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Old 05-21-2006, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by raymr
Where do you have this mounted? The pump equipment itself is in the sun for part of the day, so maybe I can build a 'roof' of solar panels over top if its not too heavy. Also I was thinking it might need some sort of valve to take the panels out of the circuit at night when the pump is running.

Do you also use a solar pool cover?


Facing southwest,garage roof. 30degree angle seems to work best.Yes,it's inline with the filtration system,thermostatic relay deltas the drop in temperature and clicks a solenoid bypass cutting off the panels but still circulating thru the 80 gal,storage tank,usually get low '80's ambient.
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