Hi Julian. Came over from Will Prowse's video. Thanks for sharing. Like #192!

Great design! Good video.

Rad set up, thank you for posting this.

Nice video filled with good tips & trix. I'm setting up a solar powered pool heater right now and my goal is 30°C / 86°F in the pool. I'm starting with 250 meters / 820 feet of 20 mm / ¾ inch PEM hose in a flat rooftop setup. A 20V rainwater barrel pump (2,000 liters - 528 gallons / hour) will be connected directly to a solar panel, so it's a completely automatic system controlled and powered by the sun. No sun = no pump = no heating. Since I'm located at 60° latitude in the northern hemisphere, I'll guess it'll be some problems and math to solve along the way, but it'll be fun. Keep up your good work

Appreciate your reply. Will give this a try.

@christarivera8686

4 жыл бұрын

Did it work????

@duanecambre3630

4 жыл бұрын

@@christarivera8686 still hsve not had a chance

Thank goodness I finally get how it should work. Hooked up a couple days ago using products you suggested , a single HQST 100 W 12 V Monocrystaline solar panel powers the pump. We live in AZ so we have plenty of sunshine. I know nothing of solar and it was but a click in place. My pump intake and output is kind of frankensteine'd and having to use super glue to bond the "water solar panels" where the hoses connect as they leaked like crazy where they join together. Hopefully will hold it together with out any leakage, any suggestions? ICan you also send the instructions for the intake and output hoses also how you connected to the bilge pump? I had a fun time finding pieces for that and 4 trips to get the items, we live close. Including where to get the pieces. Much appreciated. I wanted to add I had 2 water hoses that I hooked to the pump since that was working fine while I am bonding the other hoses for the solar mats together and the water is coming from the pool at 72-80 degrees at its warmest and pumping in all the time at 89 degrees and the pool water is holding at 80 degrees for much longer, 7ft deep, this is the second day it has been on. Before the pool was not reaching 80 degrees, I know it takes a few days to raise pool temp, it is not enough to heat the pool but it definitely holds the temp longer. Run the pump from 11-4pm. And have gas heater going but in the colder weather it was only holding at 77-78 degrees. This definitely works!!! And it is 1/3 of what it should take to heat the pool. Hoping to add 1 new set every year for the next 3 years. *** UPDATE Those solar panels were leaky I should have just returned them.The pumped worked for about 2 weeks - they did replace it . I just hooked up the new one and it worked wonderfully for about 3 hours - Worst than the first one! I notified them and waiting for their response. OH I see that it was a different brand of pump PUMPLUS it didn't work. I wish I had seen this when the other pump was available I cannot find them anywhere!

Awesome 👍

Read the comments on how to connect the water hose to the mats. Went to Home Depot and couldn't find anything that would work. Is it possible for you to add a picture of the adapter for connecting the hose to the mats? By the way I have an in-ground pool. Thanks, Ken

What are you plugging the 12 volt 5.4 Amp pump into? Are you using a transformer to plug directly into 110 AC?

How did you Connect to the Garden Hoses? Please let me know thank you

Hi there. What’s the hose’s diameter? Did you connect the pump directly to the outlet? The pump is for 12v. And DC current. Do I need to buy a DC source?

Man it was impossible to find these, people be selling these pads for $54-$75 each. I was lucky enough to get two 3 packs for $99 each (so 6 pads for $200). Going to order a pond pump from Amazon, but curious if you just used garden hose to hook up the intake and discharge? Also I assume all the fittings/tubes to daisy chain multiple pads together were included in the package? Thanks in advance. Appreciate your video, cuz I was going to go the DIY route and this saved me a sh!t load of time and effort.

Does the pump have enough power to move the water for that many meters?

bought a home depot spool of drip line 500 ft. nightmare. a jungle of tubing i had to cut my way out of. lots of variables in this project. pump strength - elevation change - maximum optimal tube length.

