Solar Pool Cover Instructions
18 year mesh in ground pool safety cover.
Solar pool cover instructions. Round blue solar pool cover the heavy duty round blue solar cover pool the heavy duty round blue solar cover pool blanket warms up your pool water by up to 10. Fold the pool cover in half lengthwise and position a person at each end. Depending on where you live a solar cover may not keep the water as warm as an electric or gas heater but the tradeoff is that it can actually save you money by reducing water evaporation. Covers from solar blankets to winter covers to safety covers blue wave has it all.
Solar covers should never be used after shocking or super chlorinating the pool leave a solar cover safely stored in the shade whenever chlorine level is higher than 2 5 ppm. As a precaution cut inch over the markings you made. Made of polyethylene material this solar cover floats bubble side down on the surface of your pool water when the pool is not in use allowing solar energy to pass through and trap it as retained heat in the pool. Cut along the markings you made on the cover using a sharp pair of scissors.
Step 3 cut the pool cover. Very soft water with calcium hardness levels below 150 ppm can literally suck the plasticizers. Double water tube for winter pool cover. 12 mil solar blanket for round above grou.
Solar covers will also degrade in acidic ph levels when ph falls below neutral 7 0. Up to 70 percent of lost pool heat is through evaporation according to the florida solar energy center. That s where liquid covers come in the ultimate guide to liquid solar pool covers read more. Step 4 put the solar cover onto the pool.
Each blanket is double sided with one side smooth and the other similar to bubble wrap. A solar pool cover or solar blanket is a thin and lightweight sheet made from a special uv resistant plastic. Wall bags for above ground pool cover. An in ground pool solar cover is an excellent and cost effective way to heat the water in your pool.
Just like a regular lid on a pot covers trap in heat and reduce evaporation while shielding unwanted debris from entering your water.