Solar pool heaters are a great way to convert the heat from the sun into free heat for your pool. They are an easy to use and relatively inexpensive solution which provides immediate energy savings. However we have begun to notice that many people get lost when it comes to picking a type of solar pool heater, because of the wide range of solar pool products. We are constantly emailed by people asking whether to get pool solar panels, passive pool solar heat collectors, or solar pool covers. The fact is that every solar pool heater is geared specifically designed for different situations—meaning depending on your current environment you may want to get a specific solar pool heater, or a combination of them.
Pool Solar Panels
Pool solar panels are solar panels which have been specifically built to accommodate the excessive moisture that is found around pool areas. These solar panels work like traditional solar panels and are either mounted on a roof and subsequently connected to a pool, or are place beside a pool to provide a direct source of electricity to the pool. These solar panels are great for any environment, but work best in sunny places.
View our reviews of pool solar panels here, as well as what we considered as the best value pool solar panel, and the editor’s pick pool solar panel.
Passive Pool Solar Heat Collectors
Passive pool solar heat collectors are a type of solar pool heater which passively collect and provide heat from the sun to the pool. These solar pool heaters usually are optimized for retaining solar heat and use air convention to push the hot air into a pool. These products rely on the heat that surrounds the pool and may not work well in the winter.
Reviews for passive pool solar heat collectors are coming soon and well be released as soon as we finish writing them.
Solar pool covers
Solar pool covers are made of a special type of material which allows heat to come in but prevents it from leaving. This usually involves using a layer of blue bubbles which trap heat for the pool and are in turn cooled by the pool water. These solar pool heaters need at least 3 hours of sunlight to work best.
Reviews for solar pool covers are coming soon as soon.