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Old 06-19-2012, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by jimbo2012 View Post
In reality west facing by more than 30 deg off due south is not giving you the all the solar gain to heat the pool.

In other words if the mag reading is greater than 205 deg you lose some gain especially in the winter months.

You can always kick up the heater
Professor, Splain to me how west facing is too hot, except when heating a pool. You need to put the sextant away and think a little more logically. You must be an engineer.
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