Pool blankets are an underrated tool in any pool owner’s arsenal. A good quality pool blanket not only keeps the pool warms when not in use, it can also help reduce your heating costs by up to 70% – all while keeping debris out your pools – and prevent 97% of natural evaporation. They can also help reduce a pool’s chemical consumption anywhere from 35% to 60%. The result? Less time cleaning and maintaining your pool, while reducing your monetary footprint. And, when paired with your solar pool heating system, you can leave it on all season and maintain the solar gain for as long as possible while not in use. You can compare solutions here.

Upon receiving your enquiry, we’ll generally be in contact within 2 business days for an initial inspection of the property. We’ll then work with you to choose your best solution, provide a quote and subject to local stock being available or having to order the goods from our suppliers here in Australia, be ready to install within 2 weeks. The actual installation takes less than a day, however is very weather dependant. If required in a certain time frame, please let us know and we’ll do what we can to accomodate. 

A common misconception is that solar pool heating take ages to heat up the pool. The fact is, whether you select solar, gas or a heat pump it won’t work immediately, as each system requires time to bring the pool to temperature. However, each day from when the system is activated, the pool temperature will increase from anywhere between 1°C – 2°C per day until it reaches your desired temperature.

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The ideal swimming pool temperature is between 25°C to 27°C, while in Sydney, most unheated pools usually sit between 18°C and 23°C dependant on the time of year. While adding a swimming pool to your home can add value and improve your lifestyle, the number one factor determining how often you use the pool is water temperature. 

Adding a solar pool heating system can bring the average temperature up an ideal swimming pool temperature and more. An adequately sized system will provide a +4°C to +7°C temperature boost, but this can be as much as 10ᵒC with a pool cover. Although most pools across Sydney are similar, the results will depend on several factors including the size of the system, its location, orientation and any shading or wind it may be exposed to. That’s why we assess your location first before providing our recommendation!

To ensure your investment doesn’t go unused, some form of heating is essential particularly in Australia’s southern states. With exceptionally low running costs, a small pay-back period and excellent heating efficiency solar pool heating is an ideal choice.

Solar pool heating requires sunlight in order to heat the pool water, so unfortunately at night there is no thermal gain. 

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How does solar pool heating work? While the type of solar system may vary, the principal remains the same. Pool water is pumped through a series of tubes, known as a solar collector – or solar absorber – which is mounted on the ground or roof of a building. The solar collector absorbs the sun’s free heat and transfers it to the circulating pool water, before being returned to the pool at an elevated temperature.

A solar collector works much like a garden hose left out in the sun, have you noticed that when you turn the tap back on, the water inside comes out warm or even hot? This is due to the hose tube absorbing the sun’s energy and transferring this heat to the water inside the tube. Basically, the garden hose is acting like a solar collector. 

Solar pool heating requires a very small amount of electricity to operate, usually under 1kW per hour to run the solar pump. The rest of the energy used to heat your pool is generated by the sun.

Both strip and rigid solar pool heating systems will heat your pool in a similar manner and for similar times throughout the year. The main difference is that strip systems are soft and flexible (PVCn) while rigid systems are relatively solid and inflexible (UV stabilised Co-Polypropylene). This means that strip solar pool heating systems can be easily customised to suit virtually any roof space, making them ideal irregularly shaped roofs. While rigid panels cannot compete with strip systems flexibility, their rigid design provides strength, making them a more robust, longer lasting choice. However rigid panels are more expensive to install, so if you are looking for a more budget-friendly alternative then a strip system may be for you.

*Both Rigid and Strip Solar Heating systems are cost effective options, paying themselves off in only a few years’ time.

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Great! At this point, you can either give us a call on 0490 118 243 and we can have a chat, or you can read more at Boss Solar or Pool Advisor.