Solar Heating for a Commercial-Sized Swimming Pool. Final Report

摘要

The task of the project was to build a solar heating system for a large community pool. Racks for the sixty collectors were constructed of redwood as described in the section on carpentry work. The plumbing section details the ease of putting together the collectors as well as the difficulty of hooking up the pipe to the pumps and inline filters. An automatic controller unit turns the pumps on and off depending on the availability of sunlight. After two years of work, the system is operable, but the pool cover purchased in the first year may be more effective than the entire solar heating system. Optimal solar efficiency may not be practical. The details of this finding are discussed in the section on conclusions, pitfalls, and recommendations. (ERA citation 09:045751)