One issue down near the grade is moisture.
2 pvc from roof to basement for solar.
Solar water heater for pool.
I always thought that there has to be.
Additionally pvc roofs are consistently chosen by homeowners looking to install an eco friendly green system over their flat or low slope roof.
Emt down at the bottom of the house which is hidden behind bushes and sprayed daily with sprinklers tends to not last but a couple of years so in that situation i would run emt down to within about 12 of grade then do the horizontal run in rigid.
I want it to look professional and i think keeping it off the roof is a good idea.
If your lucky you will get 10 years service out of roof mounted pvc conduit in florida.
Running it longer will result in more heat in the pool.
Keep the solar panel out of the wind as much as possible.
For best heating results run the pool pump during the sunniest time of the day.
I was going to use the gray pvc that is made for electrical conduit.
You could run pvc actually but i wouldn t i ve seen way too many broken pvc pipes.
Some think that black pvc pipe looks better for solar pool heater plumbing but there are serious issues with black pipes swelling warping bursting and leaks.
I can tell you real quick like it gets brittle after around 5 years.
This is the pool that sucks up massive amounts of propane to keep it at the preferred temperature of 80.
If you place the solar collector panel on your roof try to minimize resistance to the water flow.
Expect to pay in the range of 6 50 to 12 50 per sq.
I m in florida and i have installed thousands of feet of pvc on roof tops.
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Last year i did an experiment with 50 feet of 1 2 inch black polypipe coiled on a board.
I think it is uv stabilized but i need to find out for sure.
I did pick up some 3 4 flex.