If you have a swimming pool then you will know the joy of plunging into a nice hot pool on a summer day. Or maybe you know the pain of easing into a freezing cold body of water... The trouble with pools is that they contain a lot of water that needs to be heated. This is where solar pool heaters come in.
There are two main reasons that people consider going solar - money and the environment. Luckily, if you set about trying to save money you can also help the envirnoment out a little. By using a solar pool heaters you are getting your heating done for free, but you are also using a renewable energy source that helps the planet.
The renewable energy course is the sun - in human terms it is going to go on shining forever. This is not the case with the fuel that makes the electricity for most US homes - gas and oil - which will run out, perhaps in only a couple of generations from now.
On the down side, most people think that the big black solar heating panels needed for swimming pool solar heaters are not very pretty. But they can be placed on the roof out of sight. You can also choose a solution that helps out with your heating bills - a smaller panel will still contribute to your pool heating, and in the summer may be enough (depending on where you live).
However you look at it, it is time to think carefully about solar heating for your pool.