Advantages of Pool Covers

 

By this time, many swimming pool owners now recognize that swimming pool covers Sydney are now a necessity, especially in temperate countries that have extreme seasonal changes.

In effect, no swimming pool is complete without a pool cover.

 

With a swimming pool covers Sydney, you protect your pool water free from unwanted debris and dead bugs.  The bigger advantage is that pool covers prevent evaporation of your pool water, even including the chemicals you put in to keep it crystal clear.

 

For one, evaporation of water in your pool is almost eliminated now that the pool can now be covered.  

Likewise, your pool’s cover reduces loss of the chemicals in this water. (The chemicals are intended to keep your water crystal clear.)

 

Added benefits

 

The cover on your pool can prevent water evaporation by up to 95% and is considered one of the best preventive measures. It preserves the water in your pool by keeping your pool clean, you can also decrease the number of times your pool would need washing.

 

When there is cover on the pool, the amount of chemical usage is reduced by stopping the chemical evaporation as well out into the air. When the pool is covered, you will save at least 50% of your heating costs.

 

The reason is that due to evaporation (which is the major source of heat loss in swimming pools) that happens mostly at night. This is the time when the temperature drops below the temperature of the pool’s surface water.

 

For pools without heaters, increasing the pool temperature by 6 to 8 degrees in pools that get the sun simply extends your swimming season into the autumn and spring months.

 

More uses

 

For those who own an indoor pool, the swimming pool covers Sydney can minimize the need for indoor ventilation and exhaust fans can be turned off while the pool cover is on. Both of these save a big amount of energy.

 

The cover will trap the existent heat in the pool and allows you to run your heat pump for a shorter amount of time to get to the right temperature. Again, this saves money on energy consumption.

 

If pool covers are used in both indoor and outdoor pools, evaporation and heat loss are greatly reduced. This translates to savings of up to 70%.

 

Types

 

Pool covers are available in several types. This includes the bubble blanket, thermal blanket leaf covers and slat covers.

 

The bubble blankets are the most popular these days simply because they are easy to install. Aside from this, they are also easy to use, have a long life span, and are generally the cheapest.

 

Capabilities

 

Every one of the different types of pool covers has a different capability. Covers that are specifically designed for pools include materials like the UV-stabilized polyethylene, polypropylene or vinyl. Each has vapor barrier abilities.

 

Consider how the pool cover will be used (cover is on or off during the day) when you choose a pool cover. Each type of pool blanket provides different benefits so you need to ask some experts what should be best for your pool.