Copper Pipe Solar Pool Heater

It is not just a black plastic or rubber garden hose.

Copper pipe solar pool heater.

But the main reason that it s not used in pool plumbing is cost. However copper pipes can pit scale or corrode and is not as well insulated as pvc or cpvc and condensate forms easily on the outside of the pipe. Start with the actual collector. There are only a few important parts.

Copper pipe and fittings are around 10x more expensive than pvc. Our copper pool panels are a better choice than plastic panels. Copper is biostatic naturally killing bacteria. Either coil the copper pipe or lay the pvc pipe back and forth on the plywood.

At the time it seemed interesting but not as good as some of the other options for building collectors. Sun ray solar panels are heat exchangers specifically engineered to absorb solar energy. Mount them to the board using either adhesive or pipe mounts. Pressure and temperature ratings of copper pipes welded fittings type k l m are much higher than 80 psi and 250 f.

A solar assisted pool heater is very easy to construct and use. Black pvc pipe works but copper pipe painted black works even better. Sun ray s metallic pool panels are superior in heat conductivity heat transfer and durability.