Significantly reduce swimming pool heating costs by installing a solar pool heater. They're cost competitive with both gas and heat pump pool heaters, and they have very low annual operating costs. In fact, solar pool heating is the most cost-effective use of solar energy in many climates.

Costs to heat a pool with natural gas exceed $2000 during a typical pool season. Installing a solar swimming pool heating system with a life expectancy of over 20 years, and with an average cost of $4,800, makes economic sense. A solar pool heating installation will save a substantial amount of money while providing a warm and comfortable pool.

To get the full benefits of a solar pool heater you must have an area for the solar collectors (panels) that is large enough and has the proper exposure to the sun. If you install the collectors on a pitched roof, the ideal direction should face south. You will need to add more collectors as the angle facing due south varies.

The collector area required will depend on the surface area of your swimming pool, the water temperature you wish to maintain, the amount of pool shading and the direction the solar collectors face. Typically, the area that will be efficient is 60% the area of your pool surface (length x width x .6). For less favorable solar collector orientation the collector area required may be as large as the pool surface area.

For pool heating, a top quality solar system is by far your best choice.  Not only will you save $1000s of dollars over the life of the system, you'll also minimize your ecological footprint and help to protect our environment.