Solar pool covers

If you have an outdoor swimming pool in your home, it is a sensible step to install solar pool covers. A pool cover is the most eco –friendly and cost-effective way to make use of the sun’s energy for heating your pool. Solar pool covers maintain the pool temperature to an optimum at nighttime and during cloudy days and the winter season. The cover traps the heat during the summer days and prolongs your swimming from early spring, through the cooler winter months into autumn.

The solar cover also keeps the pool free of falling debris like leaves and other waste matter. Moreover, the pool cover prevents water evaporation by almost ninety percent and minimizes the need for frequent chlorination. Using a pool cover makes the pool heating system almost redundant and the heating costs become almost zero. In case of an indoor pool, using a pool cover minimizes the need for using exhaust fans and results in energy savings of almost fifty percent. You may use a roller to install and remove the pool cover whenever required.

Polymer or resin sheets go into the making of very fine solar pool covers whose thickness varies from 8 mm for a standard cover to 15 mm for very fine quality cover. The covers have a multitude of small air bubbles that trap and transmit the sun’s energy to water in your swimming pool. When not in use, the cover floats with the bubbles facing upwards. An extrusion process creates the polymer sheets as per the size of the pool. You have rectangular, round, oval and free size sheets for irregular shaped pools available in sizes of 20’x40’, and up to 28’ respectively. It is also possible to customize the sheets as per the exact shape and size of your pool. In that case, the manufacturer will put a number of sheets together and combine them as per the given measurements.

Solar pool covers last a lifetime if you ensure proper maintenance. Here are a few things to keep in mind for prolonging the life of the solar cover. Firstly, check chlorine levels every four to six weeks as a regular pool maintenance procedure. This is because excessive chlorination can damage the air bubbles, making them flaky and useless. Since the solar cover prevents evaporation, it is ideal to check the chlorine level in the first week itself, to maintain the optimum balance in the pool and to prevent leaching of the solar cover. Thereafter, repeat checking the chlorine levels every four weeks after installation. When not in use, roll the pool cover and wrap it in an over cover. This prevents damage to the resin from harsh sunlight so that it does not burn or crack in a short time. If you keep these things in mind, you can enjoy great energy and cost savings by using solar pool covers for your swimming pools.

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