Solar Intex Pool Heater and Pump Hose Supports - Eco Friendly Way To Heat Your Pool 

Damn dude. I wish I would had seen this and bought through your links instead. I just purchased and then watched your video next day. Very helpful. Appreciated.

I coil up 2 100' black rubber water hoses and made a connector to connect to one of the water jets in my small in ground pool. So when ever pool pump is running so is my heater. On a good sunny day, 12 degree temp rise depending on pump speed.

"Cut that grass there" 😂 Great set up!

If you connect the heating mats in parallel and not in series, you can hook them up to your existing filter pump without blowing them. And it will not effect the water temperature, but you will save money on power for the extra pump, and you don't risk damaging the mats by "inflating" them. Hooking them up in parallel will also give you better flow which is turbulent, and turbulent flow transfers heat better than slow and laminar flow. And no matter if they are in series or parallel, you should open the bypass valves just a little, just te get some flow and heat transfer from the bypass tubes in the mats. Let me know what you think :)

Nice. I was interested to see you havent gone through the filter. This is the way I will do it too so thanks for the idea.

Awesome video series for your pool. My wife ordered a Bestway pool and I'll be setting it up in a few days. My only question is if you have a link you could share to the 3d file for the Intex/Bestway coupler thread you made? I see the link to thingiverse for the hose support but not one for the coupler threads. Thanks.

I know this an old video, but I tried running the original pump through the intex heaters like you as a 2nd pump but it did not suck any water through the hose. Did you use a special suction hose in the pool?

Do you think the flow is limited by the mats not laying flat around the input and output and pinching the tubes?

I enjoyed your video. Can you tell me the pump specifications you used on the heating mat?

these mats have effectively about 1 m2 of surface area. This means that in most latitudes the panel will get about 1,000 watts of power from the sun. Most likely this will not be 100% transferred to the pool but at least 60-70% should find its way in the pool... 4 mats should equate to roughly 2,400-2,800 Watts of power going into the water...

Does the heating pad feel hot or warm

Is it possible to purchase those hose supports you made. I see the link you posted but it doesn't appear to be for sale. Thanks, great video.

What type of rubber underlayment did you use for that box the solar heaters sit on?

Well done! What pump are you using?

I notice that your pavers are not recessed into the ground. The instruction manual recommends pavers to be flush with the ground but I don't want to do that if I don't have to. Have you had any issues from pavers setting on top of the ground?

What is the best way to drain the mats for storage?

Where I can buy a Pool like yours . Great video thanks