Comparing Pool Heating Options

[PoolDoc]

Solar, I'm going to mod this in, and elevate your membership so you can post generally, but . . .

I'm not a treehugger, and I don't do "PC": I'm a rationalist, and I expect that of you. (I was a tree-hugger once - have you ever seen one of the old green "eco-flags"? Think 1970's)

I have nothing against solar heat, and as you may have noticed, many folks here use lo-tech black poly panel solar heat. But, I have no romantic attraction to it, either. And frankly, all the "love mother earth" bumper stickers I see on the 14 mpg SUVs, complete with added high-air-resistance kayak and bike racks, that are common in the 'hippie' part of Chattanooga irritate me no end.

So . . . I'm moving your post to the China Shop. The rules there are pretty simple: prove your point, or take your lumps!

But, before you promote solar generally, you need to make . . . and defend . . . your case there. If you can successfully defend the idea that expensive solar units -- with life cycle $$$ *AND* manufacturing KWH accounted for -- make sense, have it it, and welcome! For myself, I'm skeptical, but uneducated.

But, if you can't make the case, hush up!