The bladder link didn't pop up ,available on Amazon?

Can you share the connections you used to hook to mats.

This looks like a great idea. The solar mat link, however, does not work. Do you have another link for them?

That pumps currently unavailable what other one would you suggest?

Hello, like the idea. I have a 21’ above ground pool. How many mats can I get away with? 1 or 2? Let me know, my pool is about 11, 000 gallons. Thanks, Joe

Questions: 1) Does this method heat the pool at night/does the water the retain the heat to some degree? 2) What are your temps outside when you achieve a degree spike? I’m on the East Coast where it’s 80 and will go down to 70 by the end of October.

@JuliansRandomProject

3 жыл бұрын

No heat at night since the sun has set. 90 degrees F and higher usually in the summer here. The pool is large enough to retain some heat through the night.

During my entire broadcast I say things like “girl” Because I know that she was watching. Very smart :-)

What was the air temperature?

u rock

Do you run this 24 hours a day or just in the sunlight? Also whats the temp of the water coming out and how long to heat a say a 16x36 inground pool. Thanks for the help

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

only runs when sun is out. And I bet it would take a few days to heat up your pool and then maintain or get even warmer through the summer. good luck!

Does the pump go into the pool?

As the sun destroys everything over time. How long will one of these last before needing replacement? I’m just curious really because at that price it doesn’t matter. Thank you 😊

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

Couple of years maybe? Maybe more given I've folded them up and tucked them away for winter/spring. The only item that had trouble with the sun was a rubber coupler for one of the hoses. Replaced and wrapped with 100 mile an hour tape. :)

Dam...youre pool is dope.

Great song

Good video, GREAT outro music!!!! Showing your age with the DK blast. The solar mats seem to have an issue with leaks based on the reviews on Amazon. Have you had any problems with yours?

@gregorywakefield4948

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the $20 mats are now over $100. Probably because of Covid19. I'll have to DIY with sprinkler hose. Glad to know it works. This is the 1st I've seen where it shows temperature climb on different days.

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

No problems with leaks from the mats themselves, just the hardware store adapters I build to convert it to water hose. If they were $100 at the time, I would have gone the black hose route too. :) good luck, safe swimming.

@ladeanaa

4 жыл бұрын

Just purchased from Walmart.com at $28 ea. www.walmart.com/ip/Intex-Solar-Heater-Mat-For-Above-Ground-Pools-Up-To-8-000-Gallons/42808091

@toasted643

3 жыл бұрын

LaDeana Anderson ☹️They’re $68 now. Fuck the Waltons

Those Mats went up $58. Guess more people bought them so they jacked the price up. I think I'll DIY my own mats at that price, unfortunately.

Holiday in cambodia!!!

if i keep those blatter on my roof of my shed will that pump be enough to get the water pushed up there?

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

I doubt it. This was one of those pumps that spin a fan, you may want to look for a pump that builds a lot of pressure and can pump uphill. Good luck!

Thanks for the video! Is there any way to control the flow rate on the pump to keep the water in the heater longer to maximize heat?

@JuliansRandomProject

Ай бұрын

yes. maybe regulate the voltage.

Excellent video. How do you connect the pump to power? It looks like it does not have a plug, but wires???

@JuliansRandomProject

3 жыл бұрын

12v dc lead that goes to a power supply far away from pool. Would have later added solar panel.

Great video, how did you get power to the pump? looks like it does not come with a plug, just exposed wires. Thanks

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

"anderson" plugs then over to e 12v power supply. Search amazon for them and the crimper needed. Or go cheaper and solder wires directly on.

@nicolasguerra496

4 жыл бұрын

@@JuliansRandomProject thank you!

As of today 05/24/21, that link went to mats costing $203! Looks like DIY it is.... ladies.

This is good for shallow pools. Don't waste you money if it's up to 10 ft deep.

So how do you connect it to the pool pump? Or is it simply just a hose sucking water out one end and pouring it back into another end?

