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Originally Posted by Tree
My landlord's pool is heated by solar energy. That is: they have a system of pipes that criss-cross the roof of the poolhouse, which is painted black. This heats the water from early April til he closes the pool in September (in southern BC, Canada). He can choose to pump water through the pipes or not, depending on the temperature of the water, but by mid-May/early June, it's plenty warm enough to not use them most of the time. This isn't an example of using solar "power" so much as solar "energy" but the cost savings for him are HUGE as I imagine it's expensive to heat a pool otherwise.
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I read an article a few years ago about this very thing and it sounded plausible, but gave no real-life reports from people who had actually done this. I am really glad to see that it does indeed work; I have several relatives with pools that I think will be glad to see this.
