I’m considering making a solar water heater for a small pool and thinking of using PVC for the piping. Should I be concerned about any chemicals from the PVC leaching out into the pool water? I have looked around on the internet and haven’t found any info saying one way or another.
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let see they use pvc for drinking water and you are concerned about a pool with a filter
I guess my question is do I need to use CPVC or is the cheaper pressure PVC suitable?
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Not all PVC BB.But for an open pool I wouldn't worry on that score. He will get more pollution out of the sky than out of the lines. I'd select for ease of use and longevity.
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Swimming pool liners are made of PVC.
In a word: NO
Indeed, I'd use as little 'hard' pipe as possible. Where you must, use copper. I've had even CPVC pop apart on solar instals.
For heating a pool, the simplest way to make collectors is as follows:
Border 4'x4' pieces of plywood with 2x2's, and make a coil of black drip irrigation tubing. Cover with plexigless (NOT Lexan). Pump water through. Use a separate pump
If I could, I'd set the collectors to best catch the 7AM sun. I'd also make a point of covering the pool at night.
I understand about the hard pipe holding up, but would you be concerned about any chemical leeching?
There are a million solar pool heaters in Florida and every single one is plumbed with PVC. Don't worry about leeching.
I am not concerned in the least about anything that might leach from piping of any approved material.
Ummm...Your question is, should you be concerned about PVC pipe micro-leeching chemicals into a pool into which you're gonna deliberately dump shovel-loads of chlorine?
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