Make a Pool Heater - $25 Solar Pool Heater
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- How to make a cheap solar pool heater out of some basic parts you can pick up on Amazon or at your local hardware store.
Here's what you'll need:
Irrigation tubing: amzn.to/2THfcof
I used 200ft, and found it cheaper at my local hardware store.
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Hey, I can't tell you how much I appreciate the fact that your video was under 5 minutes. I've watched several other vids that were well over 25+ minutes that provided no more content/info than you did in a very abridged version. Thank you.
Thanks! I like to get to the point and not waste people's time!
I'd recommend another trip to the hardware store for some black matte paint and some plexiglass. Paint all the wood black with the matte finish and then cover everything in plexiglass so that as the hose heats up the box heats up making the hose even hotter and you should be able to get 110-120° or output.
like it or if you have a sheet of sheet metal laying around i just found a good use for it...thanks
Or put it on a metal sheet 😏
Thanks guys. I was wondering if this idea could use some black paint or metal. Glad I'm not alone. Hmm. Project time
@@josephogg4254 that's what we did, blk hose metal sheet. It worked but the sun needs to be out, hard if it's overcast.
Good tip, I'm thinking about doing this to my pool. I have the option in the video, or simply attaching the intake end of the hose to a tap, with an electronic timer in the middle. Wouldn't this generate more heat, if you let the water sit few 10-15 minutes before circulating it? Unlike in the video, where the water is constantly running through the pipes.
Good idea but if you put the pump and output hose (headed water) on the opposite sides of the pool. You'll achieve maximum efficiency. Water is colder at the bottom so put the pump as low as possible in the pool. 👍
Thanks for the video, super great way of doing it. I wanted to mention that I also painted the 4x4 plywood black and added a plexiglass cover (unfortunately $$$), but raised the output temperature to 114 on 78 degree day.
It looks like you’re building a giant record player. I like it
One idea I’ve seen is to paint the plywood surface black (under the tubing) to absorb more heat and add a hard sheet of clear plastic on top, basically turning the tubing compartment into a mini oven.
Next on my list!
Thanks for you video and discussion - here are my solar experiences for comparison -. We live in central florida and got a free roof mounted system that my neighbor was discarding. It was six 4’x10’ sections that ran 3” pipe through it and raised the 1.5hp pool pump flow level about 3 degrees every pass through the pump. That is about 240 sq feet. It made our 10x10 inground hot tub 120 degrees in one day if we forgot and left it on. We kept the partly shaded 18,000 inground pool in upper 80’s from march to November and 74 in the cold of winter, which was way too cold for us but visiting Yankee family members liked it. The problem with inground pools is that you are heating the earth as well as the water. Hurricane Jeane and Francis removed all panels from our roof, shearing 120 tapcons flush, from a small spinner or microburst. anyhow, before the roof mounting I never got the same heating level results laying panels on the ground because the heat radiated DOWN into the earth - when I installed them on the roof and the got full sunlight that was the cheeeeeze. Using this method you are getting about 13 square feet per panel so I would need 18 of these panels to achieve similar heating effect - has anyone considered installing 1” of rigid wall foam between the pipe and the wood? Maybe this 13 foot effect is power of suggestion to make people believe water is warmer - but I’m willing to try a few panels. What we found - Another issue with high heat making rooftop mount is constant water leaks from expanding and contracting panels (it ruined my neighbors roof and then mine) - and occasionally some water draining out and super heating the water up there to near boiling. It was almost like we needed a cover to slide over it to turn it off - like a Victoria have doors to control volume. Heating PVC pipe over 140 degrees will begin to soften it and create a real issue for buried pipe. Ive heard that copper pipe solar collectors collect and transfer more heat to the water but its the pricey and heavy route.
Nice video filled with good tips & trix. I'm setting up a solar powered pool heater right now and my goal is 30°C / 86°F. I'm starting with 250 meters / 820 feet of 20 mm / ¾ inch PEM hose in a similar rooftop setup as yours. A 20V rainwater barrel pump (2,000 liters - 528 gallons / hour) will be connected directly to a solar panel, so it's a completely automatic system controlled and powered by the sun.
No sun = no pump = no heating.
