Solar thermal specialists
Cape Coral Solar Water Heater Pros is a Cape Coral solar heating contractor that does one job: heating pools and household water with the sun. We install, repair and maintain solar pool heaters, solar water heaters and pool heat pumps for homeowners, condo boards and HOAs from Punta Gorda to Bonita Springs.
Most solar companies in Southwest Florida now lead with rooftop PV and batteries, but we have stayed with solar thermal since 2010. Our days are spent on header leaks, diverter valves, glycol loops and storage tanks, the parts of solar heating that PV installers rarely open up.
In 17 seasons we have worked on everything from 1970s shingle homes in the Southeast Cape to tile-roofed new builds in Sandoval, and on equipment from manufacturers that no longer exist. That range is why we can quote a new system accurately and keep an old one running.
Since 2010
We started in 2010, the year a January cold snap left pools across Southwest Florida unswimmable for weeks and sent homeowners looking for heat that would not double their electric bill. Solar pool heating answered that for many Cape Coral canal homes, and those first calls set the pattern for the company.
A solar heating collector turns sunlight into heat directly in the water passing through it, with no fuel and almost no running cost. For a Florida pool or a family's hot water, that is a simpler and cheaper job than making electricity and turning it back into heat. We do not sell PV systems or batteries, and we say so at the first visit.
Ian's landfall in September 2022 started a re-roofing wave across Cape Coral that is still going. Panel removal and reinstall for new roofs and post-storm inspections became regular work for us, and what we saw on damaged roofs shaped how we mount every new system.
FAFCO closed in late 2024, leaving many Florida owners without factory support, and many local installers from earlier decades are gone too. Our solar pool heater repair service exists largely for those owners.
Licensing
We are licensed and insured for the solar heating work we do. Florida Statute 489.105 defines which contractor licenses cover solar pool and water heating, and SRCC certification covers the equipment itself.
| Credential | What it covers | How to check it |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Solar Contractor (CVC) | Installing, repairing, maintaining and replacing solar pool heating, potable solar water heating and solar PV | DBPR license verification |
| Certified Plumbing Contractor (CFC) | Plumbing work, including solar water heating | DBPR license verification |
| SRCC OG-100 | One solar collector's tested thermal output and durability | SRCC certified product directory |
| SRCC OG-300 | A complete solar water heating system: collector, tank, pump and controls rated together | SRCC certified product directory |
Before hiring any solar contractor, ours included, look up the license on DBPR and confirm it is active and the right class for the job. Then ask for the SRCC number of the collector or system named on the quote.
Certification matters here because of Florida's Solar Energy Standards Act, Statute 377.705. The Florida Solar Energy Center no longer tests solar thermal equipment itself and accepts SRCC or IAPMO certification, while older FSEC certifications stay valid. The SRCC explains the OG-100 and OG-300 programs in more detail.
Equipment
We install a short list of equipment chosen for salt air, high wind and a parts supply we can count on years from now. We repair almost everything else that turns up on Southwest Florida roofs.
Unglazed black polypropylene panels from Heliocol, built by Magen Eco-Energy in Ocoee, Florida, and from Techno-Solis. Both come in 4 x 10 and 4 x 12 foot sizes, and Heliocol's individual-tube panels carry a 12-year limited manufacturer warranty.
Glazed flat plate collectors with tempered glass, mainly SunEarth Empire and ThermoRay, paired with 80 or 120 gallon Rheem Solaraide or SunEarth storage tanks. We skip evacuated tubes on local roofs because flat plates handle wind, salt air and mild winters better for less money.
Pentair SolarTouch and Hayward Goldline GL-235 differential controllers, motorized three-way diverter valves with actuators, check valves, vacuum relief valves and isolation valves. These small parts usually fail long before the panels do.
FAFCO and FAFCO SunSaver, Aquatherm and Solar Industries, iSwim, SunValue, Hi-Tech, Universal, SunStar and rubber mat pool systems. On the heat pump side we service Hayward HeatPro, Pentair UltraTemp and AquaCal, which is made in St. Petersburg, Florida.
See how this equipment fits together on our solar pool heater installation and solar water heater installation pages, or read how solar water heaters work for a plain-language walk through the loop.
Warranties
Every new installation carries our written 5 year parts and labor workmanship warranty, plus 10 years on the roof penetrations we make. Manufacturer warranties sit on top of ours and cover the equipment itself.
Heliocol pool panels carry a 12-year limited manufacturer warranty, and Rheem Solaraide storage tanks carry a 6-year tank warranty. Pool heat pump coverage varies by model, and we give you the manufacturer's terms in writing with the quote.
Our own coverage is written in years, not in phrases like "best in the industry."
When a manufacturer closes, as FAFCO did, its factory warranty usually goes with it. Our repair warranty still covers every part we replace on that system, whatever brand is on the panels.
Typical jobs
These are three of our most common jobs, described the way they usually go. Your home will differ in the details, but the steps and price ranges hold for most of the Cape.
Picture a 15 by 30 foot screened pool behind a tile-roofed block home, with a west-facing roof over the garage. That usually means 10 panels and an automatic controller, a 1 to 2 week EnerGov permit, and a 1 to 2 day install for $5,800 to $7,400 plus the controller.
A 12 year old solar water heater still makes hot water, but the electric bill keeps climbing. The usual cause is a failed circulating pump or controller sensor, and our solar water heater repair service often finds it in one visit.
An older shingle home is getting a standing seam roof after Ian, and the pool panels have to come off. We remove them in half a day, store them in the garage, and reinstall on new stainless hardware in 1 day once the roof passes inspection, at about $150 to $230 per panel.
Get started
If you want a contractor who answers solar heating questions straight, start with a free on-site estimate for a new system or a $149 repair visit for an existing one. You get a written price before any work begins.