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Solar heating for your swimming pool One of the most cost-effective, fun and enjoyable uses of solar energy is a solar pool heating system

A solar pool heater allows you to extend your family's swimming season and gives you more control over your swimming pool's water temperature. A solar pool heating system has a payback period of three to four years and can dramatically reduce or eliminate the rising monthly gas bills by heating your pool with free, abundant energy from the Southern California sun.

     Solar-Tec Systems, Inc. is a Solar Swimming Pool Heating Contractor that specializes in the design and installation of residential and commercial solar swimming pool heating systems installations in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California.

     You bought your pool for enjoyment, entertaining and possibly for health reasons. But you probably find that on many days when you would like to use your pool it is just too cold for comfort. Whether for recreation or relaxation, a comfortable pool is a great gathering place for family and friends. A solar energy pool panel heating system can make your pool warmer, more comfortable and it will add months to your Southern California swimming season. That means you can spend more time in your pool. More relaxation, more exercise and more fun!

Solar Swimming Pool Heating Systems are today the largest use of solar energy in the world.

There are several good reasons for this.

Savings:   The first cost of a solar energy pool panel heating system for larger in-ground pools may equal or exceed those of other heaters. However, they return the cost difference in fuel savings in the first year or two. You will always save money when you heat your Southern California pool with solar panel pool heating system.

Reliability and safety: Solar pool heating systems have no heat exchangers that fail from corrosion, no fan motors or compressors to break down. Your investment in a solar energy heating panel system is protected by a ten year warranty. No other heating system offers that protection.

Protect the environment: You can enjoy the comfort of your solar heated pool, knowing that you are using an environmentally friendly energy source, while you conserve our natural resources.

A solar pool heating system is simple to operate and requires no change in the way you maintain standard pool equipment. The diagram below shows the components of a typical solar pool heater system:

Black plastic panels capture the energy from the sun and use it to heat the water in your pool. Using the pump from your filtration system, water is circulated through the solar panels where it is heated and then returned to the pool. The system is designed to work with your existing pump, which need not necessarily be situated near the solar panels.
A valve, either manual or automatic, controls the flow of water in the solar panels. The automatic option responds to changing temperature conditions and adjusts accordingly to provide optimal comfort at all times.
As with any heated pool, the use of a solar cover is always recommended – a practice which actually allows you to swim earlier and later in the season, thereby extending your swimming season.

Solar-Tec Systems, Inc. 2010 Installed Solar Pool Heating System Prices

Solar Pool Heating System	Your Pool Size	Pool Surface Area	Number of Panels	Roof Area Required	Manual Control	Automatic Control
A-3 Solar Pool Heating System	12 x 12	144	3	144 Sq. Ft.	$3,525	$4,295
A-4 Solar Pool Heating System	12 x 18	216	4	192 Sq. Ft.	$3,795	$4,570
A-5 Solar Pool Heating System	12 x 24	288	5	240 Sq. Ft.	$4,065	$4,840
A-6 Solar Pool Heating System	16 x 20	320	6	288 Sq. Ft.	$4,335	$5,110
A-7 Solar Pool Heating System	16 x 24	384	7	336 Sq. Ft.	$4,605	$5,380
A-8 Solar Pool Heating System	16 x 28	448	8	384 Sq. Ft.	$4,875	$5,650
A-9 Solar Pool Heating System	16 x 32	512	9	432 Sq. Ft.	$5,145	$5,920
A-10 Solar Pool Heating System	18 x 32	576	10	480 Sq. Ft.	$5,415	$6,190
A-11 Solar Pool Heating System	18 x 36	648	11	528 Sq. Ft.	$5,685	$6,460
A-12 Solar Pool Heating System	18 x 38	684	12	576 Sq. Ft.	$5,955	$6,730

These sample Solar-Tec Systems, Inc. installed Roof Mounted Solar Pool Heating System Prices are assuming that the solar pool heating array would be mounted on a first story asphalt shingle roof and the solar supply and return piping run from solar pool heating collectors to the swimming pool pumping equipment is 25 ft. or less.

Here are answers to some of the questions you may have about heating your pool.

Why heat my pool?
Why solar?
Is there enough sun where I live?
How does it work?
How efficiently will my solar system heat my pool?
How about maintenance?

Why Heat My Pool?

You bought your pool for enjoyment, entertaining and possibly for health reasons. But you probably find that on many days when you would like to use your pool it is just too cold for comfort. Whether for recreation or relaxation, a comfortable pool is a great gathering place for family and friends.

Not only will the right solar heater make your pool warmer and more comfortable, it will add months to your swimming season. That means you can spend more time in your pool. More relaxation, more exercise and more fun! As a bonus, greater value from the investment you have in your pool!

