Diy Bubble Wrap Solar Pool Cover

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.

Diy bubble wrap solar pool cover.

The solar cover should have the smooth side up bubbles down. After several days in full sun a pool cover can raise the pool temperature by about 10 to 15 degrees. This type of cover costs less than 125 and can be installed in an hour. The winter cover is a tarp designed to be cinched around the outer edges of the swimming pool frame.

Solar pool covers or solar blankets do have some benefits but they also have some drawbacks that you need to be aware of. The solar cover is just a sheet of blue bubble wrap. 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. The pool cover will usually heat the pool water up by one degree per day.

It sits right on top of the water. Reduce water evaporation and save energy by installing a bubble wrap style solar pool blanket. Snap a clip on to the solar cover so it fits onto the 1 2 pipe below. This retractable swimming pool cover is made using the basic solar cover and winter cover that came with the tuff pool swimming pool package.

Solar blankets do reduce evaporati. Take the long 1 2 pvc pipe piece and place it in underneath the solar cover.