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When buying a home, having a pool is almost always an appealing idea, especially in Florida where a quick swim can make all the difference on a blistering hot summer day. Pools are great for the family and increase the value of your home — but what people often forget are the hefty maintenance and energy costs that come along with this. There’s the pool liner that suffers wear and tear each year, the pool cleaning device, chlorine costs and finally the energy costs of heating a pool. After all, if you’re going to invest in a pool, why only be able to use it for a fraction of the year?
Heating your pool often seems like a luxury to many homeowners who believe that the added cost doesn’t outweigh the benefits. And for regular pool heat pumps or gas heaters, this can be true. Gas heaters are extremely expensive to operate, and even heat pumps will add $75-$250 per month in electrical expenses. Add this $1,000 to $3,000 per year onto the cost of regular pool maintenance, and it doesn’t seem worth it. These costs and excessive energy use are why solar pool heating has become so popular in recent years!
When investing in solar panels to heat your pool instead of a regular heat pump, you significantly reduce your energy costs while also increasing the property value of your home. You will save hundreds, if not thousands of dollars every year heating your pool with solar compared to traditional pool heaters.
Invest in a Green Solution and Avoid Increasing Energy Costs
As the cost of natural gas and electricity continues to increase, the cost of heating your pool will take an increasingly large bite out of your budget. By using solar heating, you can stabilize your yearly pool costs and invest in a heating system that will pay for itself sooner than you think.
Superior Solar uses Heliocol panels that are built to last and have a 12-year warranty, including parts and labor. While gas and electric pool heaters usually need to be replaced every five to ten years, many Heliocol panel systems outlast the roof they’re installed on.
Increase the Property Value of Your Home
Solar heating is also a green way to increase the property value of your home and make having a pool even more appealing to buyers. According to an article in the Appraisal Journal, for every utility bill dollar saved annually because of home improvement, homeowners gain $10 to $20 in property value. This means, that by reducing your energy bills by $1,300 using solar heating in the first year alone, you can increase your property value by as much as $26,000.
Built to Last in Florida Climates
Heliocol solar pool heating panels are the most technologically-advanced and structurally-solid systems available. They are specifically designed to last in Florida weather including hurricanes. Some of the features include:
- Sturdy construction
- Patented gator clamps ensure anchors are attached to trusses rather than thin plywood.
- Gator clamps also allow solar panels to expand and contract eliminating stress on the panels or the roof.
- Individual tube design eliminates the need for unsightly straps on your roof
- Patented tube design to allow panel to breath and heat pool water at a higher volume than other systems
- Requires 50 to 60% fewer anchor points to secure to the roof.
- Most requested solar panel by insurance carriers for replacement of solar panels affected by high winds
- Most recommended by roofers and pool professionals
In addition to all of these features, these solar panels are virtually maintenance free and have an exceptional warranty including parts and labor. To find out more about solar pool heater cost and installation for your home, contact Superior Solar to receive a free estimate.