Swimming Pool Solar Covers

Swimming Pool solar covers have multiple advantages. If you do not have a heater for your pool, swimming pool solar covers will keep your pool’s temperature at a higher level, thus lengthening your swimming season on both ends. If you have a pool heating system, a solar pool cover will reduce your energy costs.

When your pool is uncovered, it is directly subject to exposure — wind will cool it off, the sun evaporates a lot of water, and the night air will lower its temperature every night. And not only does the water evaporate, but the pool chemicals such as chlorine evaporate as well, thus requiring frequent replenishing.

Swimming Pool solar covers are designed for maximum insulation of water below and absorption of heat from above. You’ll notice that a swimming pool solar cover looks like a giant sheet of bubble wrap. This design has been proven to be of the greatest effectiveness in absorbing heat from the sun to transfer to the pool water, while acting as an insulator to prevent heat, water and chemicals from escaping below.

Another added benefit of a swimming pool solar cover is that it will keep dirt and debris out of the pool. If you add a solar cover reel for easy removal, your pool solar cover won’t be so much of an inconvenience. For those who are concerned that removing and rolling out the solar cover will become more trouble than it is worth, first of all consider that a good swimming pool solar cover will save hundreds of dollars a year in heating costs as well as chemical cost savings. Also consider that if you don’t have solar cover, you will reduce your sowing season by weeks or months. If you really want to make it easy to remove and roll out your solar cover, consider getting an automatic reel, or at least one with a simple to use hand crank.

There are many great benefits in using swimming pool solar covers.You can conceivably save 50 to 70% on your pool heating costs, reduce the amount of replacement water needed by 30 to 50%, reduce the pools chemical consumption by 35 to 60%, and reduce training time by keeping dirt particles out of your pool. Having less dirt moving through your pool also will extend the life of your pump and heating system, not to mention your pool filter.

You can always get a sheet of plastic, and that will insulate your pool against the sun, but it will take a beating and probably only last one or two seasons. So make a reasonable investment in a swimming pool solar cover, you will recoup your investment rapidly and save chemicals and water.