Solar Panel Pools FAQs

Although we are well aware of the fact that solar power can drastically reduce our energy bills when it comes to heating a swimming pool, there are a number of other frequently asked questions which consumers have when looking to install solar pool panels. Following is a list of solar pools panels FAQs that should be considered.

How Much Do Solar Pools Panels Cost?

A few years ago the prices for solar pools panels might have been staggering, but as technology advances they have come way down in price. However, today it is possible to get solar pools panels in a 2’ x 20’ size from $200 to $300. The amount of panels you need will be based on the size of your pool. This is perhaps the most commonly asked question of all solar panels pools FAQs because we still have a mindset that setting up solar power is extremely expensive. This is no longer true.

How Much Money Can They Save on Energy Bills?

Actually, once the solar panels have paid for themselves, you will save the total amount you would have spent on the energy required to heat your pool. For example, if you spent an additional $2400 per year to heat your pool and you spend $3600 on a system to heat your pool with solar pools panels, then midway through the second year you would be virtually heating your pool for free year after year after year. In other words, at that point you would be saving 100% of your energy bill allocated to heating the pool.

What Size Solar Panel Do I Need?

This is one of the most misunderstood of all solar panels pools FAQs. The fact is, you will need more than one panel. If you needed 440 sq. feet of solar panels to heat a pool and the panels were 2’ x 20’, then you would need roughly 11 of them. The question should not be what size solar panel you need, but rather how many of them will you need to equal the required square footage to give you the power needed.

Can I Use a Smaller Solar Panel?

You can absolutely use any size solar panel you want to use as long as the total square feet are at least equal to if not greater than what you require to provide heat. Some solar panels are 4’ x 10’ while others are 2’ x 20’ and even 4’ x 20’. It is not the size of the panel that actually makes a difference but whether or not you have enough panels to equal the required area to harness energy from the sun.

There are a number of other solar panels pools FAQs but the thing to remember is that once you have made back your initial cost in installing a solar power pool heating system, you will save a considerable amount of money year after year. At the same time you will be doing something great for the ecology be reducing the carbon footprint resulting from burning fossil fuels to manufacture electricity.