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Your System Details
Type of solar pool heating system:†
Independent
Booster/Retro
Size of PVC strip collector area:
m²
Size of pools surface area:
m²
Strip run loop length (5-25m):*
m
Pump height - waterline to collectors:
m
Total PVC pipe run from pool to collector and back:**
m
PVC pipe size - from pool to roof:
PVC25
PVC32
PVC40
PVC50
PVC65
Average depth of pool:
m
Approximated volume of pool water:
Compare to Which Strip System?
Number of tubes per 160mm strip width:
8 Tube (50 tubes/m width)
10 Tube (62.5 tubes/m width)
12 Tube (75 tubes/m width)
14 Tube (87.5 tubes/m width)
Constrain L/min/m² flow to:
(installers typically use 3-5 L/min/m²)
Simulated Results - Compared System Specs
PoolMasterpro Tube System
Equivalent PVC Tube System
W
Collector water flow rate (L/min/m²):§
Simulated system flow rate (L/min)
Pools daily volume turnover:‡
Simulated collector Heat Removal Factor:
Reduced collector efficiency due to lower system flow rates:
(try not to go below a 10% loss)
Pressure drop from pump head height:
Pressure drop from pool to collector pipe run:
Pressure drop from collector strip array:
Total system pressure drop: