How about pool solar panels for your backyard?
Some may say that winter is not the best time to consider pool solar panels, but I respond with the question, “what time like the present?” After all, at least 2-3 months of each year, many of us enjoy spending time in a swimming pool. Some are fortunate enough to have pools in the backyard. Add to that, the weeks of vacation that may take us to locales with swimming pools and its easy to realize that we probably spend more than 1/3 of our lives near a “water hole.” To be honest, I must have pools on my brain, as this is the second swimming post I’ve published in the past few days.
The best things about pool solar panels are: (1) energy savings; and (2) low cost. Some systems cost less than $100, and will save you many more times that in your monthly electric bill. As summarized on the Build it Solar web site:
“Pool systems usually use simple, low cost, unglazed plastic collectors. The pool itself is the thermal storage for the system, and the pump you already use for filtering pool water will also circulate water through the solar collectors.”
You can even go further than pool solar panels – why not use your solar attic fan to heat your pool with energy that would otherwise be released from your home:
With pool solar panels you can both heat and clean your family’s favorite summer hang-out destination. By using the power of the sun instead of grid-based electricity, you’ll reduce your carbon footprint, while dipping your feet in the cool, refreshing waters of a swimming pool.
Pool Solar Panels keep conditions comfortable!
If you don’t want to use a solar attic fan to heat your pool, you can install solar thermal panels instead. These can not only heat your pool, but also other water used in your household. Solar Hot Water saves a tremendous amount of energy each year.
Pool solar panels are a popular topic! Last year, we posted about Swimming Pools Warmed with Hot Water. We’ll do another post on where you can find pool solar panels, and even some directions to make your own, for the do-it-yourselfers!
Jump on in – the water’s fine!
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