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If this blanket is vinyl as many are then use Aqua Seal or Seal All.
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Can polaris pool cleaner run with solar blanket on pool?
It should work alright however the blanket may interfere a litle with the movement of the hose at the surface.
Can pool alarms work while pool covered?
"• The POOL ALARM can be used with a solar blanket." you can go to www.poolguard.com and read manuals for the different alarms they have.
Does liquid solar pool blanket work?
Yes without a doubt they work, but depending on your situation. First let me explain how solar blankets work. The blanket is tinted blue and has air pockets it looks like the bubble packing material that everyone loves to pop, but you cannot pop this material because it is between 8-12 mils thick. The blanket is designed to do 2 things, first is heat the pool water by absorbing sunlight that heats the blanket. The water in turn cools the blanket. As this occurs the heat of the blanket is exchanged with the pool water. The more sunlight the pool gets the faster the pool will heat. On average with full sun you can expect a degree a day so in about 7-10 days you will have about a 10-degree increase. The other thing a solar blanket does is trap heat in the pool water. At night when it gets cool the pool water will begin to condense out of the pool that is the fog you see rising from the pool, this draws the heat out of the water. The solar blanket bocks this from happening so all that heat you built up will stay in the pool. So you get the heating during the day (the solar part of the equation) and you get the thermal protection at night (the blanket part of the equation). If you don't get much sun on the pool the blanket will not heat the pool. So the bottom line is no sun on the pool no heating effect from the blanket. Sun on the pool for at least 5+ hours you will get heat! If you have a heater on the pool, regardless of they type of heater, you will want a solar blanket to trap the heat in the pool. If you are using gas or electric heat the blanket should cut your heating cost in half. If you are using a solar panel you will need it to trap the heat in other wise you may not be able to maintain the temperature when it gets real cold. == Solar Cover Yes not only do they keep heat in your water they keep chemicals in also. During hot days they do heat the water. HOWEVER, in my opinion depending on how large your pool is you may find that dealing with this giant piece of bubble wrap is just too much work. The pool is supposed to be fun and I must say rolling it out, rolling it back up took so much work for me it just wasn't worth it.
How do solar pool covers work?
The pic associated with this answer has nothing to do with a Solar Cover or Solar Blanket. It looks as if these are solar panels for electricity. Solar blankets look like a stronger version of bubble wrap. Their primary purpose when they are laid on the water (bubble side down) is to keep whatever warmth the pool water has in it from escaping into the cooler air at night. They are usually a light blue or clear in color. Clear allows more sunlight into the pool to heat the water better.
To heat an unheated pool what works better the Solar Fish or the Solar Blankets?
The solar fish works fine in my pool in the east end of long island. The fish leaks a small amount of alcohol on the surface of the pool which helps to maintain heat. The cost of each fish is approx. $25.00 and last about 2 months Although the solar fish do work fine they are best used where you will have people swimming a lot or where a traditional pool blanket will be impractical as they are far less efficient. When it comes to preventing chemical/water evaporation and heat loss, the liquid covers (fish/Heatsavr) reduce about 50% of the loss and a Solar blanket can reduce up to 90%. Also the fish are more expensive, depending on your swimming season and size of your pool you can spend anywhere from to $100~$200+/year on fish/Liquid cover, which is often more than you would pay for a blanket that will last many years.
Does a solar blanket work when cloudy?
It really depends if you are still getting sun rays.......
Does a pool pump work harder when solar panels are added?
Pool Pumps are designed and built to work hard. You may create some additional back pressure by adding solar panels. as long as the pump is sufficient to fill the solar panels with water you should have no harm done by adding solar to your pool
Does a solar blanket work?
Absolutely yes! When we use our pool solar blanket we can get the temp up to around 90 with no problem. We live in Maryland. The key is to keep the cover on as much as possible and todefinitely leave it on a night when most heat is lost. The cover acts as a means to allow solar energy in and to keep it there. I would highly recommend a cover. Buy a cover that is too big because they are easy to cut to size with scissors. Good luck!
Do solar pool heaters work?
Yes, they are well worth the cost.
Do pool solar covers work at night?
Yes they do work at night they are mention to keep heat in.
How do you repair polypropylene pool solar panel. no glue seems to work. Small tubes are separated from main header tubes. Need to repair to a no leak status.?
Polypropylene was invented specifically to be glue resistant. You will not find any normal glue to stick it in my opinion. However I have heard (but haven't tested) that a really hot glue gun will repair polypropylene. This seems a feasible idea, and I'd suggest you try it.
How do you repair polypropylene pool solar panel. no glue seems to work. Small tubes are separated from main header tubes. Need to repair to a no leak status?
Polypropylene was invented specifically to be glue resistant. You will not find any normal glue to stick it in my opinion. However I have heard (but haven't tested) that a really hot glue gun will repair polypropylene. This seems a feasible idea, and I'd suggest you try it.