Since I'm located at 60° latitude in the northern hemisphere, I'll guess it'll be some problems to solve along the way, but it'll be fun.
Keep up your good work
That sounds amazing, we actually just installed in in-ground pool and I've been contemplating doing the same thing your doing with a solar pump. Very interested in seeing your results, just subscribed to your channel, best of luck with the project!
@@DoItYourselfDad Thanks. We still have temps below 0°C/32°F in the night here in Sweden, but it's getting warmer every day and I'm so eager to start this experiment.
Looking forward for your update on the inground pool.
Add clear plastic to put more heat in the coils (or even use bubble wrap, if cold outside). -Wind takes lots of your heat away... if you need it to be even better. :)
-plus the black paint on the wood. (as Mike T says below.)
You should have painted the wood either flat black or OD green...to absorb more energy
thanks,,,Love it and your pulling the colder water, near bottom of pool, and putting warm water in...nice! thanks.
If you line that board with tar paper then put the hose down plexiglass on top of it that are really heated up
And throw a clear plastic over the top as well
On a hot day 70 is perfect. Awesome tip, that really was easy and cheap!!
I constructed a very similar system last summer. It worked wonderful for the first three or four minutes. Then once the water inside the system cycled through a couple of times, the water eventually went cold again. I imagine I would need to buy some kind of a timer that would constantly turn the pump on about every 10 minutes and let it run for five minutes or so.
Was this when the sun was fully out?
I had the same experience when I did it with copper tubing (which DID NOT go well with pool shock). I'm not very smart but it seemed like it might related to the mass ratio of the metal to the water passing through it. Or maybe a ratio of the surface area of the metal being heated by the sun to the volume of water. In the end it just seemed like it was too much cool water for not enough hot metal. After five or so minutes, it leveled out to about a three or four degree increase coming out of the heater.
Yes same here. As soon as it circulates a few times, it's just freezing water again. The only way to get it hot, is to restrict the flow so only a small amount is going thru the hose so it has time to heat but my husband says that will burn the pump up
@@sunsetatshabooms4558 Might consider a Beluga device. It avoid the pump and you can adjust the flow.
@sunsetatshabooms4558 need a very low flow pump so it trickles.
Made one too. I put a Y on the filter outlet, reduced it, put in a ball valve so I can turn it off. Also painted the inside of the box black. Thinking about covering it in plexiglass, if I can find some cheap.
Great video!
Did the plex help?
@@billhowe8292 wrap it in cling then try and touch the hose. hot-as
70 meanwhile my pool a couple of years ago in Canada was like less than 10 Celsius (50F)
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- What type of pump are you using?
- How much 'sun time' do you get during the day?
- how big is your pool ( gallons )?
- Where are you located?
- If your pool starts out at 70F .. how long to get to, say, 86F ?
These are probably the most important questions. I hope he replies to this; it's crucial context.
The pump in the description is for lots of different ones. It doesn't show exactly which pump he got.
@Mike Swenson: by any chance did you ever receive answers to your great questions?
Blankets gonna make a huge difference too I wouldn't bother without a pool blanket
Just put ours on for the season, video will be up soon!
Run a length of garden hose across the pool a ways... that way your supply pump isn't as likely to pick up the heated water that's being returned to the thermal mass.
Good point!
What does thst mean? Coyld u simplify thst explanation? Thermal?
M Martinez he means that one hose has to be at one side of te pool (cold water going out) and one hose one the other side of the pool (hot water going in). That way, you always pick up the coldest part of the water to heat up. Greetings from Amsterdam
Oh hell yeah I'm making one of these stat. I have a fire pit close to the pool and I was going to do the copper pipe and that but I don't want to have to make a fire every time I want to heat the pool this is so much better
Might be worth trying it with a Beluga water heating device to avoid the pump.
But I like your build. Not the best but simple and cheap.
Great video! Thanks!
Questions:
-How many gallons is the pool?
-How much water did you take from the pool to refill with the same amount?
-I think my water pump would put too much pressure on the hose. My garden hose might work.
My pool is only ~14x24, but it would definitely work for the spa (both in-ground).
Def best inexpensive method and I’m only looking to heat a 5 x 9 x 24” kids pool, but in Chgo. Can’t always rely on the sun, so I’m concerned I need something add’l heating the water. Thanks for video.
