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Here are a few links to help you on your way =)

General information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy

Advantages and disadvantages of solar panels information and solar energy as well as information about the history and how it works can be found here:

http://www.facts-about-solar-energy.com/solar-energy-advantages-disadvantages.html

Solar energy practicality:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/07/eveningnews/main4239590.shtml

http://www.solarnovus.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1016:multidisciplinary-program-strives-for-practical-solar-energy&catid=52:applications-tech-research&Itemid=247

And of course here at DIY Solar Panels

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There are plenty of solar water heaters already on the market. Plus you can buy all the parts to make your own. No need to reinvent the wheel..

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Energy Science Projects and Activities
Here you’ll find resources for science projects and activities-for science fairs, class or home-to help students in grades K-12 learn about energy, particularly energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/science_projects.html

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Of all the sites that I have come across on the Internet about solar power and it’s home application the most accurate and helpful has been…

Http://www.solar-power-information-site.com/

It covers all the aspects about solar panels information that any homeowner would need to know and that would take looking in a few other sites just to get all the different information. PLUS it has books you can get that will detail the exact process of putting together a heating or energy system. I am in the process of making a heating system from it now. (takes about a week to do by yourself). Hope that helps!

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Before you consider Solar power you should take measure to reduce your usage now.

The cheapest and most effective energy upgrade is conservation

By cutting the fat out of your energy diet you reduce the size of the system often making it cheaper for an install

Look into Solar thermal or hot water systems as well

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Solar power is the technology of obtaining usable energy from the light of the Sun. Solar energy has been used in many traditional technologies for centuries and has come into widespread use where other power supplies are absent, such as in remote locations and in space.

Solar energy is currently used in a number of applications:
* Heating (hot water, building heat, cooking)
* Electricity generation (photovoltaics, heat engines)
* Desalination of seawater.

Its application is spreading as the environmental costs and limited supply of other power sources such as fossil fuels are realized.

Energy from the Sun
Solar Radiation reaches the Earth’s upper atmosphere at a rate of 1,366 watts per square meter (W/m2).

[1] While traveling through the atmosphere, 6% of the incoming solar radiation (isolation) is reflected and 16% is absorbed resulting in a peak irradiance at the equator of 1,020 W/m².

[2] Average atmospheric conditions (clouds, dust, pollution) reduce insolation by 20% through reflection and 3% through absorption.

[3] In addition to affecting the quantity of insulation reaching the surface, atmospheric conditions also affect the quality of insulation reaching the surface by diffusing incoming light and altering its spectrum.

The image on the right shows the average global irradiance calculated from satellite data collected from 1991 to 1993. For example, in North America the average insolation lies between 125 and 375 W/m² (3 to 9 kWh/m²/day).

[4] This is the available power, and not the delivered power. Photovoltaic panels currently convert about 15% of incident sunlight into electricity; therefore, a solar panel in the contiguous United States on average delivers 19 to 56 W/m² or 0.45-1.35 kWh/m²/day.

[5] The dark disks on the second image on the right are an example of the land areas that, if covered with 8% efficient solar panels, would produce slightly more energy in the form of electricity than the total world primary energy supply in 2003.

[6] While average insulation and power values offer insight into solar power’s potential on a regional scale, locally relevant conditions need to be assessed to determine the solar potential of a specific site.

A recent concern is global dimming, an effect of pollution that is allowing less sunlight to reach the Earth’s surface. It is intricately linked with pollution particles and global warming, and it is mostly of concern for issues of global climate change, but is also of concern to proponents of solar power because of the existing and potential future decreases in available solar energy. The order of magnitude is about 4% less solar energy available at sea level over the time frame 1961–90, mostly from increased reflection from clouds back into outer space.

[7] After passing through the Earth’s atmosphere, most of the sun’s energy is in the form of visible and Infrared radiations. Plants use solar energy to create chemical energy through photosynthesis. Humans regularly use this energy burning wood or fossil fuels, or when simply eating the plants.

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Solar heating means it is heated by the sun’s rays. Your electric bill for heating is from an electric heater.

Try keeping the cover on longer to get more solar energy to help heat the pool.

If the pool is shade between buildings or from trees the solar cover will do little to heat it.

And you might want to consider gas heating to suppliment the solar water heating.

My dad has a inground in Fort Lauderdale FL., and even with all the sun he gets he still could use a lot of gas heating to keep the pool comfortable.

Glean as much solar panels information as you can to give a better understanding on the subject, which will benefit you in the long run.

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In answer to your solar panels information question about solar water heating systems, if you have the correct voltage where it is wired to the pump then your problem is the pump.

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I saw a program on Life about solar panels information where they had a computer and a windturbine and solar panels wired into it and that was connected to the supply so that it could supply the grid or the home as needed.

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Solar water heating systems are outdated, but sometimes they need to be drained and re-filled to get the air out of the lines,especially if it hasn’t been used for awhile, good luck.

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Use the small pump from the windshield washer. It works from the cars battery, so it should work off your solar panel. I’m not sure how much it puts out per minute, but it can’t be much.

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I saw a book at Lowe’s about solar panels information and making a solar hot water system. I have enough projects for the moment so I didn’t get it but it set my wheels turning thinking along your same lines.

I would love a system for my pool. It would mean I could swim in a heated pool in the winter. That alone would be so worth doing.
It was about $20.00.

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