Roto-O-Rangi School - Cambridge
Total Collector Panel Area: 28.8 m2
Pool surface area: 51.75 metres squared
Pool volume: 51.75 metres squared
SWH System: Texsun X-Flow System flooded plastic panel with pool control system and pump.
Pool cover: duokote thermal blanket
Installer: Solapac, Christchurch
Roto-o-Rangi School is a Contributing Rural School with 113 pupils.
The pool is used by the attending pupils on a daily basis. Locals from within the district are able to purchase a key from the school which then enables them to use ithe pool outside school hours. Up to 150 people can use the pool every day.
The back flush is 1% of pool volume per day. The unglazed collector is expected to provide 13.1 MWh of energy to the pool during November to March (based on Auckland weather data).
Comment from Principal Trevor Morris:
"We, at Roto-o-Rangi School, are pleased with the very good efficiency of the solar heating system. Temperatures are up in the 27-32 degree Celcius range regularly.
Warm water temperatures have meant we have not always used the pool cover - especially during the very warm months of January and February as we have wanted to maintain a temperature to give pool users a refreshing swim.
We are very pleased with the fact that we have installed a system such as this one."
