Solar-Breeze - Robotic Solar Pool Skimmer

Hi Guys!

Just wanted to share with you a picture of the awesome job my Solar-Breeze did after a windy day.  

We went out about 1:30 pm, and got home around 7pm.  It was not windy when we left, and I had emptied the Solar-Breeze the previous day.  While we were out, a storm came over and the wind got very strong.  When we got home I went to check out the pool and was very impressed.  I took the picture when emptying the Solar-Breeze, as I couldn’t believe how much junk it had removed from the pool in a matter of hours.  I should have taken a picture of the pool as well to show you how clean it was…   It even picked up a frog, but he jumped out before I got the camera. LOL  

1. To swim in.  Let’s get that one out of the way right off the top.  If you don’t swim, perhaps you should learn.  Not only is it fun, but it is a good survival skill.
2. Less grass to cut and gravel to rake.  Pools take up space.  Although they aren’t maintenance-free, they are less work than a lawn.
3. Water is soothing to look at.  The oasis-effect is undeniably peaceful.
4. Use it for testing in the “float or sink?” game.
5. It’s easier to explain the pool boy.

Why is it that January finds many families taking a serious look at their household budget?  Are there cheaper options for telephone?  Do you really need all those cable channels?  Should you change your time-of-day price plan with your electrical utility?  What priority does Prime Rib have on your grocery list?  For parents of college-bound students, there is that in-state/private college decision also.

Of course, we all want more money and there are two ways to have more money available for your lifestyle and/or your retirement.

1 – make more

2 – spend less

If you can’t increase your inflow, you can certainly decrease your outflow.  Start by sorting your expenses into four broad categories.

Your pool might be pretty cold, but is it as cold as the Northern oceans?  On New Year's Day, thousands of swimmers took the Polar Bear Plunge into freezing water. 

 Are they nuts? Plunging into water at 8 degrees Celsius (46 F) or colder!  Perhaps they are, but people have been known to do stranger things

photocredit:  Ted Weddell @ publicdomainpictures.net

The year 2011 will go down in history as a very difficult one from the standpoint of the global economy, but it will also stand out for the incredible explosion of interest in Solar.  More homes and businesses than ever are using solar energy as a source for electrical power. We all see the need to use more renewable energy.  Solar fits the bill for most of the planet.

Solar gadgets and devices have proliferated.  Some are just for fun.  Others fill a real need.  The Solar-Breeze solar robotic pool skimmer fits into the "need" category.  Even if current Solar-Breeze owners only reduced their pool pump runtimes by half last year,  the carbon equivalent of many hundreds of SUV's have been taken off the road.  The staff at Solar Pool Technologies thanks everyone who made this possible.

As we ring in a New Year, we look forward to connecting with more pool owners around the world and helping them to save time, money and energy. 

Solar Pool Technologies has a number of Solar-Breeze solar powered robotic pool skimmers available for under the tree this Christmas.  It's not too late to pick one up in the metro Phoenix area or to have one expedited to the lower 48 US states.

Call the office at 877-350-7665 or contact CustomerService@Solar-Breeze.com

Share the gift of a sparkling clean pool the green way this holiday season!

Here we are in the holidays.  There are goodies on every desk and special offers in every other email.  Our diets are out the window and our wallets have come unlatched.  What are some ways we can live the 5 Rs and still celebrate the season? 

The first R stands for Reduce -- but who wants to!  Pour a glass of eggnog  and ponder how to make this season a green celebration.

We would love to ship you a new Solar-Breeze robotic pool skimmer in time to have it under the tree on Christmas morning.  It makes a terrific gift that will keep on giving year after year in the form of a cleaner pool and a lower electric bill.

Don't delay though.  The deadline for ground shipment within the continental US is December 13th 2011 if you place your order through our website.

For shipments outside of the lower 48 states or expedited shipping, please call our toll-free number 877-350-7665 or email CustomerService@Solar-Breeze.com.

I had the chance, recently, to tour the largest photovoltaic rooftop installation in Arizona.  I jumped at the chance and climbed the ladder.  The installation is on the roof of the Cowley Co. Warehouse at 27^th Ave & Buckeye, not far from the State Capital building.

Our guides were Tom Lepley of Phasor Energy Company Inc. and Karl Schmitt, General Manager of Empire Renewable Energy, LLC.   Empire put the project together.  Tom was the lead engineer.

The scale of this project takes your breath away. 7,872 crystalline silicon modules (solar panels) cover 28,000 square feet of rooftop.  The array is held on the roof by its own weight and some ballast around the periphery.  There is no racking attaching it to the roof itself.  The wiring and conduit appear like leashes to hold it down but their only function is to take that harvest of solar energy  down to the invertor room where it can be changed into useable AC power.

A revolutionary approach to pool cleaning is now available which works on the premise that it is cheaper to clean the pool from the surface with free solar energy than from the bottom with expensive electricity.

Messy pools start with debris;  leaves, twigs, flowers, grass cuttings, dust, pollens, seeds, pet hair, and garbage being blown into the pool.  It mostly floats on the surface for a couple of hours before becoming water-logged and sinking to the bottom where it decomposes.  The bacteria  brought into the pool by the debris interacts with the organic material, sunlight and water to produce algae growth.

Removing the debris from the surface before it sinks makes all kinds of sense and cents.