EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE:
• Place your Solar Heater on a solid surface.
• Make sure that the Solar Heater is lower than your pool’s water level.
• Make sure your Solar Heater is in a location that has the most SUN EXPOSURE for
optimal heating effectiveness.
• Make sure your Solar Heater is a safe distance away from your pool and not in the path
of traffic or outdoor activities.
GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS:
• Your Solar Heater is for above-ground pool use only
• Your pool must be set up and filled with water
• Your above-ground pool has a pump-operated water filtering system already set up with the necessary
hoses needed to feed water in and out of your pool and filter system
HOW DOES THE SOLAR HEATER WORK?
Solar heating is a cost-effective, eco-friendly way to heat your pool. Here’s how it works!
• Your solar heater connects between your filter pump and pool return inlet through two hose connections:
• An INCOMING hose will feed your pool’s cold, filtered water out of your filter and through one port on the Solar Heater.
• An OUTGOING hose will feed the sun-warmed water back out to your pool from the other port on the Solar Heater.
•
Between the INCOMING hose and the OUTGOING hose, the water travels through the solar coils where
it is heated, warming the temperature of your pool water up to 10° warmer under optimal conditions.
• You have flexibility in how you regulate your pool’s temperature, depending upon how you set up your
Solar Heater.
WHAT SIZE IS YOUR POOL?
•
The size of your pool will affect how many Solar Heaters you will need to achieve the optimal water temperature.
•
One unit will effectively heat a pool size of 15 – 18 feet with a standard depth of 3 feet.
USAGE CHART
Pool Size
10 ft Round
12 ft Round
15 ft Round
18 ft Round
21 ft Round
24 ft Round
27 ft Round
12 x 24 ft Oval
14 x 28 ft Oval
15 x 30 ft Oval
16 x 32 ft Oval
18 x 33 ft Oval
Sq. Ft.
79
113
177
254
346
452
572
226
308
353
402
466
Depth
30”
36”
48”
48”
52”
52”
52”
48”
48”
48”
52”
52”
Approximate Gallons
1,200
2,100
4,200
6,100
8,900
11,600
14,700
5,400
7,300
8,400
10,300
12,000
1
1.26
2.21
4.42
6.42
9.37
12.21
15.47
5.68
7.68
8.84
10.84
12.63
2
0.63
1.11
2.21
3.21
4.68
6.11
7.74
2.84
3.84
4.42
5.42
6.32
Recommended Heaters*
3
0.40
0.70
1.40
2.03
2.97
3.87
4.90
1.80
2.43
2.80
3.43
4.00
*
Heating time and number of units is approximate and is based on optimal sun conditions
Heating temperature is based on 5˚ F
DAYS TO HEAT
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