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

simply a hose moving water from one spot to another, separate from the pool's pump.

What state are you located in?

It's interesting to see inflation in action. 54 dollars for these 2 years ago, now they're 110.

@JuliansRandomProject

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure that's it... I just saw someone from the govt. on TV saying there isn't any inflation. So.....?

@hamsterbrigade

3 жыл бұрын

@@JuliansRandomProject haha....i see what you did there.

delta means change in not difference, subtle but important difference.

What kind of bladders are these?

Put reflectox under it

All of the items are unavailable. :(

If the pump is only 12 v do you run it of battery ?

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

12v power supply but next year I'll be experimenting with battery and solar panel to run the pump. It needs 50w to run while the sun is up.

im going to get this pump and a 100 foot of black garden hose and put up on my roof and back down to the pool im only trying to heat a 10 foot rubber pool.just hope the pump will pump the water 10 feet up to my roof

Did the 50w pump had enough power to push the water for that many meters?

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

Yep.

Did you just say welcome back LADIES!

@itskchanny2656

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the video if u don't know

I live in a part of the world where summer is only 3,5 days a year. We use a fire.

Would this work in the uk where sun is fairly rare

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

Probably not as successful :)

Just purchased all of this how did you hook up the water hose to the mats.

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

Bought a step down adapter from the hardware store. Take both hoses with you and you can usually find what you need. Good luck! Still summer where you are?

@pnky2006

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I’m in south Florida it’s still fairly warm for us.

@davecoggshall8709

4 жыл бұрын

Were you able to screw your hose directly into the adapter?

How e dactyl is that a hack when you are just following the instructions ?

2 mins in you mentioned the concrete floor is "cooling" the bladder since its black and hotter than the concrete. This is true but if you elevate the pads on a rack, there would be a blanket of air now under the mat which is a lot cooler than the concrete would be. So its actually better to have them on the concrete.

Amazon customer reviews on this link say that, #1 currently unavailable, and #2 they are junk. Most comments; burst quickly and the flow is too restricted. #3 no positive response from customer service..., ! IF ! You can get ahold of them.... Engineered, dedicated heaters of this type are around $400. You do the math. PLUS! Floating black plastic (lawn and leaf bags) stretched on a frame, directly heats the water. No pump needed. Sheesh! It doesn't get any easier or cheaper.

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

Would love to see the data from the framed black plastic. Post you results once you have them :)

@jorgeruiz9481

4 жыл бұрын

I saw that. And not $20 each. I like the pump though.

what a genious.... yeah if you live in hawaii or arizona.... if no sun no heat.This is not a hack it's beginners advice.

@protechdsecuritycamerasyst5713

4 жыл бұрын

M A ummm what? Only Hawaii and Arizona have sun? Where do u live, ? Alaska for 9 months of the year? Quick research shows over 2000 cities alone in the US have temperatures reaching over 80 degrees. So yes this is a very Huhe hack. Especially for the price. Unless you can’t afford a place with a pool this wouldn’t be a hack. In that case you wouldn’t be here to comment

@andyk6325

2 жыл бұрын

Hawaii and Arizona don't need pool heat. It's the colder parts that actually care

How do you connect the ends to a hose?

Not sure why so many go with a 12 volt pump when there are inexpensive sump pumps that run directly on 120 volts and already have a garden hose connection, not to mention they could pump UP to a shed roof. The other thing I see is people looking for lots of temp rise out of the solar, when in reality a you can transfer more BTUs by plumbing the collectors in parallel to gain flow rate. (less restriction on the pump will gain GPM flow) It's one of those things where everyone will eventually figure it out if they keep playing with it, so I am only pointing out that the research has already been done if you look around.

