Pool Solar Heater Cost – How Much Does It Cost To Run It?

Solar pool heating systems are quite costly, though there are some affordable ones and some DIY types. However, before you make the big decision, make sure you’ve explored all aspects of obtaining a solar pool heater, and one of the most important aspects is the cost of operating a solar pool heater. By considering the costs, you can make the most cost-efficient choice when you invest in a solar pool heater.

To gauge the costs involved in running a solar pool heater, you need to answer a few questions about your pool and your heating requirements, as this will affect what kind of solar pool heating system you need and up to what extent will you be using it.

For example, the size of your pool will affect both the purchase cost of the heating system as well as the operation cost because bigger pools require more effort to heat up. You also have to weigh how much you want to raise the water temperature. The hotter you want your water to be, the more it will take from the solar pool heater.

Aside from that, the operation cost of a solar pool heater is also affected by the use of automatic controlled valves. A solar pool heating system that comes with an automatic controlled valve that diverts the filtration flow does not require any additional costs. On the other hand, some systems may call for additional solar boost pumps, which would require continuous costs of a few dollars every month to operate.

In addition, the costs of a solar pool heater upon operation should not be measured on its own; it should also be compared against the potential savings you can enjoy upon using the solar pool heating system. To compute the overall cost of a solar pool heating system, you will need to know the solar collector’s thermal performance rating of BTU in a single day. You also need to know the total number of solar collector panels and the pipes that were used to install the entire solar pool heating system. Finally, you need to know how much it cost to install the system.

Using a formula that divides the thermal performance rating multiplied by the number of collector panels and piping by the total cost of the installed solar heating system, you will come up with the monetary value of every BTU.

Gas, oil, and electric pool heaters

But regardless of how much it cost you to install a solar pool heater, you will definitely reap financial benefits as well. Compared to other methods of heating water such as the use of gas systems, solar pool heaters are very pocket-friendly. In fact, a solar heating system can also help you save on regular costs, which means that it will eventually pay for itself in about a couple of years, so you will recover the original amount you spent on the heating system.

Gas, oil, and electric pool heaters are less expensive than solar pool heaters, but they are also very costly to operate and maintain. On the other hand, solar heating systems require just one initial investment then makes use of the free solar resource to heat up the pool.

Some pool owners already balk under the weight of regular pool maintenance, but it is better to shell out a little more for a solar pool heater than to not do so and not be able to enjoy your pool due to unfavorable temperatures. Installing a solar pool heater may entail some costs, but the tradeoff is that you will maximize your pool and have a lot of fun swimming whenever you feel like it without worrying about the water temperature. Simply put, your expenses will be investments.

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