subject: Solar Pool Covers Make the Sun do your Work [print this page] Solar Pool Covers Make the Sun do your Work
Swimming pools lose maximum energy due to evaporation. Evaporation further leads to a chemical imbalance in your pool. The pool temperature, humidity, temperature of the surrounding area, and speed of the wind blowing at the pool surface are the factors that determine the evaporation rate of a pool. Outdoor pools get heat from the Sun, but wind can cause turbulence in the pool. One then needs a windbreak to avoid any possible turbulence but it may then obstruct the heat coming from the sun. Outdoor pools also use pool heaters to heat the pool. Even indoor pools suffer from energy loss due to evaporation. Evaporation leads to humidity and therefore indoor pools need an air conditioner for maintaining the indoor temperature and proper ventilation. This leads to spending a lot of money for indoor pool maintenance.
Dealing with all these problems is hectic and solar pool covers are a great solution for problems of evaporation, maintaining pool temperature, and high cost involved in air conditioning and ventilation of indoor pools. Solar Pool covers prevent evaporation of water which is the major cause of energy loss. By utilizing the Sun's energy and converting it into heat energy, they keep the pool water warm. The trapped heat inside the pool cover keeps the water warm even during the night. Unlike normal pool covers that can keep the pool water cool but not warm, solar pool covers will keep the water warm all day and night. This will also stretch your swimming season. By maintaining the pool temperature they reduce the amount of money spent on pool heaters and air conditioners to a great extent. They will maintain the chlorine balance of the pool and will also keep the pool water clean. Therefore they conserve water, reduce chemical consumption and maintenance required for pool cleaning.
Solar pool covers need to be taken off just before you start swimming and replaced after you leave the pool. This process of taking off and putting back your pool cover could be hectic so you have manual, semi-automatic and automatic reel that can do this job. But this will also increase your investment. Besides this pool covers are bulky and occupy space. But that's a small disadvantage in comparison to its benefits
Solar pool covers are basically a plastic sheet with bubbles on it similar to the bubble plastic material used for packing. But pool covers use a very thick plastic. Another type is Vinyl covers which is heavier than bubble cover and lasts much longer. Other materials used for making pool covers are resin, polyethylene and polypropylene. Another alternative for this is solar sun rings that has a diameter of around 5 feet and are made up of UV resistant vinyl. They are comparatively easy to manage. Liquid pool covers are also available which float over the surface of water. This thin layer remains on the surface of water even while you are swimming and acts as a shield against evaporation. They are non- toxic and biodegradable.
A solar pool cover is must for both indoor and outdoor swimming pools as it makes the sun do your work!