@JuliansRandomProject

3 жыл бұрын

Next time I get a chance to hear a pool I’ll for sure try parallel! Seems reasonable. And I went with 12v because putting 110v in the water I might be swimming in made me uneasy :)

@rupe53

3 жыл бұрын

@@JuliansRandomProject ... use submersible pump and GFIC outlet... or ... tie into existing pool pump.

@nickmartin8495

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you both for the tips.. but can you explain what is meant by “plumbing the collectors in parallel”? Does that mean lay them flat in a straight line?

@rupe53

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickmartin8495 ... plumbing in series means the outlet on one collector goes to the inlet on the next in a daisy chain fashion. Plumbing in parallel is tying all of the inlet pipes to one main feed pipe and all of the outlets to another larger pipe for discharge into the pool. If you run a search on google or bing and choose pictures there will be may examples.

So you don't have the solar heaters hooked up to your pool pump/filter. You are simply taking water out of the pool running it through the solar heaters and putting it back in the pool?

@jonasbaine3538

Ай бұрын

Yes. This system requires you have hot sunny days. I don’t see any heating elements being used.

@JuliansRandomProject

Ай бұрын

That's right.

What did you use to connect the mat to the water hose. That is the only thing I am having a problem wirh

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

visited my local hardware store with both ends and cobbled something together with some step down couplers. I think the coupler was intended for a garbage disposal. good luck!

Solar heat sucks unless you have 5 miles of hosed paneling

Is it BPA free?

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

FX doubt it. Straight out of China. Lowest bidder

Those mats are $119.00 es. Now

Those mats are $60 each now

knowing all that we know , new homes are really missing the mark , solar , fresnel , solar water features should be BUILT IN to new homes , the way homes in the snow should have an actual ICE BOX , when there is snow / ice outside ... hmmm

Wait, he says mat is 20 bucks. It shows 50 on the site he is showing and he has six of them

Now the once cheap option is $400+

@JuliansRandomProject

3 жыл бұрын

Thank the printing of fiat :)

I don't get why people don't just turn their vacuum valve a few degrees open, run one end of the hose into it, and the other end in the pool, with all the solar heat in between those 2 hoses. No need for another pump.

@JuliansRandomProject

Жыл бұрын

Will consider this for the next pool

Title is misleading. The setup is for what looks like a hot tub and not the pool.

Hello, I wanted to add the cost of everything is of course just going up so the time of your video you were dead on however they are now like everything else, stupid pricing however, I know none of you know me personally but, I buy a ton of shit from wish and never been disappointed, shipping time is a little sketchy but it will get to you and if you look up these pads on wish you can get a 3 pack for 132.00 again there legit it's just there what day is it going to arrive is sketchy. I ordered the three pack a few minutes ago and I'll keep you posted on how quick they were shipped.

Did these mats lasts? They have lots of angry 1 star reviews.

You said $20 bucks your amazon picture shows like 55 click on links shows about $200 big big difference 🤷🏽‍♀️

@JuliansRandomProject

4 жыл бұрын

Yikes. Maybe the price will get back to normal after the rona craze passes. Good luck with your build :)

@butchl6403

4 жыл бұрын

It was for 2 mats

who wants that crap laying all over their patio? If you have that kind of pool, you should be able to afford a legit pool heater.

@michaelwerbick

4 жыл бұрын

joestack78 umm.... it takes thousands of therms to heat a pool. My gas bill in AZ when I owned a pool was $400 a month in the shoulder seasons and I did not heat it in After Christmas to April.

@vijg6914

3 жыл бұрын

It's really expensive to heat with a legit heater . I personally don't care what my patio looks like, our family loves to swim and we have such a wonderful time.

Nice ... a million dollar pool and 200 bucks for the heating ... 🤣

@FireInTheMist8

3 жыл бұрын

That’s not a million dollars pool. Most residential pools cost 60k-80k to build.

😉 That’s because women have to do the projects nowadays to get what we want!😂

damn that looks stupid

@JuliansRandomProject

3 жыл бұрын

Infiltrator2003 So stupid... and so affordable