These hula hoop heaters look like lily pads floating on top of the water.
Pool solar panels do it yourself.
Take a few hula hoops attach polyethylene film and then toss them into the pool to catch sun rays and heat the water.
Typically people will either mount these on the ground at an angle near the pool or if their pump is big enough they might install them on their roof near the pool to minimize the amount of space they take up.
Solar panels are modular connecting to each other easily.
This is a great do it yourself project.
Installation involves unrolling the solar panels and securing them to a flat surface facing southerly with 4 8 hrs of uninterrupted daily sun.
Here s an ingenious idea for solar pool heating that uses hula hoops and no electricity.
Richmond virginia solar pool heater installed on a roof.
These panels need to be placed mounted properly and hooked up to your pool in such a way that water pumps out runs through the panels and flows back into the pool once it has been warmed.
Then you run the pool return pipe or hose in and out of the solar panels and use a 3 way valve to control the flow.
This system circulates your swimming pool water through solar panels and by means of solar energy warms the water as it returns back to the pool.
The sunquest is an easy do it yourself installation heating system that comes with simple step by step instructions.
Vermont usa these 4 solar panels hand made following the instructions presented on the dvd are installed near a fence.
These panels which are of professional grade quality allows you to enjoy your pool from early spring right through till late fall.
They heat up a pool with a power of 14 000 watts.
This solar pool heater handmade by the home owner heat the water from a 21 foot pool.
Easy to remove when needed.