How To Secure Solar Panels For Swimming Pools To Roof

The collector outlet headers will be located approx imately 1 25mm below this mark.

How to secure solar panels for swimming pools to roof.

If you place the solar collector panel on your roof try to minimize resistance to the water flow. Generally this is about 1 5 to 2 inches. Using a 1 8 3mm drill bit for 1 4 6mm diameter. Solar pool panels work by absorbing heat from the sun and transferring it directly to the water in your swimming pool.

For example if your pool is 10 by 15 square feet 0 93 by 1 39 m 2 your pool s total area is 150 square feet 14 m 2. Slope this line down the roof toward the inlet approximately 1 25mm for each 6 collectors in the row. To have a noticeable impact on your pool water s temperature your solar panels must be at least half as big as your pool s area. 2 using this point snap a chalkline to the opposite end ofthe row.

If the panels are going in on your roof you ll need to install some plastic conduit pipe hangers. First the panels are installed on a nearby roof that receives a decent amount of sunshine for at least 6 8 hours a day. Throughout your solar panel installation maintain a consistent pipe size for the pipes that run to and from your solar panel s location. Water is then circulated up to the solar panels using the swimming pool s normal pump and filter system.

We install aluminum flashings at the lower header junctions to eliminate the risk of long term abrasion from hose couplings. Refer to figure 3. By virtue of using a header clamp along the top header the panel couplings are naturally suspended above the roof cradled above the roof surface and allowed to expand and contract as needed.