SmartPool SunHeater for Above Ground Pools

by SmartPool

Product Features

• For above ground pools
• 2-ft x 20 ft
• 2 elbows/hose-connector adapters
• 2 end caps
• Connector hose for second collector

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 27 x 13 x 13 inches ; 10 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 21 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000RQ0RDC
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #25,437 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

The SmartPool SunHeater solar heating system for above ground pools is designed to raise the temperature of your pool water by up to 10 degrees F or more. It utilizes your existing pool pump to circulate water through the solar collectors, heat it by the sun, and return it to the pool through the existing fitting.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smartpool Sunheater heats my 19,000g pool to 88, July 8, 2010

By	Daveyb - See all my reviews

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: SmartPool SunHeater for Above Ground Pools (Toy)

I bought 4 sets of these - each set has (2) 2'x20' panels
Each panel is supposed to put out 40k BTU, so each set = 80k BTU
Multiply x4 sets = 320,000 BTU

I only have 5 panels installed now
I'm located about 20 miles south of Boston, MA
My pool was 55 degrees 5 days before Memorial Day
On Memorial day the pool was 76 degrees
Today the pool was right around 88 degrees

I have the panels setup in 2 systems
1st 2 panels are connected to the pool pump & filter & can be easily bypassed
I can also divert the water into a hot tub, which is also solar heated
The next 3 panels are setup with a seperate pump ~500gph
Each set is on a different side of the pool
This maximixes the solar heat thru the day

These systems are very easy to setup & connect
I've hads mine running since 2005...free heat every year
Longer swimming season & more comfortable

I have 2 hot tubs that are solar heated
The one by the pool I usually divert water from the pool to keep it below 98
Extra water/heat goes to the pool
The 2nd tub is by the house & tops out at 110 if I run it all day
I only run it for a few hours every other day now

I bought several sets off EBAY -$125 for (2) 2'x20' panels
I have an inground pool, these are labeled for above ground
But they work just fine....don't pay extra for the "inground" panels

10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't work for me, April 7, 2010

By	Stephen D. Doane "Mize Treestump" (Cumberland RI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: SmartPool SunHeater for Above Ground Pools (Toy)

I was excited to find this product as a cheap alternative to a pricy gas heater, and bought it. The price was cheap enough, but then I spent the same amount again buying a bunch of diverter valves and plastic hoses, so I could divert water from filter through the SunHeater when the sun was shining, and bypass at night and when overcast. I even built a home-made 20 foot stand out of 2x4's so it wouldn't just sit on the ground and would have a better angle to collect the sun. I didn't have any problems with the product itself, but I live near Boston, MA, and it's just not a very sunny part of the U.S. Couple that with my back yard having trees near my pool so even if it is a sunny day, sun won't hit my backyard until around 10:30am, it just never warmed the water enough for me. I have it connected to my 15 foot above ground 4 foot high pool, so I think one panel should have been enough. I ended up with hoses all over the ground and diverter valves hanging with bunji cords off the sides of the pool and filter, a huge 20 foot panel on a home made 2x4 bed, and just no where enough sun hitting the panel for me in my area. I am going to bite the bullet and pay around $600 for an LP gas heater this year. This way I can guarantee when I have a birthday party or cookout with kids coming over, I will know cloudy or whatever, that my pool will be warm enough for everyone to take a dip. After all, as a scardy-cat adult I only go in when the water temp is 80+ and without a heater in my area with my backyard I am lucky if this happens ONCE the entire summer where I can catch a dip.