Unfortunately irrigation tubing has a very short life as the heat and pool chemicals make it brittle. We made ours 3 years ago and all need replacing. Suppose that the problem with living in Florida. We are going to try Pex coil this time.
I'm in Winnipeg...my pool is small (12ft)... I heat it with 600ft of black poly and a Grundfos pump and filter. After 2 days of 90 degrees I had the pool at 109. The trick is 1.5 inch blue styrofoam under the pool; like a thermos.
That’s crazy!!!!
Attach here the pic what you did
genius move with the foam insulation!
Nice good.. Mantabb..👍👍❤️
Harun Service from Indonesia .
I made one of these. A few observations:
1. The black tubing can be VERY challenging to coil - especially in cooler temps. It kinks easily, and does not unkink well. Also hard to get to lay flat.
2. Looks like the DIYD lives in a warmer climate judging by the palm trees in the background. Here in upstate NY, the temperature gain is not so dramatic.
3. Shade trees are your enemy.
Due to #3, I put mine on the roof. Still gets shaded by one particular tree so next step will be to lengthen the connecting tubing and move it to the other end of the roof.
Well, from the looks of the flow rate, it might be warm by the end of summer. You need lots more hose, and a considerable more flow rate if you expect to heat that pool, at all.
That’s a 1000gph pump that’s actually pumping at about 500gph. On a hot day, as shown in the video, I’m increasing the temperature from inlet to outlet by around 20 degrees. My pool is 7000 gallons, meaning I can turn over the entire volume of the pool in 14 hours. The goal was to get the pool from 70 to 80, which would mean turning over half the total capacity of the pool, which would take 7 hours, or two days if running the pumps from 11am-230pm when the sun is directly overhead….. but what do I know. I’m just a guy on UA-cam….
Great idea Thanks Can we attach the pipe to the water filter attached to the pool ? The pumps in the filter are doing the same work of removing the water first andpumping it back !
I did pretty much the exact steps he did , but it’s not heating my pool. Really wish it would have worked too
Yeah none of these videos show that it only significantly heats the water for about 2 minutes and then the cool water just cools down the irrigation hose so just puts out water that's at most a couple degrees higher
Wow great idea 👍🏾 I have an in ground pool I’m going to try this idea thanks ❤️ love it
Hi I have a question. Why didn’t you or couldn’t you simply connected to your pool actual pool pump to work?? Thanks
@@MrCarmelo1959 You could, you would just want to be careful not to put too much of a restriction on your pools pump and burn it out. I didn't have the fittings handy and we're on quarantine/lockdown so I had to use what I had laying around the house.
DoItYourselfDad thanks I’m thinking on using your idea adding the lines into each inline and the return outline hot letting the pump do the work I think this will work thanks you started this lol thanks
@@DoItYourselfDad I have a question as well.. your pool was 70, and the heater was outputting 97.. how much did it actually increase the temperature of your pool, and over what course of time?
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I use the dark air bubble covers for a 15K gallon, and that worked great. Insulates the water, and its almost too hot to be for being refreshing.
Those bubble covers are awesome.
I got to hand it to you, that is a very clever idea!
Paint the wood gloss black as well.
FLAT black. You need it to absorb, and not reflect, as much sunlight as possible. Bar-b-que grill paint works well.
Paint the bottom of the pool instead. If you do not want dead black, paint it with a dark background pattern. The idea is to turn the pool into a giant heater.
@@BWStrip in that case, if it were a small inflatable, you could line it with trash bags held downs by rocks, but the water would need to be fairly shallow, right?
Did you try covering it with plexiglass? I think that would help get the tubing hotter so you could increase flow.
Haven’t tried it, but I would imagine it would help a lot.
I have a strong pump/filter. So my output is strong. Making my input strong. Won't that make the water go through the hose too fast not letting it heat up?
We are definitely looking to make this as well. Thanks so much for the idea! Do you have one question, what pump are you using? We have an above ground pool, approximately 10,000 gallons of water. Is there any one that you recommend over another?
Man you cool! I'll tried before, but didn't get it work. But your description is really good and easy. Will try again.
