SunHeaterSmart Pool S601 Pool Solar Heaters, Pack of 1, Black

I installed 8 2’ panels on 2/12 pitched roof in pacific north west(Vancouver b.c. / Seattle Washington. On 3 of our summer days(approx 75degrees) raised 16x32’ pool to 88 degree from 73 defrees Like everything, quality of product isn’t as good as old ones from 15 years ago, but so far so good.

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I have a custom job with timers/sensors and IFTTT to control the temp. My entire heater setup including all electronics, pump, panels, PVC and all cost me about $400. I use a second dedicated centrifugal pump to circulate the water that I bought on Amazon for $45. I do a cheap install on the roof that works great and doesn't require a bunch of extra stuff and time to set up.. I screw the brackets and my metal straps on each side of the roof right into the roof with some black tar. I don't like running sideways, I'd rather run up the roof to keep the PVC all in one place and it allows water and debris to go down the roof more easily IMO. As you can see, I run my PVC differently like an old kit I had suggested. I cap the middle so the water runs up one panel and back down the other and out. I like it better. My PVC runs over to the garage and under ground under my paver sidewalk. The entire setup including digging the trench and setting up the PVC work took me a full Saturday (8 hours). It brings up the temp 5-8 degrees in my 10k gallon pool from morning to night, and my kids have never been happier. They stay in the pool at any time of day. I have had my water get up to 92 degrees if I keep the cover on it when we aren't using it, but I don't like it that high so I have my IFTTT setup to only let it get to 88. If I don't use the cover, it loses more heat over night, gets down to low 80s (in northern Indiana), and the kids want to wait until afternoon when it's mid 80s. Cover it at night, it doesn't drop as much, and the kids will get in earlier. This setup has been perfect.

First set arrived in a severely beat up box and when we opened there were obvious defects in the panels. We didn't even unwrap. Had a replacement sent. Box wasn't as beat up but same thing with the panels. Visually you can see major defects in the channels. No way water would flow through correctly and not leak so we didn't even open and unwrap. We then had to figure out how load these two heavy large boxes into our vehicle and get them to Canada Post to return. What a huge hassle from start to finish.

OK, here is a great invention with a product handled by a terrific company. Smart Pool.THE FACTS: I live in Miami Florida and yes it is hot here in the summer however my pool has a lot of landscape and palms around it which provides shade to about 2/3 of the pool so my pool water rarely gets to the desirable temperature it normally stays between 82 to 85 in the summer while the temperature outside is 91 to 95. we like the water in between 88 and 90 especially those days when we use it in the evening and into the night.THE PROCESS: My pool holds about 12,000 gals of water so as per their chart I needed two boxes (4 panels) but I went ahead and ordered 3 boxes (6 panels). I installed it myself with the help of my two sons and took us a few hours. I ran the piping myself as well. at the first try it didn't work - there was too much pressure on the pump and there was not enough flow to run the jets so I contacted the Company directly (Smart pool) and this is the part that gets really good.THE COMPANY: Their customer service was great; it exceeded my expectations. They took all the necessary time on the phone to review the installation I had done, the layout, etc. we even traded pictures over the email so they consulted with their experts and came back with recommendations including changing the configuration of the piping connecting to the pool pump and worked with me all the way through until it was resolved. Kudos to this company for their superb Customer Service.THE PRODUCT: I am Completely satisfied with this product. it is a great invention and works well - easy to install. I was expecting to raise the temperature of my pool water by 4 to 5 degrees and to my surprise it went from 86 to 93 by the the second day. I hope I can extend my summer a month or two here in Florida with this Sunheater. BTW: the water stays warm at night as well it only cools down 1 to 2 degrees through the night.We are enjoying it!