SunHeater Pool Heating System Two 2’ x 20’ Panels – Solar Heater for Inground and Aboveground Made of Durable Polypropylene, Raises Temperature, 6-10°F, S240U Black

Perfect Thanks sorry I took so long to thank you!

Works great! Every setup will be different but mine seems to work great. No leaks.

Sure would be nice if they came with all the parts. We received silver clamps but no elbows or caps.

I’ll try to stick to the info a purchaser might want to know.Pool used on: Intex XTR 12’ x 24’ above ground (8500 gallons, saltwater)Panel config: four 2x20 panels on garage roof, East facing w full sun 9 am to 6 pm. Approx 100 ft total distance to and from, using 1.5 HP Hayward pool pump. The system pumps about 400 gallons per hour.Heating resultsWe initially installed two panels last fall, and ran that a while before we decided to expand. Two would have been sufficient, but since we were already running a pump and the pressure was high we decided that four would perform better.I opened the pool from winterization in early March, when we were getting days that were highs of 70 and lows of 48 at night, UV peaking at six. The pool started at 55 degrees, and it only took 3-4 days running the system for 6 hours per day to get up to 70. From there, I was able to manage running it to get +8 degrees per day, losing 2-4 at night, working up to 80. Now our weather is sunny with daily temps of 55/72 and I’m running the system about 3-4 hours each morning to get from 78 to 84.Overall, these are great results that allow us to extend the season quite a lot in either direction. Also, running the system at night cools the water. It’s possible this will come in useful if we have any severe heat waves.Product performance: ADurability and quality: B+Overall, the panels are good quality. They come tightly rolled up and mishandling them could cause issues. We simply laid them out with some bricks on towels weighing them down, and after a week in the sun they were straight and ready to go up on the roof.The fittings require a lot of Teflon tape, but I expect that from this sort of product.Installation: BI wish the instructions were a little clearer. It comes with a variety of fittings and caps that were mostly intuitive, but not detailed well in the manual. It would also be nice if the company would provide more configurations. If I recall, the printed guide had a schematic for two panels and four without really specifying if they were rooftop or yard. It seems like their customers might have a variety of mounting/installation configurations, and it’d be nice for the manufacturer to post schematics for these on their website...such as a poolside or yard setup, or better guidance on securing these on a roof.That said, there are many online videos from people that can help someone design their system. I recommend viewing these in advance, because you may need some add’l minor hardware. I think mostly all we bought in addition to the provided hardware was some better brackets to bolt things down to protect from wind.Overall, we are very happy with the purchase. The system gives us moderate control over our water temp at a very low energy cost. We’re excited to have it for our second pool season.

Perfect fit . I needed to replace a panel after about 15 years. This came early, packaged well and fit perfectly. Replaced one in about a half hr. No leaks.

Was functioning for what it is supposed to do for one season, but after 11 months, one of the sheets has a crack in the black feeder pipe across the full length leaking terribly making this one completely useless, warranty is only 30 days :-(

Does the job

I have been using these for 15 years now. They work really well, heating the pool to levels not seen before.Their big problem is that they start leaking after some time - not only after a winter, but even during summer- so freezing is not the issue. I always flush them at the end of the season.The interesting part is that it seems to be a consistency in the flaws across a batch - they all seem to be developing leaks in the same tube (ex 13th and 14th from bottom) within a set purchased together.I wish I could switch to something else - but right now replacing 2 or 4 every couple of years is the least effort solution.