Comment Retroussez une couverture solaire
Treading water when it comes to paying swimming pool heating bills? Consider using both a solar pool cover and a solar water heater.
It’s safe to say that solar swimming pool covers (the blue ones that look like giant sheets of bubble wrap) are wildly popular.
Although they aren’t the most effective in keeping unwanted debris (or kids and pets) out of a pool, they’re inexpensive and add a touch of warmth to the water — sunlight gets the cover nice and toasty while the water cools it, leading to the transfer of heat. They also, of course, trap heat inside the pool which prevents evaporation — this is the largest source of swimming pool energy loss according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s EERE Energy Saver’s website.
There are other types of pool covers out there — thick, long-lasting vinyl, not-so-long-lasting standard sheets of plastic, mesh, or hardtop covers for folks with safety on the mind — but when dealing with standard outdoor pools where heat retention and cost is a concern, solar bubble covers are the way to go.
That said, a solar pool cover won’t completely heat a pool (it would be sure nice if they did). If you’re looking to heat your pool exclusively with the sun, however, a solar water heater that heats just the pool, not the water in your entire home, is an option.
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