You’ve finally done it! You saved up, you looked at designs, and you bought that swimming pool you always wanted. Great! But now one of the obvious questions comes in: how to protect it? Swimming pool covers are made for every shape and type of pool around. No matter what your pool looks like, there…
DetailsTo get the best use from solar pool covers, it is essential that they fit well, so they must be measured accurately. A correctly fitting cover will reduce your pool chemicals usage and time commitment to cleaning. Ill fitting covers will also suffer wear and tear much more quickly and have to be replaced sooner.…
DetailsThe variety of pool covers available in the market come in a number of designs and patterns that are of great use for the people and their pools. They have many advantages and they ensure the heating of the pool and also serve as a complete safety that also acts as fencing for the pool.…
DetailsBy tacoma5050 Solar blankets / covers: blue vs. aluminized silver back vs. black vs. clear For years I have used a semi clear blue solar blanket on my 16×32 in-ground pool. I usually take the cover off in the morning and put it back on when the sun goes down. My theory is that this…
DetailsSwimming pool solar covers, often called a solar blanket provide passive heating for your pool. Passive solar home heating is a tremendous cost saving benefit. Pool solar heating using a solar blanket also has ECO friendly benefits. Solar blankets can raise pool water temperatures by as much as fifteen degrees. Even though solar covers are…
DetailsDid you know that a solar pool cover can help you combat the largest source of energy loss for swimming pool owners? Evaporation is the biggest cause of energy loss and heating costs for swimming pools. Both inground and above ground pools can benefit from the use of a solar pool cover. A pool cover is the equivalent to a…
DetailsThere are many different types of swimming pool solar covers available on the market. They each have their own purpose. Basically the thicker the material the warmer your pool water is going to be. Solar covers are made up of tiny air pockets which hold the suns heat and are slowly released. These pockets will…
DetailsKathryn Roethel A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created some disturbing headlines when it revealed that 58 percent of public swimming pools contained E. coli bacteria. That’s right. The bacteria found in poop. Forms of E. coli can cause diarrhea, vomiting and, in some cases, hospitalization. But the CDC report revealed only the presence of…
DetailsSipping drinks on a pool lounger in the backyard or splashing with the kids at a waterpark are great ways to cool off in the summertime. But it turns out that all sorts of germs think of warm pools as tropical paradises too. Without proper precautions, those germs can bring on nasty diarrhea…
DetailsNot necessary, but a nice accessory to have The easiest way to manage a solar pool cover is to buy a reel that allows you to roll it up when you want to swim and unroll it when you want to cover the pool again. Reels are VERY nice! But they don’t work well on some pools.…
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