Copper Pipe Solar Pool Heater

A solar assisted pool heater is very easy to construct and use.

Copper pipe solar pool heater.

It is not just a black plastic or rubber garden hose. Copper is biostatic naturally killing bacteria. But the main reason that it s not used in pool plumbing is cost. Start with the actual collector.

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. We don t recommend using compression fittings with rubber joints in solar application since it contains plastic that cannot sustain high temperatures. Copper pipes and fittings pressure and temperature rating. Either coil the copper pipe or lay the pvc pipe back and forth on the plywood.

Copper pipe and fittings are around 10x more expensive than pvc. Sun ray solar panels are heat exchangers specifically engineered to absorb solar energy. At the time it seemed interesting but not as good as some of the other options for building collectors. Pressure and temperature ratings of copper pipes welded fittings type k l m are much higher than 80 psi and 250 f.

Our copper pool panels are a better choice than plastic panels. Mount them to the board using either adhesive or pipe mounts. There are only a few important parts.