You know the problem? You give the link to 1/4 Irrigation tubing, but... you have 1/2 Irrigation tubing hose connector for pump... so I'm confused, because 1/4 is to small... isn't?
Lets me give you my honest opinion. I made one for those, I had about 250" of tubing,. Does it produce lots of heat? (read the whole thing) Yes... but... I got it to produce 90°+ water, from the 55° tap water I was putting in, BUT at a flow rate of 1 GALLON \ 5 minutes (SLOW). That is nothing compared to the size of the pool.
I recently bought a 4'X20' manufactured pool heater off Craigslist and it is producing 3° increase at a normal flow (Several gallons\ minute), now that may not seam like much but that means my entire pool would increase around 5° in a few hours, that's actually a pretty big accomplishment. A couple sunny days and the pool will be toasty warm.
The DIY one I made was way to small to provide enough heat to do much. Notice how in this video the water coming out is a little dribble. it is impressive at first, but try pumping gallons\minute and that temp increase will be so tiny.
Not Knocking you @doityourselfdad - I did the same thing you did and that my experience, I thought I was pretty slick making one....Fun project though, would be great for a small pool (12'X 24")
Wish we knew what pool heater you are talking about. Would like to see a picture or link to one. thanks
So why not just use a larger diameter hose?? Then you would be able to increase the output flow, no?
agontop1 it's all about surface area, a large hose will hold more water but the ratio of sun exposed hose (top half) to water volume goes down. Ideally you want lots of surface area with low volume, (like the one in my link). These have about 1/4" tubes in the mat.
Does exactly that it is suppose to.
Great idea and thanks for making the video. Did you notice a difference in your pool temperature after about a week?
Yes, the temp definitely climbed faster than it did without it.
Interesting idea but...cheaper and easier just to put bubble wrap over the pool surface!!
We do that too…
How about ice/ water shield( roofing material) UNDER PIPING, absorbs heat and put return line close to bottom. HEAT RISES RIGHT ?
I wanna know what the temperature of that water is coming out of the black tubing after 15 or 20 minutes of running. All these videos only show people taking the waters temperature only a minute or two after running the solar pump. Once that hot water circulates out of the tubing, the water will just run cold again.
I was reading through to see if anybody else mentioned this
I'm def. going to try this out!
Let us know how it went!
Great video. Did you get all 200’ of tubing into that 4x4’ frame? (Minus the few feet coming out of it)
Now , about $ 350. Nice video.
That looks really useful if you want to heat a kiddie pool when it's 90 degrees and sunshine out lol...
Good idea man, but how is that water coming out of a garden hose going to heat up a full pool like that? Just doesn't seem like enough flow to make a difference
Great idea for sure this is a must I wonder if you can make this and attach it to like the top of a pool house and just let it run in the warm momths
Absolutely, I would have done exactly that but my roof has solar all over it so there isn’t any room on that end of the roof.
DoItYourselfDad well I guess that means I’ll just have to try that out do you just run that pump non stop when your in or how does that work
How hot did you get the starting 70-degree water up to in the end? The water coming out is 97’ish, but what’s the overall temp of the pool in the end?
71*....lol
I would put the inlet and outlet on the opposite side from one another
Why are so many of you not just installing this inline after your existing pool filter/pump? The existing pump will most likely support it without issue. There's no need to buy an additional pump just for this.
Does this actually work to heat 6000 gallons of water? Or does the ambient temperature cool down the heated water before the heated water can make any significant change in the pool temperature? How long does it take to heat that much water?
Here is Seattle 70 IS a warm pool SUPER warm!
Our pool just hit 90…..
I am buying a Bestway pool with the Chemconnect™ Dispenser. What size chlorine tablets do I need to fit inside them ? Thanks friend. Just finished building my solar heater! So happy.
I live in Gran Canaria and will be installing this in my Airbnb villa. This means that I myself am not on site and can monitor. I will set a timer so that the pump only circulates water when the sun is up. But as there is a lot of sun on Gran Canaria, the water will quite quickly reach over 30 degrees. Is there any gadget that can automatically turn off the power to the pump when the water is 30 degrees.
