How much does a solar pool heater cost to operate?
Solar panels cost almost nothing to operate once they are installed. The only cost would be the electricity to for your pump to transport water to the solar collectors. The initial investment of solar panels might cost a few thousand dollars, but after that, your pool is heated for many years with no additional investments, other than small maintenance costs if something goes wrong. They are a very economical form of pool heaters.
The majority of residential solar pool heaters use an automatically controlled valve to divert the existing filtration flow to the solar panels, so there is no additional cost to operate the solar pool heater. Some pools might require an additional solar boost pump that would cost a few dollars per month to operate during the swimming season.