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Why solar?

Millions worldwide have been enjoying solar heated swimming pools for over two decades. Heating swimming pools is today the largest use of solar energy in the world and there are good reasons for this.

Savings: You will probably find that you will pay much less for an EZ Heat or a HI-Deluxe heater for your above ground or small in-ground pool than for any other type of heater. While the first cost of HI-Deluxe and Hi-Temp systems for larger in-ground pools may equal or exceed those of other heaters, they return the cost difference in fuel savings in the first year or two. You always save money when you heat your pool with solar energy.
Reliability and safety: Solar heating systems have no heat exchangers that fail from corrosion, no heat pump fan motors or compressors to break down. Your investment in a HI-Deluxe solar heating system is protected by a lifetime limited warranty. No other heating system offers that protection. Solar systems have no flames or fans, they just keep heating your pool quietly, safely and reliably, year after year.
Protect the environment: You can enjoy the comfort of your solar heated pool, knowing that you are using an environmentally friendly energy source, while you conserve our natural resources.

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Is there enough sun where I live?

There is ample solar energy anywhere in the U.S. and Canada to heat your pool, if the solar heater is correctly selected and properly installed. The U.S. Weather Bureau’s records show that even northern states such as Maine and Minnesota receive more solar energy from April through October than Miami Florida does during its October through April heating season. They swim with solar heat year-round in Miami.

According to the United States Department of Energy, solar collectors for heating swimming pools represented 93 percent of all solar collectors, for all purposes, shipped in the U.S.A. during 1997. The study also shows that they went to all climates of the continental U.S. plus Hawaii.

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How does it work?

With Hi-Deluxe you have a choice of two control systems. A manual control where you turn the system on or off by turning the handle on a three-port control valve, or a fully automatic electronic control system.

With the automatic system you simply set the desired temperature on your control panel (1) and the system does the rest.

When the solar sensor (2) finds that there is enough solar energy to heat your pool and your pool is colder than you desire, water is automatically sent to your solar collectors (4) by the valve (3). Bright sunshine is not needed to heat your pool. The solar sensor will turn on your solar system even on a hazy or cloudy day when it finds the right amount of solar energy.

Your pool pump (5) sends pool water to the solar collectors. As the water flows through the many tubes in each solar collector the sun’s energy heats it. The solar-heated water then flows back to your pool. This simple cycle continues until your pool reaches your desired temperature.

You can cool an overheated pool in warmer months by simply running the pool pump at night. Your control system will automatically switch to cooling your pool.

With a manual control the operation is the same except that you have to turn the handle on the valve to shut off the solar system in bad weather when your pump is running.

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How efficiently will my solar heater heat my pool?

If you follow our recommended solar heater sizes and installation instructions your pool should be six to twenty degrees warmer than it was before you heated it, under the same weather conditions. Evaporation of water from the surface of the pool causes most of the cooling of the water. The larger the solar collector area, the more of the sun’s energy it will collect and send to the pool. Therefore, the larger the solar collector area is in relation to the surface area of the pool, the warmer the pool water will be. If in the future you decide you want an even warmer pool or would like a longer pool season, you can add solar collectors at any time.

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How about maintenance?

No special periodic maintenance is needed. If you close your pool at the end of the season the solar system will automatically drain down if the installer has followed the installation instructions.

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When solar collectors are rated for efficiency they are tested with a wind speed of less than five miles per hour with the sun directly above the solar collector surface. In the real world the wind often blows at more than five miles per hour and the sun is directly above the collector surface for only an instant each day at solar noon. For the rest of the day the sun is at various angles to the surface. Therefore, the rating does not always predict the amount of the sun’s energy the solar collector will actually absorb while it is heating your pool. Harter Industries products will send more heat to your pool at any hour of the day because they are designed to make better use of the available solar energy.

Tube-on Fin Solar Collector

Hi-Deluxe solar collectors use the proven tube-on-fin solar collector that works all day to absorb more of the available solar energy and send more heat to your pool.

Unique design absorbs more solar energy all day.

The curved tube surface exposed to the sun’s energy presents a more constant surface area to the sun during the day as the sun’s angle to the solar collector surface changes than does a flat or nearly flat surface.

Re-radiation of solar energy means more heat to the pool.

The space between the tubes forms a heat trap. Some of the solar energy falling on the fins and tubes re-radiates to the sides of the tubes and forms a high temperature area that is protected from the wind passing over the surface. This increases the amount of solar energy absorbed by the tubes, sending more heat into the pool water. That gives us a great advantage over solar collectors with separate exposed tubes where the wind passing between them wipes the warm air from their surfaces, cooling them.

