Want to heat your pool to a desired temperature and find it warm still the next day? Frustrated with the amount of chemicals you need to put into your pool when it is hot out? Let’s talk a bit about above ground pool covers and how they can save you money.
It was in my third year of ownership that I purchased an expensive above ground pool winter cover. Guess when I use it?
I cover my pool each and every night in the summer.
That’s right. When I’m done swimming for the day, I pull over the above ground pool winter cover and let that heat stay right where I want it.
Where I live in in Southern British Columbia, Canada, Nice place, we hit 70-90 degrees on occasion. Thing is, come evening, most nights you throw on a sweatshirt to keep warm. Temperatures do drop a bit come sunset.
This is when I put the cover on my pool. I like to keep the heat that my solar panels, connected to my roof, have provided all day long.
In the morning, if I want an early swim, I can jump right in. I know that pool is the same temperature I left it at the night before.
Now I have a backup heater system as well. It is a 25,000 BTU gas heater. When it comes on, I can actually view the gauge inside my meter moving.
Before I covered my pool, that gas heater would fire up around 3-4 am to keep the pool to temperature. Did not think much of it until I received a couple of gas bills. Did not help that the gas company bills me every two months.
After $400 plus gas bills, I decided the investment into a good, quality, above ground pool cover was in order.
My cover has a blue vinyl surface with a black plastic / vinyl underside. It is about 1/8th think with a heat resistant material in the middle.
It does not work like a solar cover, it will reflect light and heat when it is on. What is does do is keep the heat inside the pool. As a side bonus, it prevents water evaporation, which has proved to be less chemicals needed as well.
I had it custom made for my lazy L shaped pool. First year I believe I have saved that money in gas bills alone as my heater never runs.
I also get to open my pool almost a month ahead of my neighbors each spring. I put on my above ground pool cover and fire up the heater. This is my start up expense and I budget for it. My pool is hot within 48 hours and I take the cover off and on as I use the pool.
Most people can’t keep their heat every day in the beginning. They loose their heat the same way it comes in, through their solar blankets.
The only cover I have is the winter one.
In winter, we get cold but rarely freeze, so I keep the cover off my pool of an open pool versus a pool tarp covered in debris and leaves.
sure I need to clean it , but who doesn’t need a few extra chores now and then?
Do You Want Your Pool Cover To Save You Money?
A worry free pool cover can save you money in chemicals and heating, and it will protect your pool.
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Above Ground Pool Cover
Above Ground Pool Cover
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