We ran the intake portion over to the jet return to the pool and stuck it in there.
Runnin black hose to roof to heat pool.
Fill the pool slowly with a thin hose.
Since darker colors absorb the most heat using a black hose can help warm up your water naturally.
Try keeping the stream around half an inch in diameter to allow it to take in heat while still filling the pool at a decent rate.
Here are some ways to run the system for best results.
If you place the solar collector panel on your roof try to minimize resistance to the water flow.
Here s how it goes.
We got it finished and drilled a large hole the diameter of the black hose through the center and ran the hose out the back as you can see in the completed images.
My pool builder suggested i give this a try after we found it too costly and troublesome to retrofit a propane heater.
A thinner stream of water will heat more quickly when filling your pool.
It made it easier to deal with.
Has anyone heard of heating pool water by ciculating it through a long black garden hose on the patio.
Position the pipe or hose on your desired area.
Complete diy solar pool heater black hose.
To solve this i installed an outdoor timer to my pool pump.
Use a hose that is or inch in diameter to slowly fill the pool.
The pump still runs several hours a day to filter the pool but from noon until about 6 00 pm the timer turns the pump on and off at 1 2 hour intervals.
Purchase a black garden hose long enough to travel the distance from your pool pump to an area where it will get direct sunlight.
This little hack takes advantage of solar energy in a simple but clever way.
This gives the water in the solar heater time to heat up before it goes into the pool.
Then string the other end toward your swimming pool and feed the pipe or hose into your pool.
String one end toward your pool s water pump and connect the pipe or hose end to its output.
Electric is still an option but the initial cost is high the btus are low.
Place the solar collector panel where it sees the most sunlight when the pool pump is running.
Solar collector panels are available at most pool supply stores.
Adaptors are sometimes necessary.
Even if the black hose is in the sun the surface area is too small and the transit time of water too brief to absorb much heat.