You probably already know that using a solar cover or blanket on your pool by far one of the easiest and most effective ways of making your pool eco-friendly and saves you a lot of money. If you haven’t used it, or if you don’t really know too much about them, though, it may be difficult to know how to choose which one you should use.
Do you know the difference between a solar cover and a solar blanket? And do you know when you have any? Just in case you don’t, here’s a little solar blanket and solar cover basics lesson — a little “Solar blanket and Solar Cover 101.”
SOLAR BLANKETS
Solar blankets are made of a film by thousands of tiny bubbles, which work together to collect and retention of heat in your pool. A solar blanket floats on top of the water and let the solar energy to pass through it, then drop it so retained heat in the outdoor swimming pool. It is also ideal as a thermal blanket for heated swimming pools.
Solar blankets work by maintaining heat from solar energy. The heat is not easily absorbed in the atmosphere thanks to the special design of the blanket. The net effect is that a solar blanket pool water temperature by 10 to 15 degrees will increase. It also reduces the heating cost up to 75% and keep pool water warmer stay longer (therefore, extension of the bathing season).
The majority of the heat loss in a pool is caused by evaporation, will be a solar blanket Trap the heat in and evaporation with approximately 95%. What this means for you is a savings of up to 50% on swimming pool chemical use only when the pool is covered. The blanket also acts as a barrier to prevent leaves and debris from entering the pool, making the maintenance time.
SWIMMING POOL COVERS
Swimming pool covers during your swimming season should be used. How often and at what time of day use of a pool cover in part, depends on when you usually your swimming pool.
If you have your swimming pool during the day, take off the cover just for swimming and replace the cover when you are finished using the pool. If you have your pool only at night, the effectiveness of a pool cover will determine whether the evaporation and other losses prevented by the coverage higher than reducing solar gain caused by the cover.