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Swimming pool covers are offered for a wide range of applications in both Summer and Winter, and are very useful to the swimming pool owner as a means of easing the workload and expenditure that comes with owning a pool. Whilst some covers help to keep the pool clean during the winter closedown, others help to retain pool water heat or even increase it.
The general types of pool covers are as follows:
Pool Solar Covers are the most usual type of pool cover in use, often on domestic outdoor pools. In appearance they are very likea heavy duty bubble wrap. They are made in a range of weights and thicknesses, and also colours ranging from clear to silver and white Their purpose is to raise the temperature of the pool water, and also lessen heat loss due to evaporation. In pool water almost all heat loss (up to 90%) is due to evaporation.
Heat Retaining Covers are often used on commercial inside pools and consist of a heavy closed cell foam. They can however be sited on domestic outside pools. In either case they require a good handling system such as a commercial roller system due to the weight of the cover.
Liquid Pool Covers: These are not really a proper cover at all. The so called is a liquid film that coats the surface of the pool. As the water itself is therefore not left open to the air, there is a very small amount of evaporation and therefore very little heat loss. But,, in reality, any disturbance to the pool water such as splashing, rain or wind exposes the water beneath the film. Similarly, large amounts of the film are taken away from the pool by the skimming action and people getting out of the pool.
Winter Debris Covers: are manufactured to filter out the debris such as dirt that may enter the pool during the winter. Any dirt that enters the pool can cause discolouration of the pool water and also the pool surfaces. This means that it will be harder work to ready the pool for opening in the Spring and more expense on chemicals too. The cover is a mesh material that allows water to pass through, but the small mesh blocks any debris from going through. The covers are suspended by webbing straps that are sewn on to the cover, and fixed to the ground with stainless steel fittings.
Above Ground Pool Covers: Are usually manufactured from lighterweight fabrics than other covers. This means that they are less robust. Solar covers are usually made of 200micron material, whilst for in in ground pool it is usually 400 or 500 micron. A winter cover for splash pools are usually not a mesh, but have a drainage panel in the centre of the cover.
It is important to measure your pool correctly in order to get a good fitting cover. Covers that do not fit the pool correctly can wear more quickly and will not do their job very effectively. All pool measurements should be taken from the pool waterline, not the pool surround. Unusual pool shapes such as a kidney may require specialist techniques such as triangulation in order to measure them accurately.
Frank Lowe is an expert swimming pool engineer providing expert advice to http://poolwarehouseuk.com/ . A wide range of solar covers and other pool covers can be found at http://www.poolwarehouseuk.com/section/3/1/solar_covers
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