 I Solar Pool Heating Systems
» Now Get $600 Off a Solar Pool Heating System*
If you install one
of our solar pool heating systems for your pool, you can extend your swimming season for up to
six months. That is more than twice the swimming season without solar pool
heating. There is no monthly natural gas charge like conventional pool heaters.
Over a ten year period of heating with gas you will have paid for our solar pool heating
system more than twice. Our systems can heat and maintain your pool at over
80° in combination with a pool cover.
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Diablo Solar's Seasonal Shutdown/Startup Service for your pool solar system is a smart and convenient way to maintain peak performance of your system and extend its life. We will shut-down your pool solar system in the Fall and start it up again in the Spring and inspect the system at the same time. Schedule Your Apppointment Today » |  |
Diablo Solar uses the
industry-leading solar pool heating products from FAFCO, Inc., the world's largest
manufacturer of solar heat exchangers and pioneered the solar swimming pool
heating market over 30 years ago. FAFCO systems have been installed in over
150,000 worldwide - more than half of all the solar pool heating systems now heating
swimming pools. Since FAFCO's start in 1969, the company has played a leading
role in helping to establish and maintain high product standards within the
solar pool heating industry.
FAFCO's revolutionary technology thoroughly mixes the
water through a subtle combination of angle, depth and frequency of "dimples"
in a fully wetted surface. Pool water is directed into a revolving spiral flow,
roto-washing the top and bottom surfaces of the panel with all levels exposed
to the sun's warmth. Water evenly and efficiently moves through the 2" header
and the tubes, which are significantly more in number than competitors' panels.
The result of this innovative engineering is the most effective solar pool
heating system in the world - and a warmer, more comfortable pool temperature
for you!
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A typical FAFCO system consists of solar collectors,
easily mounted on your roof, and an optional solar sensor and automatic control
unit. You simply set the automatic control unit (see photo below right) for the
desired water temperature.
 Sensors detect changes in
the water temperature and direct the automatic control unit to close the
control valve so as to route water through the solar heat exchangers. Warm,
solar-heated water flows back to the pool, continuously circulating through the
collectors until it reaches pre-set temperature levels.
The controller
pictured at right is set to approximately 84°. When the sensors detect that
the water entering the collectors is already the desired temperature, the
control unit causes the valve to open and water then bypasses the solar system
and goes directly back into your pool from the filtration system.
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 If you follow our recommended solar heater
sizes and have a proper exposure to the sun, your pool should be ten to fifteen
degrees warmer than it was before you heated it, under the same weather
conditions. Evaporation of water from the surface of the pool causes most of
the cooling of the water. The larger the solar collector area, the more of the
sun’s energy it will collect and send to the pool. Therefore, the larger
the solar collector area is in relation to the surface area of the pool, the
warmer the pool water will be. If in the future you decide you want an even
warmer pool or you would like a longer pool season, you can add solar
collectors to your FAFCO system.
No special periodic maintenance is needed. If you
close your pool at the end of the season the solar system will automatically
drain down if you have followed the installation instructions. However, we highly recommend our Shutdown/Startup Service in the Fall and Spring. This cost-effective service is a smart way to keep your solar heating system in top shape by allowing a Diablo Solar professional to not only properly start-up and shut-down your system, but also to inspect it and catch any problems early on.
*$600 Off Offer good for a limited time only on FAFCO solar pool heating systems, not good with any other offer(s), only for existing pools. Contact Diablo Solar today for complete details.
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