Solar Cover Reels

Solar covers can help tremendously in retaining heat and avoiding water evaporation, but without solar cover reels they can be difficult to maneuver. For a small investment, adding a solar cover reel will greatly assist you in making full use of your solar blanket and you will quickly recoup the money spent on the reel in savings.

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You have several choices with solar cover reels. There is the auto reel option where you can use waterpower fed from your garden house to automatically roll up the solar cover. Auto solar cover reels are great for people who would rather not hand crank the reel. And being that they don’t use any extra electricity, they are quite an innovative invention.

Most handcrank solar cover reels have wheels and can be used and then wheeled out of the way. Wheels lock for cranking and unlock for transporting. A reasonable handcrank style reel should be obtainable for the average sized pool for about $200 or so.

An option that might work for you is a permanent electric solar cover reel. This would be a reel that would be permanently connected to a power source, and would be the most convenient type of swimming pool cover reel you could have. It would simply be a matter of hitting a switch to retract your solar cover. Reeling the cover out however would probably involve some manual pulling, unless you rig up a fancy pulley-type setup. This would be a bit tricky to do, but can be managed with some creativity.

For more heavy-duty operations there are commercial grade pool solar cover reels. These cost a bit more, but can handle large pools that get a lot of use, and they will hold up for a long time. Make sure to get a non-corrosive metal reel unit.

There really are a lot of good options for solar cover reels. You can browse the different products on a site like Doheny’s Water Warehouse.com. You are going to want to base your decision on the size of your pool and how much you’re willing to spend.

If you have a solar cover, you may have experienced some regrets in having to pull your solar cover off every time you want to go swimming, and then spread it back out when you’re done. This does seem to go against the concept of the convenience of having your own swimming pool. Many pool owners feel that keeping the pool chemically-balanced and clean is enough maintenance for them. That’s where a solar cover reel will make such a difference. Investing the extra amount in a solar cover reel will make the removal and addition of the solar pool cover a breeze that will require little effort. Make sure to get the solar cover reel that fits your situation best, as there are several different types.

Solar covers are definitely a “green” product that will conserve resources while at the same time saving you time and maintenance expenses year after year. If you are serious about being a responsible pool owner, solar cover reels are an essential ingredient.