could I use this to solar heat my pool - by running the pumped water through black plastic irrigation pipe (in hot sun) and back into pool ?
1109667
Clever thought but I would think no. The speed the water would travel through pipes would not give it time to heat up. But I am guessing here.
511052
I think it would be okay with the chlorinated water, but the volume is low, I don't think it would help for heating the water. It is not meant for high volume. I would suggest a sump pump type pump instead. Hope this helps.
1409300
Yes you can. I am assuming that since your pool is semi inground, it is probably not that deep. This tool does not work well for me because my pool is 20 x 40' in-ground and 10 feet deep in the deep end. Therefore, this device is not strong enough to pull 40 feet of solar cover; it didn't work for me. Also it only has one turn handle, which doesn't help. I hope that I have given you enough information to make your decision.
422128
Yes I think that will work fine. You can use it just to generate hot water. Hope this helps!
514422
Probably not, it does need direct sunlight to charge the solar panel...too bad because this is a great, fun nighttime ducky that makes you smile. You could try it, but you probably would have to leave it in the sun outside of the screened area to collect sun and put it back in the pool.
995754
Yes it will work and it heats the pool in 2 days when the sun is out, we love it !
2077926
Ragz, Let me start with the fact I have a 25000 gallon pool also and I use a Polaris 360 sweep on pressure side with out booster pump. I have set the Max speed to 2200 rpm. At 0730 in the morning the pump comes on at 1750 rpm and a auto valve opens to operate the sweep. It runs at this rate for 2 hours. At that time ,0930, the auto valve closes and the pump is then programed to run at 1250 rpm till 6:00 that evening, and then shuts off for the night. The only other change is for my solar heating which is handled by a auto solar control panel .if the pool water temp is lower then then solar heat set the pump will kick back up to 1600 rpm to circulate water through the solar panels. If the outside temp is hotter then the water temp it will extend the pump run time till air temp falls below pool temp. If you don't have the solar option by earlier suggestion works great for me. As a disclosure Im in northern California with out extreme low temps and hot summers
2253426
Yes, I would think so. You can raise the solar panel in the direction of sun as shown in its picture. But certainly possibility of water leak is a concern on flat surface.
1418068
if you have a lot of direct sun for a small pool or multiple units i think it would work well.
249159
The siphon part would work but I don't know how hot of water you want to use since with the plastic.
1784594
i fill mine with fresh water and run a pond pump to circulate the water,it will warm in the sun no problem and saves on water,just put the pump in the pool area ,its safe ,just put in to a GFI,works great here on the north shore of new york
117436
Yes, I think it would. I ordered this solar pump for a solar fountain that I have in my garden and is of a similar size to yours. I used it this past summer and it worked great; however, my solar fountain is right in the middle of my garden and gets direct sunlight all day. It will not work as well on cloudy days. I put the little solar panel in an inconspicuous place nearby---the cord is quite long. I think as long as you maintain your fountain and keep it clean, these little solar pumps seem to work fine. Hope it works as well for you.
25034
Yes, you may. Just move your settings from timer to "on" position. Remenber this is a small pump, you can't have hot water right away.
1611143
I would say no as it is a 240v unit. I don't think the unit would heat the water sufficiently.
2250231
Two things you can try... Make sure the valves are open and the water is circulating from the pool through the system and returning to the pool. Also, make sure you only operate the pump for hours that the sun is hitting the panel otherwise you might be heating the pool and then cooling the pool when the sun goes down.
1777631
No problem, I use it as a pool cover pump and sometimes I have it running dry all day. It's a GREAT PUMP. Just be careful of the plastic pipe parts. I buy extra plastic parts online.
168917
This can be used where ever you would use a standard hose, it does need to be screwed on on to the outlet, if the water supply you are referring to is a pipe that fills only the pool then i would check with a pool supply company as that type of water supply may not allow anything to be screwed onto it.