Solar for a pool

[Jimbob]

How many sets of tubes?

 

[eaton]

How many tubes? That's the most loaded question ever, you need to know size and volume of pool, if its indoors/outdoors, covered/not covered etc, you can't just chuck stuff in, this is what really winds me up with renewables, too many people jumping in with no training or knowledge.

 

[Jimbob]

How many tubes? That's the most loaded question ever, you need to know size and volume of pool, if its indoors/outdoors, covered/not covered etc, you can't just chuck stuff in, this is what really winds me up with renewables, too many people jumping in with no training or knowledge.

Not sure if that was aimed at me... Incase it was, the question was aimed to lame plumber, curious to how many tubes were required to meet that massive output on the job he explained. I'm well experienced in sizing solar and pool heating

 

[lame plumber]

Not sure if that was aimed at me... Incase it was, the question was aimed to lame plumber, curious to how many tubes were required to meet that massive output on the job he explained. I'm well experienced in sizing solar and pool heating

from memory there were 4 tubes banks, south facing roof with no shadowing from trees etc

 

[eaton]

Wasn't directly no but god I'm tired of hearing idiots story's of how systems don't work when they have 40 tubes and 150l cylinder.

 

[lame plumber]

poor likkle cyl will be leaping about then🙂

 

[Wag]

Solar Thermal!
i did a pool with worcester bosch panels about 5 years ago. i had a heat exchanger made specially for the job and it saves this particular customer a fortune in oil. it was bloody expensive though. I may have gone with a heat pump if the lekky supply on his remote farm was more reliable.

 

[swifters]

Thanks to everyone but the point I was trying to make is are the following any good

One 4x8 PANEL SOLAR POOL HEATER HEATING KIT 2" HEADER NEW | eBay

Someone mentioned about a coil of hose working a treat and I think there is a lot to be said for direct heating of pool water eg. no heat exchanger. The panels above are not really panels, they are more like a coiled hose. Thanks