Solar pool covers

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The use of solar pool covers is necessary for saving money. Even though the solar energy system is designed to save you money in the long run, without a cover for the pool the pool owner may actually end up spending just as much money as he would have with a typical fossil-fuel system.
Understanding how these covers work can help people who want to be able to keep their pool warm better understand the methods and practices that will allow this to happen.
Basically what the cover does is trap in the heat in the pool area. The cover allows heat to enter into the pool area, but prevents the heat from leaving. This helps ensure that the pool is getting all the energy it needs.
The longer these solar pool covers stay in place, the more likely it is that they will be effective enough to trap in heat. By leaving this cover on for 24 hours at a time, the temperature of the pool could increase up to more than 10 degrees. But, if you leave the cover on for days at a time, it should not be expected that the temperature will continue to increase exponentially. There is a cap to how warm these items can get and around 15-20 degrees is probably the biggest temperature change that a pool owner can hope for.
However, trying to heat the pool efficiently without the cover is nearly impossible. People who have tried to do things like use solar water heaters have found out the hard way that although these devices can be helpful for short-term help, without solar pool covers this warm water will not stay that way.
Trying to heat a pool without a cover can be compared to trying to heat a house without a roof. Much like the heat from a house would rise and leave a home without a roof, the heat also simply rises and exits the pool area without a cover to block it.
Most solar pool covers tend to be made of a dark fabric. Black and dark blue are both popular colors. These are popular colors because the darker colors are more heat absorbent, and, of course, the more heat a solar pool cover attracts, the better off the pool will be.
Another way to keep the pool warm is to get a cover that is at least semi-transparent. This way the cover can work in two ways. First of all, it traps the air inside of the pool area. Secondly, it allows the suns warm rays to seep through the cover. This further heats the pool even more.
Solar pool covers are pre-made in a variety of sizes and shapes, but they can also be custom made as well.
In addition to being able to do all of the aforementioned items, these solar pool covers are also worthwhile purchases because they are valuable in helping the homeowner conserve water. In fact, these covers can help the amount of make-up water by nearly 60 percent.
In addition to this, solar pool covers can help out the environment as well. These covers have been known to be able to reduce the chemical consumption by around 50 percent.
Lastly, it is important to understand how evaporation can wreak havoc on a pool without solar pool covers. Because up to 70 percent of a pool’s heat is lost through evaporation, by being able to stop this progress, the pool is able to keep its heat and stay warm for longer periods of time.

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