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SETTING SUN

We had the annual fix of the solar pool heater the other day.

Lots of leaks and there is still one more. He will have to come back.

They used the opportunity to tell me that the system needs an upgrade. They have a better panel.

What upgrade means is replacement. 4500 dollars with a generous discount.

This one has been up there for 8 years or more. The summers kill the plastic and now the nylon. UV and heat. Sooner or later the calcium in the water will get to the system's interior.

It is inevitable that the panel will dim out and eventually not really do the job.

For now, we are staying with patching the holes and if the system goes down, so be it.

I suppose at some point the patches will cost too much or they will not do the job.

That is OK too.

We don't much use the pool when the air is cool and the heater is heating. Guests often don't know the difference. They are used to eastern temperatures.

I still have the pool cover. That gets us ten degrees and more if we leave it on during the days for a while.

Bottom line. Everything wears out including me and, sooner or later, you can't replace or fix it all. Some stuff will have to go. You can include me in that too. But not yet. I will outlast the solar system.

Labels: repairs