This reduces heat loss from evaporation and keeps.
Diy bubble wrap pool cover.
Fittings are all 1 2 size.
Cut the pieces of 1 inch pvc pipe for the width of the pool.
This retractable swimming pool cover is made using the basic solar cover and winter cover that came with the tuff pool swimming pool package.
2 end caps adapter from slip coupling to male threads end cap with threads inside it a couple of 90 degree elbows slip coupling to female threads for connecting the handle sand paper spray paint to block uv light from damaging the pvc pipe pvc primer and glue 8 or.
For example if the pool was 60 feet long then use 6 pieces to cover the area from one end of the pool to the other end.
They resemble giant sheets of bubble wrap.
After several days in full sun a pool cover can raise the pool temperature by about 10 to 15 degrees.
They are also called blankets.
When the bubble paper pool cover absorbs the suns rays it gradually heats the water in the pool while the cool pool water keeps the solar cover cool.
5when the pool cover is not.
Some covers are black for this very reason but the most widely used are made of inexpensive clear plastic that looks like the bubble wrap used for packing.
It sits right on top of the water.
You want one piece to be used every 10 feet in spacing.
These covers are made of a special material designed to store the sunlight as heat and air bubbles work as insulation so that the heat becomes trapped in the pool water.
We have always kept both covers on the swimming pool when it was not in use.
Neither cover is a security cover.
4occasionally check the opposite side of the pool to make sure the cover isn t shifting position while you work.
The winter cover is a tarp designed to be cinched around the outer edges of the swimming pool frame.
A solar pool cover is the least expensive way to keep your pool water warm extend the length of your swimming season.
The pool cover will usually heat the pool water up by one degree per day.