Copper Pipe Solar Pool Heater

Comparing the performance of two diy solar water heating collectors cpvc vs copper sometime back i had a brief go at a solar water heating collector made from cpvc with aluminum fins.

Copper pipe solar pool heater.

It is not just a black plastic or rubber garden hose. Either coil the copper pipe or lay the pvc pipe back and forth on the plywood. Black pvc pipe works but copper pipe painted black works even better. Our copper pool panels are a better choice than plastic panels.

We don t recommend using compression fittings with rubber joints in solar application since it contains plastic that cannot sustain high temperatures. Start with the actual collector. Sun ray solar panels are heat exchangers specifically engineered to absorb solar energy. Sun ray s metallic pool panels are superior in heat conductivity heat transfer and durability.

At the time it seemed interesting but not as good as some of the other options for building collectors. Copper pipes and fittings pressure and temperature rating. But the main reason that it s not used in pool plumbing is cost. Copper is biostatic naturally killing bacteria.

Copper pipe and fittings are around 10x more expensive than pvc. There are only a few important parts. Pressure and temperature ratings of copper pipes welded fittings type k l m are much higher than 80 psi and 250 f.