Use the solar panel sizing calculator to determine the right amount of paneling you will need to heat your pool year round.
How many solar panels to run a pool pump.
The solar panels are wired directly in to the pool pump via some power electronics and when the sun is shining your pool pump will run.
A properly sized solar panel system will raise water temperatures adequately.
And you can still claim the solar rebate for these panels even though they are not connected to the grid.
The largest commercially available solar panels provide 200 watts of electricity an hour so a one horsepower pump would require four panels to operate.
Calculate the amount of solar panels you will need to heat your pool.
Next you need to decide how many solar panels to purchase based on the size of your pool and how high you want to make the water temperature.
Solar panel sizing calculator for in ground pool heating.