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heating of swimming pools is highly attractive in Arizona since it
can extend the swimming season for outdoor pools significantly -
by at least two months in both spring and fall - more if a pool
cover is used. Thus the time pools can be used is at least
doubled.
Initial costs of a solar
installation are estimated in the $3,000 to $4,0000 range for a
typical home pool, which is similar to the cost of natural gas
installations. However, the cost of heating pools with gas can run
to several hundred dollars per month so that the payback period
for solar units is very short (average 18 months).
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