Any ideas on building your own solar inground pool heater?

Question

I just need some ideas on how to make my own solar pool heater and also how to integrate it to my pump.Thnx

Answer 1

My parents had one growing up.  Large aluminum sheet (like 10x15 with attached aluminum tubing running in a serpentine pattern top to bottom.  Whole thing painted flat black.  There was no pump, the input/output was plumbed into the existing filter lines, so the filter pump drove it.  Basically the water was drawn in through the skimmer, went through the filter, out to the heater, back to the line feeding the jets and then out the jets to warm the pool.

Answer 2

I see people asking this all the time....I don't know why you want to build your own when you can buy one as low as 170 bucks with a five year warranty: http://www.swimming-pool-information.com...  EDIT: I just realized you said INGROUND pool sorry!

Answer 3

you'd want to put two tees with a valve between them in the pump line returning to the pool. then run from one tee to a valve to the heater into another valve then to the other tee this way you can open the center valve and close the others to isolate the heater or vice verca to use it. for the heat exchanger maybe look for a large black rubber mat to absorb the heat and run the water in small tubes in front of it

Answer 4

they sell black plastic balls you float in the pool that heat up in he sun.........tom