Hi,
I have 6 x 120 feet of PVC black pipes (3x2x120 in parallel), over my roof.
The roof is actually a tin extension that goes partly over a deck, (near the pool itself), it is a white roof.
The system is fairly straight forward, I have a T join that takes about 20% of the flow from the filter to the roof and back in the pool, (the other 80% flows normally to the pool).
The system works very well as far as I can tell, I have good pressure and the water is a good 5 to 10 degrees hotter, (obviously depending on the weather and time of day).
My pool is fairly small 3x7 metres so I am getting some 'ok' results.
But, I was wondering if there was anything I could do to get even more degrees out of this simple system.
1) Would putting a black backing under the pipes make a big difference? Currently the pipes are lying on the _white_ roof.
2) I also don't have anything over the pipe, shall I put some transparent plastic sheet over it?
3) Is it better to have the heated water come out at the bottom of the pool, middle or toward the top?
Any other suggestions that might help me get more degrees out of my water?
Many thanks in advance for any suggestions.
FFMG
I have 6 x 120 feet of PVC black pipes (3x2x120 in parallel), over my roof.
The roof is actually a tin extension that goes partly over a deck, (near the pool itself), it is a white roof.
The system is fairly straight forward, I have a T join that takes about 20% of the flow from the filter to the roof and back in the pool, (the other 80% flows normally to the pool).
The system works very well as far as I can tell, I have good pressure and the water is a good 5 to 10 degrees hotter, (obviously depending on the weather and time of day).
My pool is fairly small 3x7 metres so I am getting some 'ok' results.
But, I was wondering if there was anything I could do to get even more degrees out of this simple system.
1) Would putting a black backing under the pipes make a big difference? Currently the pipes are lying on the _white_ roof.
2) I also don't have anything over the pipe, shall I put some transparent plastic sheet over it?
3) Is it better to have the heated water come out at the bottom of the pool, middle or toward the top?
Any other suggestions that might help me get more degrees out of my water?
Many thanks in advance for any suggestions.
FFMG
