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Solar Pool Heaters are the most efficient way to heat your pool. If you are currently using electric or propane to heat your pool then you are probably already paying for a Solar Pool Heater in energy costs alone.

How Does a Solar Pool Heater Work?

Solar Pool Heater

All you do is set the desired pool temperature and your Hi-Tec controller does the rest. When your automatic controller senses there is adequate sunlight to heat your pool and that your pool is colder than you like, water is automatically diverted to your solar system. As the water flows up through the solar collectors, the sun’s energy heats it. The solar heated water then flows back into your pool. This cycle continues until your pool reaches the desired temperature. You can also cool your pool during the warmer months by running your Hi-Tec system at night. Your Hi-Tec controller can automatically switch to cooling your pool, maintaining the perfect temperature.

*NOTE: in warmer climates, with infrequent rain during the swimming season, your solar system may be controlled with a manual control valve.

Solar pool heaters are fairly simple and consist of three major components. The collectors, the controller and the mounting hardware.

The Collectors are the main feature of a solar pool heating system. They have two parts: the header and the absorber.

The Header is the solar collector’s “expressway”, where all water is fed to and from the absorber surface. The headers of each collector all connect together to create one continuous array of solar panels.

The Absorber is the heating surface of the solar collector. It’s made up of many water carrying channels where the water absorbs the solar heat and passes it back to your pool.




The Controller is the simplest part of your solar pool heater. It’s the brain. The controller directs the water from your pump and filter up to the solar collectors for heating when necessary.




Finally, the Mounting Hardware holds the collectors securely to your roof or ground rack.

While most solar pool manufacturers weld the header to the absorber, which can lead to many problems, all SHC collectors are manufactured utilizing an over-molded header.
That means that the header is molded, or formed directly over the absorber surface, creating a single body unit, with no gaps, leaks, missed welds, cold seals, clogs, plugged absorber holes, dimpled tubes, or other possible manufacturing defects.

An over molded header is a “Direct Feed” header, meaning that your pool water faces no restrictions and flows freely from the header to the absorber. With an “Indirect Feed” header, water passes from the main header through very small holes into a secondary sub-header before being fed into the absorber.