Do- It- Yourself Solar Swimming Pool Heater: 1. Steps (with Pictures)Introduction: Do- It- Yourself Solar Swimming Pool Heater.

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I made this solar- powered swimming pool heater out of common materials anyone could get, with ordinary tools most average homeowners have (or can borrow from friends). A friend of mine named Ace gave me a sliding glass door that was going to be thrown out from a job site he was working on (he's a roofer, and the door had some minor cosmetic damages to the metal frame). Step 1: Building the Collector Box. I decided to make it out of pressure treated 2. Here’s my little helper buddy Muggy (my 6 year old son) helping me lay out the copper fittings - he was a big help throughout the entire project : ) . Also you can see part of my German Shepherd Hoppy - she was NOT a big help: Step 3: Copper Flashing Backing Plate.

I ordered a 1. 02 x 2. Storm Copper Components - they are great, lowest price I could find and when I unrolled it it was almost 6. Step 4: Manifold and Backing Plate. I cut it in half and laid the two sheets under the copper manifold I made from 1/2.

I got from Lowes (the total copper cost in this project was around $2. Step 5: Soldering the Manifold to the Backing Plate. Then I had a hard time soldering the tubing to the flashing, the heat tended to make the flashing buckle - I screwed the tubing down tight to the flashing with metal strapping, and just did as much as I could - skipping spots when the gap got over 1/8 of an inch or so.

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Still I made contact with around 7. I think: Step 6: Building the Support Structure. I used my deck for part of the support, and sunk 2 4.

There is solid bedrock about 8 inches down there, so I dug big holes, used a rock hammer- drill to drill holes into the limestone at angles and put 1/2. This way if I ever need to I can unscrew the trim and remove the glass easily: Step 1. Intake Valve. I can turn it on or off with a simple valve: Step 1.

The Outflow Pipe. The outflow is copper tubing: Step 1. Install the Glass and Trim. Here’s the finished heater with glass installed and trim (I’m going to treat the trim and support boards with the same color stain/water seal as the decking and the collector box when the weather forecast calls for a few days of sunny warm weather). Here is a little data I’ve been able to collect: It is flowing at 3 gallons per minute (1. AM on a sunny day the pool temp is 5. Error There Is A Problem With This Windows Installer Package Not Working. I filled a gallon jug with water from the outflow of the solar collector (2.

I think the pool is around 1. I’m a musician, not a mathematician dammit!) and I guess it really doesn’t matter - if it works and I get even a few more days of comfortable swimming per year, then I’ll chalk this up in the WIN column : )BTW if you get a chance how about digging this?