Saturday, October 19, 2013

Solar Heated Hot Tubs

product image of SmartPool SunHeater Solar Heating System for Aboveground Pools 2' X 20'


You might be concerned about the strain and cost you will encounter on your electric bill if you were to purchase a hot tub. Ingenious creators, eco-friendly, friends of the planet have come up with an option that will give you all of the amenities that a hot tub will afford you and they've made it so the tub is heated by solar power, not from a plug!

The first thing to consider when you're looking into purchasing a solar-heated hot tub is understand that this is a unit that will need to be outdoors. If your idea of the perfect hot tub setting is in a room of your home, there is likely to be an absence of sunlight that you will need to heat your tub. That said; the other consideration is the area where you live. If you live in a region that sees little sunlight then the solar-heated hot tub is not something that would work.

Let's say you live in an area that will sufficiently accommodate the solar-heated hot tub and you are comfortable with the idea of having it outside of the house, what next? Do you fill the hot tub and wait for the sunlight to heat it up? What about when the sun goes down, what happens to the heat that has accumulated during the daylight hours?


black tubing encased in a glass covered frame
this is an option
It is recommended that instead of having to wait for the sun to come out in order to enjoy a hot temperature of water, there are types of solar heat equipment that will allow you to store the heat that is solar generated in order to be used later when it is time to enjoy the benefits of the hot tub itself.

It may appear to be an expense that is not worth it and it is an up-front expense, but the payoff is that by having the solar heated unit; you will never have to plug it in and further drain those resources. In the end, the cost saving measures that a solar heated hot tub will allow, far outweigh the need for electrical energy or propane gas.

Solar heated hot tubs, like their electric and propane powered counterparts will always benefit from the use of a safety cover that is designed to contain the heat generated, rather than having to waste time and money waiting for the water to heat up itself.
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If you are considering an eco-friendly option for a hot tub, the solar heated hot tub is where you want to look. Keeping in mind that it will need to be outside, that indoors is not an option; you live in a region that is sunny enough to properly heat up the hot tub and you know ahead of time that there is the possibility of the cost for the solar heater, by all means, go solar. Know that you'll be able to reap the benefits of the use of a hot tub and you will be doing your part in the effort to protect the environment.

Panels in the first Image
It is designed for an above ground swimming pool but would work on a hot tub and is cheaper than a good hot tub cover.
SmartPool SunHeater Solar Heating System for Aboveground Pools 2' X 20' -- ($157.50)

Heater in second Image
This is a site where the guy created his own solar heater for his hot tub. It is worth checking out.
jdfinley.com/solar-hot-tub-heater/



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Published on Mar 23, 2010
He took a hot and routed the water to be heated by the sun.





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