Copper Pipe Solar Pool Heater

But the main reason that it s not used in pool plumbing is cost.

Copper pipe solar pool heater. However copper pipes can pit scale or corrode and is not as well insulated as pvc or cpvc and condensate forms easily on the outside of the pipe. It is not just a black plastic or rubber garden hose. Pressure and temperature ratings of copper pipes welded fittings type k l m are much higher than 80 psi and 250 f. Our copper pool panels are a better choice than plastic panels.

Mount them to the board using either adhesive or pipe mounts. Either coil the copper pipe or lay the pvc pipe back and forth on the plywood. Sun ray s metallic pool panels are superior in heat conductivity heat transfer and durability. Copper pipe and fittings are around 10x more expensive than pvc.

Copper is biostatic naturally killing bacteria. Copper pipes and fittings pressure and temperature rating. Black pvc pipe works but copper pipe painted black works even better. We don t recommend using compression fittings with rubber joints in solar application since it contains plastic that cannot sustain high temperatures.

Comparing the performance of two diy solar water heating collectors cpvc vs copper sometime back i had a brief go at a solar water heating collector made from cpvc with aluminum fins. There are only a few important parts. A solar assisted pool heater is very easy to construct and use.