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Save Money & Extend Your Pool Season
Solar Pool Heaters cost about $2000-5000 installed. The payback period — the
time it takes for your fuel savings to equal the cost of your solar
heating system — can be as short as 2 to 3 swimming seasons.
After that, your energy savings continue for the warrantied life
of the system— 15 years or more of free heat. Compare this
to a life-time of natural heating costs.
The size of your pool will determine the number of solar collectors you need
and that determines the cost of the system. For a typical (in-ground or above-ground)
backyard pool in Ottawa this could range from $2250 to $5150, depending on the
size of system and the type of roof on your house. For a more detailed estimate,
see the Solar Pool Heating Cost page.
Sizing a solar system for a pool is relatively simple. The procedure
assumes the pool is in the sun receiving passive solar heat gain.
Most of the heat loss from the pool is by convection from the surface
so the system is sized in terms of the pool area ,not by the volume
of water in it. On a roof facing south, if the pool is covered at
night with a solar blanket to reduce heat loss, use a panel area
50% of the pool surface area.
Ottawa Solar Power sells solar pool heating systems manufactured
by Enersol (enersol.com) and Techno-Solis (techno-solis.com). If
you'd like to save on delivery and installation costs by putting
in your own pool heater, the Enersol system would be the best choice
for the "do-it-yourselfer". The larger solar collectors
of the Techno-Solis system require delivery and installation by a
professional. That's where OSP comes in. We've been installing systems
for more than 10 years.
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