Solar covers are incredibly efficient at helping heat up your pool while retaining this heat and ensuring you don't have to rely as much on more expensive or less efficient pool heaters. Just like the dust cover on grandma’s couch, a cover over the pool keeps debris from getting into it, which means less pool maintenance. With any pool cover in place, you’ll find yourself removing less debris and vacuuming less often. A solar pool cover provides this along with all of its other benefits. This is not only convenient, but could save money on filters and prematurely worn-out water pumps as well. Conserve Water Delamination and deterioration caused by exposure to the elements are not, under normal circumstances, considered a defect in manufacturing. These situations develop from normal pool cover use. Why Do They Not Last Long?

The Coverfree Liquid Solar Blanket comes in a 32-ounce bottle, and to use it effectively, you will need four ounces of the solution for every 20,000 gallons of pool water. For best results, we recommend using it on a weekly basis by adding it to the skimmer while your pool pump is running.

Keep the chlorine concentration in the pool at recommended levels. Using more chlorine than necessary is not good for your budget or the pool cover. If that’s not enough, chlorine, the chemical that keeps our pools safe, also plays a big role in the deterioration of pool covers. Chlorine is a corrosive chemical that breaks down molecular bonds nearly as effectively as UV rays. What Can I Do About It? A solar disc can provide the same benefits as a solar blanket with much less bulk. Instead of covering the entire pool, the discs float on the pool’s surface and have a bubble lining to raise the water’s temperature. Although effective for warming up smaller pools, a larger pool will require more discs to warm up. Polyethylene solar pool covers, like our best overall are “lightweight and flexible and are effective at transferring heat,” says Meece. He cautions that despite these benefits, they are less durable and may require more frequent replacement than a vinyl solar pool cover.

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In a pool, chlorine is combined with other chemicals to give it some protection from UV rays, but it’s not a perfect system. Even with chemical protection, chlorine remains somewhat vulnerable. Solar pool covers provide another layer of protection against the loss of chlorine, meaning you’ll have to replace it less often. Cleanliness Helps to keep your pool water warmer by allowing the sun's rays through! Also helps to minimize debris falling into the pool. The materials of a solar pool cover vary, but all options are non-permeable and designed to trap heat and minimize evaporation. Some of the most common materials for solar pool covers are vinyl, polyethylene, or polypropylene. GeoBubble Sol+Guard - Great for pools with no heating present as it has the best solar gain properties on the market - perfect for warmer climates! Along from benefiting from heat retention, reduce energy consumption, debris etc. This round solar pool cover includes grommets that allow water to pass through the cover in several locations. While the cover doesn’t arrive with grommets attached, they are self-punching and relatively easy to install after you receive the pool cover. You don’t have to attach the grommets, but doing so makes it easier to drain water from the top of the cover when you’re pulling the cover out of the pool. The grommets allow a small amount of water to seep on top of the cover, which can keep your pool cover in place under light wind. That may be especially helpful for above-ground round pools, where the cover can blow off the pool and into your yard.

In general, clear solar covers are best at heating water, while solid colors do better at keeping heat trapped in the water. Up to 15 degrees Fahrenheit of free heating can be obtained on a moderately sunny day with a clear or translucent cover. An opaque cover will allow the pool heater to run less during a cool night by maintaining water temperature. Pool UsageAir bubbles are frequently found on solar pool covers. The “purpose of air bubbles is to trap heat while simultaneously insulating the heat at night when the sun goes down,” says Meece. To mimic the effect of a typical pool cover, the Coverfree solution works by creating a barrier on the surface of your pool water. It’s pH-neutral, invisible, and entirely safe for swimmers. The most significant advantage of using this liquid solar pool cover is that it saves you the time and hassle associated with removing and replacing bulky physical pool covers. However, it is worth keeping in mind that this solution will not protect your pool from UV rays or debris that may blow into the pool. Therefore, you will need a pool cleaner to keep your ground free of leaves and twigs. Liquid solar covers can be used to raise the pool's temperature without the hassle of installing and removing a conventional blanket or disc. A downside is that the water is exposed to debris like leaves and twigs. When shopping for a solar pool cover, make sure you have accurate dimensions for your pool available. “You should measure the longest and widest points of your pool to ensure that the solar pool cover completely covers your pool area,” says Meece, adding, “If the cover does not completely enclose the water surface, heat will escape.”