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Using
the Attic as a Solar Pool Heater Wins Big With Pool Owners
Elk River,
Minn.-(ICNEWSWIRE)-January 29, 2008. SolarAttic, Inc. announced
today that the company realized a marked increase in sales of
its attic based solar pool heater during 2007. The increase was
meaningful to SolarAttic, because the pool industry experienced
a dramatic decline in sales during the same period. This
industry wide decline was reported as high as 50% in some
markets according to Pool & Spa News, a leading industry
magazine, in its December 2007 edition.
Ed Palmer,
SolarAttic's president said: "High energy costs are causing pool
owners to seek out innovative and alternative new ways of
heating their swimming pool. During 2007, SolarAttic experienced
a 40% increase in Internet traffic seeking solar pool heater
information. These pool owners were specifically attracted to
the idea of a solar pool heater that did not use roof-mounted
solar panels. As higher energy costs continue to wage ware on
our pocket books, we expect a record-breaking year in 2008.
According
to a recent news report in Tampa Bay, Florida, one family is
experiencing a savings of $240-$340 per month by using our attic
solar pool heater instead of a pool heat pump they had
previously installed. Part of this homeowner's savings was
realized from reduced air conditioning costs, because as the
SolarAttic solar pool heater heats the pool, it also cools the
house. The SolarAttic solar pool heater often results in a net
reduction in overall utility costs because of these new energy
dynamics. That is taking all the heat out of the attic and
putting it to good use by heating the swimming pool."
SolarAttic
has patented technology that recovers solar heat from attics to
heat swimming pools. How it works is easy to understand. The
existing pool pump sends the pool water to a simple
air-to-liquid heat exchanger located in the attic. The heat
exchanger design eliminates the condenser and chemicals commonly
found in heat pumps. As a result, the unit operates at 1/10th
the monthly costs when compared to a heat pump. A fan pulls the
hot attic air across a water coil, heating up the pool water. By
utilizing the heat from the attic, the home cools down causing
less demand on the air conditioner. The pool owner gets free
solar energy without having to use solar roof panels.
SolarAttic's breakthrough technology is now heating pools in
over 40 of the United States, and in Canada, England, New
Zealand and South Africa. Further details are available at
http://www.solarattic.com.
