Website design By BotEap.comDo Solar Pool Covers Really Work? Well, yes they do, however the conditions must be right for a solar pool cover to be effective. Solar pool covers, also called solar blankets, absorb sunlight and therefore transfer heat to the pool water.

Website design By BotEap.comSolar blankets are tinted blue with air pockets designed for maximum absorption of sunlight. If you get at least five hours of sunlight in your pool per day, you will receive a benefit from your solar pool cover. In fact, your water will heat up to 1 ° per day! Another reason solar blankets are so effective is that they also help trap heat in pool water at night when it’s cold. And not only does it trap heat, it also helps prevent your pool chemicals from evaporating. If you are using a pool heater, you can expect to cut your bill in half with a solar pool cover.

Website design By BotEap.comSo this all sounds so amazing, so why doesn’t every pool owner have a solar blanket? Well, the honest answer is that many pool owners don’t want to trudge to the pool and turn the solar cover on and off every day. People want to enjoy their pools, not add things to their to-do list. Keeping a pool clean is maintenance enough for most pool owners, so absorbing the added cost of not having a solar cover is an acceptable trade-off. However, in these economic times, it is becoming more and more tempting to save on pool heating costs.

Website design By BotEap.comA solar cover reel makes the job a lot easier, and you can even get an automatic reel that you can hook onto your water hose, keeping the work involved minimal. The only trade-off is the initial cost of the solar cover and reel, and perhaps the space the cover and reel take up in your garden.