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Can I cut my solar pool cover in half?
A few hours of laying in the sun does it a lot of good to get rid of packing folds. You’ll end up with a cover that will lay flatter before cutting. Cutting before the cover is flat runs the risk of the solar cover spreading farther later on, and altering your measurements, giving you an improper fit.
Does a solar cover need to cover the whole pool?
They get really hot and the plastic material degrades. What’s great is that you don’t need to cover your entire pool to reap the benefits. Many pools are kidney shaped, but you can float a rectangular cover over only a portion of the pool, and it’ll still help considerably. Covers can be dangerous!Mar 26, 2016.
Can you cut a solar blanket?
Solar covers come in a variety of sizes, but most of them are rectangular or oval in shape. If you have an oddly-sized pool or an irregular pool shape, you may need to cut your solar cover to fit your swimming pool correctly. Luckily, it is very easy to cut a solar cover to fit any swimming pool.
How do you remove an above ground pool solar cover?
Pull several meters of the solar cover off the surface of the pool. This length should be lying flat on the ground next to the pool. Stand at one corner of the cover. Grasp the cover at the second mark, and pull it back until it reaches the corner.
Do the bubbles go up or down on a solar cover?
These covers generally work in the way the sun rays heating the air trapped within the bubbles. The heat, therefore, is then transferred into the pool water. Thus, this is precisely why the bubbles in the solar pool covers should always face down towards the pool water instead of facing up towards the sky.
Should I take my solar cover off during the day?
For this reason solar covers (unlike solar rings) will actually block sunlight and keep heat out of the pool during the day – not magnifying the sun like many people will assume. So for these reasons a solar cover should be put on in the evening and removed in the morning, for maximum benefit.
When should I put my solar cover on my pool?
Basically, the best time to use a solar pool cover is anytime you’re not swimming. This will help maintain your water level and keep your pool water to a nice heated swimming temperature. Especially during the nighttime when temperatures are most likely to drop.
Does a solar cover heat up a pool faster?
Solar covers will help a pool warm up faster in the spring and help maintain warmth in a pool a little longer in the fall but one misconception about them is that they will warm up a pool in the dead of winter, which simply is not the case.
How long can I leave my solar cover on my pool?
You can leave your pool cover on any time you’re not swimming. In fact, it’s recommended. During daylight hours, the more you keep the pool cover on, the more efficiently it will heat your pool.
Does leaving a pool cover on cause algae?
So while a solar cover won’t actually ‘turn your pool green’, it will warm your water by up to 8 degrees, so if the other conditions are right, adding a solar cover can easily accelerate algae growth, very rapidly. This will remove the phosphate build up, (the algae food), and thus, the algae starves.
Can you use bubble wrap as a solar pool cover?
Yes but the life span of bubble wrap is short lived because of deterioration cause by the sun and pool chemicals. A commercial pool blanket cover is basically industrial strength bubble wrap. It will not only heat the pool from the suns rays but will also serve as an insulator at night.
How thick should solar cover be?
The thickness of solar covers usually varies from 8 mils to 16 mils. A thicker solar blanket means a longer life, as long as you are following a regular maintenance and care routine.
How thick should a solar pool cover be?
What Is The Best Thickness for a Solar Pool Cover? After testing, we found that any solar pool cover between 12-mil and 16-mil performed best for heat retention. Higher mil solar covers absorbed more heat and were found to be more durable against the sun damage, chemical resistance, and ripping.
How do you remove a solar pool cover without a reel?
The general recommendation for removing a solar pool cover without a reel is to use the fan-fold technique. This technique is considered one of the best ways to compact the pool cover for storing at the end of the pool. The solar cover is folded accordion style until it is stacked at the end of the pool.
Which way do you roll a pool cover?
Always roll the pool cover OVER the roller tube…not under. UNDER means you are ‘lifting’ the hand wheels to roll up the cover. It is a lot harder to ‘pull’ the hand wheels back to you when you are standing behind the roller to roll in the pool cover.
How do you store a solar cover when not in use?
To prevent mildew, the cover must be completely dry before it is stored. Your cover likely has seams on which you can fold it to prevent creasing in other, unwanted areas. Once it is folded on the seams, you can roll it up the rest of the way and place it in a large bag. Many solar covers come in a bag for storage.
How many degrees will a solar cover heat a pool?
Heat Retention Solar covers work to raise the temperature by the pool up to 12 degrees because the tiny air pockets capture heat from the sun and transfer it to the pool water while also acting as insulators to prevent heat from escaping off of the surface of the water.
Do solar covers actually work?
Conclusion: Solar Covers do really work! Both to retain heat and reduce humidity, and when used on outdoor pools, they also add heat to the pool (Liquid Solar does not add heat). There’s no apparent shortcut, the larger, bulkier solar pool covers just do a better job! Even if they are a pain in the neck.