Better Water Flow

The more water that passes through each square foot of solar collector each day , the more solar energy it will collect and the better it will heat your pool. When a laboratory is testing a solar collector to determine its heating performance rating it forces a predetermined amount of water through each square foot of collector surface.

Some solar collectors have built in restrictions to water flow that prevent the amount of water that they are rated under from flowing though them when they are connected to a pool filter system. That means that they will not heat your pool as well as their rating.

All Harter Industries Solar Collectors have wide-open straight-though flow passages that let more water flow through them. That sends more heat to your pool each day.

Hi-Deluxe Features

Captures the most solar energy: Our proven tube-on-fin design sends 70 to 94 percent of the available solar energy to the pool water under normal operating conditions.

Most durable: Our headers are molded to the extruded absorber surface in a 450-ton injection-molding machine, forming a permanent, leak-proof bond. Our unique tube-on-fin absorber freely expands and contracts with temperature changes, relieving the stresses that cause other solar collectors to deteriorate with age.

Proven materials: Hi-Deluxe is made from a special grade of polypropylene that has demonstrated consistently high reliability in solar pool heating collectors for over 23 years, in all climates.

Better flow: Generous two-inch inside diameter headers and straight-through water flow in the absorber tubes, improves water flow. Better flow raises solar collector performance and assures maximum pool filtration.

Better appearance: Our injection molding process smoothly joins the header and absorber, assuring consistently superior workmanship. Installed solar collectors are close-coupled, minimizing space between absorbers. The narrower gap improves the appearance of the array and fits more solar collector area into less space.

EZ Mount: Our exclusive EZ Mount system makes Hi-Deluxe installation fast, safe and durable. Built-in sealing pockets assure sealed anchor points. EZ Mount spaces the headers away from the roof. This protective design feature, combined with the tube-on-fin contour, eliminates the need for costly substrate.

Quality controls: Each Hi-Deluxe solar collector is inspected at every production step. The completed solar collector is subjected to a pressure test of 100 pounds per square inch and undergoes a thorough final inspection before it is shipped. Hi-Deluxe is made in the U.S.A. with care and pride. This outstanding quality makes it possible for us to give you a lifetime limited warranty.

To get the full benefits of a solar energy pool heating system you must have roof area for the solar pool heating panels that is large enough and has the proper exposure to the sun. The solar panel area required will depend on the surface area of your swimming pool, the water temperature you wish to maintain your pool at, the amount of direct sunshine on your pool and the orientation of the solar pool heating panels.

Additional solar panels are recommended when one of the following conditions exist:

The solar panel will be installed facing due east or due west.
The pool or panel area will be 25% or more shaded.
The site has a higher amount of average wind.
You simply want a very warm pool.

Solar Swimming Pool Heater Systems are today the largest use of solar energy in the world and there are several good reasons for this.
- Savings: The first cost of a solar energy pool panel heating system for larger in-ground pools may equal or exceed those of other heaters. However, they return the cost difference in fuel savings in the first year or two. You will always save money when you heat your Southern California pool with solar panel pool heating system.
- Reliability and safety: Solar pool heating systems have no heat exchangers that fail from corrosion, no fan motors or compressors to break down. Your investment in a solar energy pool heating system is protected by a ten year manufacturers solar collector warranty. No other heating system offers that protection.
- Protect the environment: You can enjoy the comfort of your solar heated pool, knowing that you are using an environmentally friendly energy source, while you conserve our natural resources.

Residential Solar Pool Heating System Estimate Form

Fill out the solar swimming pool heating system estimate form below and click submit. Solar-Tec Systems, Inc. will contact you to schedule a site inspection to assess the solar energy potential of a solar pool heating system for your home.

Name:

Street Address:

Telephone:

FAX:

e-mail address

What is the Surface Area of your Swimming Pool, including spa?:

What type of solar pool controller would you like?:

Desired swimming pool water temperature?:

Is your swimming pool shaded during the day?:

What is the distance for the solar supply and return piping from the pool pump equipment area to the house where the solar array piping would be placed?

Does your home have a South facing or flat roof area for the solar panels?

Is the roof area for the solar collectors located on the first or second story?

What type of roofing material do you have ?

Time Line for Installation ?

How did you hear about Solar-Tec Systems?

Solar-Tec Systems, INC

33171 Paseo Cerveza, Suite 224

San Juan Capistrano, California 92675

California General Building Contractor B # 752181

California Solar Pool Heating System Contractor C-46 # 752181

Phone: 949.248.9728 FAX: 949.248.9729

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