
Solar Energy System Design by Florida Solar Design Group LOCATION Cape Coral, FL 33990 PRODUCT(S) Solar Pool Heater, Solar Electricity, Solar Water Heater BRANDS Hyundai, Enphase, FAFCO Sunsaver, SunEarth NOTES This Cape Coral, FL home solar design has it all. With a solar pool heater on the southwest roof, the entire southeast roof is left for solar electricity and one …
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 …
Solar Pool Heater Design in Fort Myers, FL
Solar Energy System Design by Florida Solar Design Group LOCATION Fort Myers, FL 33908 PRODUCT(S) Solar Pool Heater BRANDS FAFCO Sunsaver NOTES This home on Boardwalk Place in Fort Myers, FL has a phenomenal south roof, but we only need a small portion of it to heat the pool effectively. The panels need to be up away from the eave …
Bella Terra, Estero, FL Solar Panels
Solar Energy System Design by Florida Solar Design Group LOCATION Estero, FL 33928 PRODUCT(S) Solar Pool Heater BRANDS FAFCO Sunsaver NOTES If you live in Bella Terra in Estero, FL, you have found the right place for solar panels. We specialize in this neighborhood characterized by lots of two story homes that have smaller roofs as a result. Many of …
Solar Pool Heater: Best Flow Rate
Experts say that the optimum temperature for drinking tea is 60ºC (140ºF). We have all experienced the joy of a hot cup of tea in cold hands and the pleasant and quick warming effect it has. Our hands warm up quickly because the temperature between the cup and our hands is significant. As our hands warm up, the rate at …
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.
Buy Solar Pool Heating Panels Online
You can buy solar pool heating panels online, but not here. Nonetheless, if you are looking to buy solar panels online, keep reading. Note: I’m not really going to try to talk you out of buying solar panels online. I listened to a great podcast today from Nora Young called Spark. One segment was on the growing phenomenon of what’s …
iSwim, FAFCO, Heliocol, Solar Industries – Comparing Solar Pool Heating Panel Ratings
The best represented solar pool heating panels in Southwest Florida are iSwim™, FAFCO Sunsaver™, Heliocol™, and Solar Industries (Aquatherm). The de facto rating agency in Florida is the Florida Solar Energy Center. They publish solar thermal collector ratings that list a solar pool heating panel’s output in thousands of BTU per square foot of panel per day. In this article we …
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, Solar Pool Heating, and Solar Water Heating in Cape Coral, FL
Solar Energy System Design by Florida Solar Design Group LOCATION Cape Coral, FL 33914 PRODUCT(S) Solar Electricity (Photovoltaic) Solar Pool Heating, and Solar Water Heating BRANDS Hyundai Photovoltaic Modules, FAFCO Sunsaver™ Solar Pool Heater, SunEarth Solar Water Heater NOTES This Cape Coral, FL home already has a solar pool heating system, but the owner is interested in a grid-interconnected solar …
Solar Pool Heating Panels for New Home in Naples, FL Raffia Preserve
Solar Energy System Design by Florida Solar Design Group LOCATION Naples, FL 34119 PRODUCT(S) Solar Pool Heating BRANDS FAFCO Sunsaver™ NOTES When there is little aerial imagery available and you don’t have new home plans, there are few options for creating a 3D computer rendering of a home without going to the site. For this particular home in Raffia Preserve …
Solar Pool Heating Primer for Pool Builders and Pool Service Companies
If you are a pool builder or a pool service company, this page is for you. We are going to explore how solar pool heating can fit into your business and leave you with more satisfied customers and more profit! Most of you already know how a solar pool heater works, but if not, head over to our solar pool …
How Do I Know How Many Solar Pool Heating Panels I Need?
There are some rules of thumb that will tell you how many solar pool heating panels you will need. The answer varies based on a few assumptions, and the number of panels is determined based on several factors. Don’t assume that your neighbor’s system will perform the same way for your home, and your budget is also a consideration. Assumptions …
Solar Pool Heaters | What Pool Temperature Can I Expect?
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Solar Pool Heating Companies in Southwest Florida
You may think we’re crazy by listing solar panel manufacturers we don’t represent, but we’re that confident that we can earn your business. More importantly, we want to help and educate clients, and you would be surprised at how many people don’t know who their solar pool heating company is. They don’t know the brand of the panels, nor the …