Im sure there is a way to do it, but Im not sure what to use. You can remotely turn n and off the pump using a WIFI smart plug if you have internet access at your Arbnb. You can use something like this: amzn.to/39znKbN
@@DoItYourselfDad yes I will use a wifi switch from Tuya that I can set to turn on and off depending on the sunrise/sunset. But I need a way to turn off the electricity when the water temperature is over 30 degrees.
So, I made it. And realized there are many questions that are not answered in this video. But first, let's be clear that this will NOT cost you under $25. Ultimately, it cost me $60, and I got the pump for free.
What additional questions need to be answered? =)
How big would the board need to be, 6 ft by 6ft? It would ne nice to know every 100 ft of hose requires so many square ft.
@@edmodic7679 I think I used a 4 x 4 and it was just enough for the 200ft.
Great idea! Would a bilge pump work? I’m thinking of hooking pump up to solar panel to power it.
I would think so, you would just need to get 12v to it.
cover in plexiglass and paint black and it will work better
What is the white thing at the end of the hose where the water is coming out? Is that a regulator to ensure the water isn't flowing too fast to ensure it heats up as much as possible in the hose?
How strong of a pump do you recommend? 800gph or 1000gph?
Great idea…video says you have a link to the pumps? Could you please post the links? I can not locate…THANKS
Using Intex pool filter pump with 1 1/4 in hose coming out of filter, I went to Home Depot + asked they sell me a connector that would connect to one end of a 5/8" garden hose and then another connector to connect to the other end going into the pool filter hose which then fits back into the pool inlet. No 1 know what I'm talking about.
I do but I wonder if my condensate pump will work?
what type of pump did you use and connection to use to hook up your pump?
To retweet, nice and short and informative video. Not sure which pump to use, any recommended for my 10 x 16 x 42" pool, GPH? Washington State resident if it matters.
Id suggest looking at variable speed pumps (there may even be energy rebates for them), you can run them at a lower flow rate for longer amounts of time and consume a LOT let electricity. I installed one last year and Im using half what I used to. The nice thing with variable speed pumps is you can buy large, and then tune it for your pool. HP doesn't matter as much as how much water you need to filter through, you want to be able to turn over the capacity of your pool each day.
Can this be done with a pool pump that isn’t submersible?
Thanks. Can I use some old garden hose's that's not black and link them together?
Yup! That's exactly what I did before I built this thing.
@@DoItYourselfDad can I ask, would a Clear Polycarbonate Twinwall Roofing sheet be ok to cover the top? Its really cheap compared to Clear Polystyrene Flat Glazing sheets. I got two garden hoses connected. It takes ages to thread them neatly. Wish I could show you a photo of the finish product. Cant wait to test it.
I would imagine pretty much anything transparent would work
Thank you I suppose you can use for inground pools I am not very smart what kind of hose did you say? And what kind of pump would I need hope you respond , do you think this would work for my inground pool
Ya right even two years ago the tubbing was not that cheep i work at a hardware store
I save all my receipts, because I write the stuff off on my taxes, but you know, you’re right…..
And Thanks DoItYourselfDad, amazing videos!!
Keep it up
Glad you like them!
Can you confirm a few things. you say you used 1/4" tubing and the link is to 1/4" pipe, but it looks like you are using 1/2" tubing. I ordered and tried to follow your exact setup and my tubing and amount of excess space is way different than your video. Also how many gallons per hour pump do you recommend?
How about painting the bottom of the pool black? Then the whole pool will become a heater.
What is the contraption at the outflow? Some sort of filter? Or a reducer?
I'm thinking about trying this! I see that the recommended pump VIVOSUN 800GPH Submersible Pump(3000L/H, 24W) didn't get great reviews online. What have others used for this project? Thanks!
Thank you for the video lesson but I would like to know what size pump do I use if I have a 1/3 horse power sump pump. Can I use this pump?
Think cheaper. I used a pond pump. Cost me 40 bucks. 250gal an hour.
I wld definitely use a small output pump/little cheap one.. think of water going thru a garden hose in the summer.. if u leave the water in the hose for a while it gets HOT but as the water pressure increases it cools down.. so u don’t want the water running thru the hose to fast or u won’t be getting near the benefits
Hey ok so first I make this then on one end connect only to my pump ? I can be using my regular pool pump at the same time as this correct ? Also if tubing only comes in 100 ft is that even enough to make one or would I have to connect two ? Thank you!!
