Above Ground Pool Covers

Solar Pool Covers

Solar pool covers can help conserve water by reducing up to 30-50% of water consumption; 35-60% of chemical consumption and 70% of heat loss from a swimming pool (or increase the water temperature by 10-15 degrees).  Solar pool cover/blanket are the most practical and economical way to save on your swimming pool heating costs.

Solar pool covers are available in varying degrees of thickness and construction materials, but most are designed to operate on the same premise of absorbing heat and retaining heat through tiny air bubbles.  Solar pool covers can be many different shapes.  They can be round, square, oval, or even a custom design.  They work just as well for in-ground or above-ground pools.

Solar Pool Covers have a familiar look.  They look just like large, thick blankets of bubble wrap.  They can be placed and removed by one person and do not require tie-downs, straps, or hooks -- they float freely on top of the pool water.  The bubble wrap design of the solar cover provides small pockets of air that warm in the sun and easily transfer the heat to the pool water.  The cover then retains the heat in the water and insulates the pool.

Solar pool covers are generally used in the spring and fall when the temperature difference between the the water and air is greatest.  Clear solar covers heat more rapidly, but they don't last as long as solid vinyl covers.

Solar pool covers come in three different configurations:   Manual -  a cover that can be manually pulled over and off the pool and stored.   Semi-automatic -  a motor driven system that typically requires a person to pull the cover over the pool as it is unrolling or to guide it back onto a reel when uncovering the pool.   Automatic -  automatically covers and uncovers the pool without assistance through the push of button.   This is the most expensive type of cover.