If you have never paid to heat a pool with a conventional gas or electric pool heater than you may be shocked at how high the bills for this can run. They can easily run up to several hundred dollars a month, which is why so many people are now looking into solar powered pool heaters.
The first fact that you will be interested in knowing about solar pool heaters is that they are more expensive up front then a conventional gas or electric pool heater. In fact, some gas and electric pool heaters are now quite cheap.
Even a cheapo rinky-dink solar pool heater that you patch together yourself is going to cost you a fair chunk of change. This is because they requires so much space and piping to actually funtion properly. Remember that if you are going to go through the trouble and expence you want it to make a difference.
Instaling a small solar powered pool heater system is just a waste of time and money. Simply put, on even the warmest day you just won't notice any effect. What this means is that you are going to need a good chunk of space to set up an adequate functioning solar pool heater.
The best place to install one is on the roof of a building. It is up and out of the way and will get maximum sun exposure. Also, the best person to do it is a professional who knows just how to install solar pool heaters on roofs.
Trying to do it yourself is more than likely going to result in you being left with a roof that is in bad need of repair and a system that will probably give you nothing but trouble. Fortunately there are now complete, factory manufactured solar pool heater systems now on the market that will deliver maximum effect with minimum problems.
