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Your Connected Tube
CT
System
Since 1969, FAFCO
®
’s goal has been to design, test, and produce the world’s
highest performing solar pool heating systems. Your Connected Tube
CT
system represents the most efficient solar system to date. By diverting pool
water to the solar collectors, your pool will be able to harness even more
heat naturally than ever before.
Founded in 1969, FAFCO
®
Inc. is the oldest and largest solar thermal company in
the United States and for decades, has been the solar thermal industry leader.
FAFCO
®
’s Connected Tube
CT
collectors are the highest performing American
made solar thermal collector; manufactured in Chico, California.
What to Expect From Your Connected Tube System
1. Raise and maintain your pool's temperature 5 to 15
°
F over a period of several
days of good weather.
2. Eliminate or significantly reduce the cost of operating your fossil fuel pool
heater, but not necessarily replace it during the colder, less sunny months (a
pool cover will enhance your pool’s temperature by keeping the heat from es-
caping the pool).
3. Give you years of trouble-free service.
Theory of Operation
As summer seasons approach, the strength of the sun’s rays intensify due to a more
direct exposure to the sun. This means more and more energy can be captured for our
use which can be harnessed and directed into swimming pools and used to increase a
homeowner’s comfort for free. Water flows through the hundreds of small diameter
tubes constituting each Thermal Collector, taking heat from the sun and often even re-
ducing temperatures of the roof itself.
The heated water then returns to the swimming pool to reduce, and often eliminate,
the need for a conventional pool heater, further reducing household energy costs.
