Many places around the world, such as the American Southwest, Australia, and Southern Europe, can be extremely hot and dry, and they receive significant amounts of sunlight and little rain and cloud cover. Public and private pools are practically a necessity for the people who live in or visit these places. Swimming pools, however, consume large amounts of energy-but a Solar Pool Heater need not be an environmental nightmare.

A solar pool pump can be used and powered by a solar array that is grid-connected or independent. In addition, the pump can be a 12, 24, or any voltage complementary to the solar array to allow for more efficient use of the electricity produced onsite.

Heating is a large expense associated with a swimming pool. Consider the enormous amount of energy that is required to heat the average 80-gallon home hot water heater. Imagine the amount of energy required to heat your 50,000-gallon pool! Heating a pool, however, can be accomplished using solar energy.
A solar pool cover resembles a large piece of bubble wrap. The solar cover floats on top of the water and traps the solar energy in the pool-similar to how global warming heats the Earth but on a micro scale.
Here, your pool water is the Earth and the solar cover is the atmosphere holding in the heat from the sun. This type of solar cover can be deployed manually or electrically and stored in a housing transparent to the owner. Solar water heaters can also be used to heat water in large swimming pools. Using a solar pool heater instead of a natural gas or electric-powered pool heater can dramatically reduce your energy use and your electric bill.

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