Convert Pool Pump To Solar

Two solar panels are above the house on a freestanding top of pole solar panel mount.

Convert pool pump to solar.

The most common pool heating methods are natural gas heaters and electric heat pumps. All your solar from your panels gets used. Lorentz ps2 600 cs 17 1 d solar powered pump excl. R 24 582 00 add to wishlist.

Without knowing the specifics of the pool pump a pump requiring 328 watts per hour will require 7872 watts for a 24 hour period. On overcast days your pool pump may draw power from the grid. 1hp solar pool pump up to 100gpm 50ft head 90vdc brush type motor very quiet running motor use 2 solar panels 60vdc wired in series for small above ground pool or ponds for 500 5 000 gallons water filtration to 3 solar panels 90vdc wired in series for up to 3 000 25 000 gallon ingrond pool for filtration. Lastly if the pump is ac you need an inverter to convert the dc battery power to ac usable electricty.

However comfortable water temperature does come with a price. Keeping pool water warm enough for swimming takes energy. The ac pump is on the right and is available for backup on cloudy or overcast days if needed. The dc pump is center a dankoff suncentric high volume vane pump that will pump 50 gallons per minute.

I m not sure this kind of application will be practical considering you will need about 32 solar panels and many more batteries to operate the pool pump for a 24 hour period. It needs solar collectors charge controller s timer s and batteries with enough capacity to charge run the system. Pool scenarios where converting to solar makes especially smart financial sense.