I'm planning a pool and have seen the hose heater system before and I think it's great, I want to run it through a filter system "automatically" with a thermostat or timer, do you know how that could work? William
Thx from germany, very great idea 👍
This is exactly what I wanted to build, I like the frame idea so it can be moved. One question, what pump are you using, there are a lot of pumps out there. Or at least what is the flow rate?
I second that question. There are dozens of pumps on your link.
Any info on the pump?
@@EricEllenbrook I bought a 1/5 hp submersible pump on amazon. It works well. I put a shut off at the end of the line to restrict the flow of water. Slower equals warmer.
@@TheBrady00 Wouldn't restricting the flow burn out the pump?
What an awesome idea!! Would high heat paint work better?
I don't think so, high heat paint just resists breaking down due to heat, it wouldn't help make things hotter,
What the output on the submersible pump?
Did the water come out that slow, or at the low rate with that pump? Or did you have to slow the flow down? Seems like water would be coming out faster than that. But idk, just asking. I wasn’t sure if the pump was adjustable? Thanks in advance, I’m building this tomorrow.
The hose link is for a drip hose, is that what u used?
I know it's been a while you posted I haven't gotten a pool yet but I'm trying to Budget things before anything, can you show how to attack the heater to the pump?
Do you still use the original filter system or do can you swap the black tubing to it? We’re wondering about whether we need 2 units or can combine to 1.
Using the original filter and dumping it straight into this may cause too much pressure, he would want to use some sort of a regulator or diverter instead of plumbing it straight into this heater.
Seems great, the biggest difficulty is how to get your wife to be ok with an ugly bunch of black tubing sitting out on the pool decking?
Lol yeah right?
If it gets the pool open a few weeks early she won’t complain…. Then when it’s up to temp, stick it in the shed.
Can you use the pool filter as your pump and attach the outflow to run through the black tubing or black hoses and then back into the pool? I know your pump is at the bottom of the pool but for those of us who dont have a pump?
I was thinking the same thing. I might try it this winter. If I do I'll let you know
Not sure u should submerge the entire pump and also if u paint the ply black and put a plexiglass to enclose the hose , the temps will much higher
It’s a submersible pump....
Is the water continuously flowing through the black piping? is this the case with all pool heaters?
Yes, it is.
For less than a dollar put some black bin bags on the water to cover the pool and it will do the same but faster
What is a bin bag?
Judith Geater in America I think you must call them trash/garbage bags/sacks? The black plastic bag
You can illiminate the pump if you make attachment point right after pool filter pump output (at the pump), that would feed the loop and simply the other end goes back to pool. Hell automate it with a smart valve. Just saying...
Can you tell me what sump pump you used for your solar pool heater? There are so many on the market, I don't know which one to purchase for this project...thanks
Pretty much any pump between 750 and 1500 gph will work.
Appreciate your input. Also, will we have to purchase a hose adapter to connect the sump pump to the black water pipe? I live a ways from the hardware store and would like to get everything in one trip! Thank you for your reply.
Will this work for an inground pool?
Sure will, we installed in in ground last summer and used it.
Thanks for the video. Do you have a recommendation or opinion about submersible pump strength? I have seen pumps with 850 GPM with okay reviews and ones with 1100 GPH with great reviews. I’m concerned that a strong(er) pump will not allow the water to get heated enough as it passes through the pipes. Appreciate any guidance based on your experience.
Either will be fine, technically you are better off moving more water than less as you will get the most efficient amount of heat transfer when the temperature differential is greatest.
I'm going to pain my hose. But what spray paint do you reccomend.
Excellent Simple Video....yet how many gallons per minute is your pump? Thank you.
I believe the pump is 1000gph
What power pump do you need to make this work? I have built the solar heater with 1/2 inch black tube but have tried it and failed with 2 pumps that produce 24 W / 800 GPH and 100 W / 1600 GPH. Neither was strong enough to get water to flow. As I do not want to have to buy and return more pumps, please help!!!
I used a boiler pump on mine. You can get one on Amazon for like 65 bucks
If I use copper tubing instead with aluminum backing, would that raise the heat higher?
I’m not sure it would help, unless you painted it black to help it absorb more sunlight.