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Stearyl Alcohol (octadecanol), isopropyl alcohol, water.
See United States Patent 6943141 for more details:
Exerpt from this patent:
".................mixing the azeotrope of isopropanol and water with up to 5% octadecanol by weight of the total solution, in order to dissolve the normally solid-phase octadecanol and thereby produce a liquid evaporation retardant solution, which, if desired can easily be rendered more storable and transportable than usual at low temperatures merely by adding n-butanol at 10% by weight of the pre-made solution."
Actually there are several methods depending on the manufacturer of the product, the primary ingredient is Isopropanol Alcohol as a carrier with some small amount of active ingredient, the active ingredient can be Octadecanol, Calcium Hydroxide or other proprietary chemicals. The idea was originally derived from a method to keep drinking water from evaporating, see this patent for more information: http://www.Google.com/patents?id=M-4HAAAAEBAJ&dq=U.S.+Pat+6,303,133
These blends vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and the exact nature is often not listed or disclosed as trade secrets.
What else can I help you with?
Can you use both a solar cover and the liquid solar cover Is there any advantage to it?
You can use both but the only advantage would be that you would still gain some heat and evaporation prevention from the liquid cover while the standard solar cover was off or while swimmers were present. When the standard cover is on you will gain very little benefit from having both.
How many solar rings does it take to cover a pool?
That really depends on the pool size. The store selling the product will know the formula.\k
Can you add optimizer plus to a pool with the solar cover on?
It's not possible to add optimizer plus to a pool with the solar cover on. You will need to remove the solar cover from part or all of the pool in order to put optimizer or other pool treatment products into your swimming pool water.
Pool solar cover?
Useless
Will it strain the pool pump motor while running when the solar pool cover is on?
No
What thickness of a solar pool cover is better?
yes
When should you remove your pools solar cover?
when you are in the pool
How much heat gained with solar pool cover?
A solar pool cover can help increase the temperature of a pool by around 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit depending on factors like sunlight exposure and pool size. The amount of heat gained will vary but generally, solar pool covers are effective at harnessing solar energy to warm up the pool water.
Will liquid solar pool cover keep out dirt?
Unfortunately no, liquid pool covers cannot help with any debris (dirt, bucks, leaves, etc). You have to decide what is more important, the ease of using a liquid cover vs the debris catching ability of a plastic cover. There is also a price differential, of course. Sometimes a net and a good skimmer/filter will do the trick! Good luck!
What is the liquid chlorine formula used for swimming pool maintenance?
The liquid chlorine formula used for swimming pool maintenance is typically sodium hypochlorite (NaClO).
What direction do you put pool solar cover?
Bubbles down
What is the price range for pool covers?
It is depends on the type, brand and size. It cost about $219 for the 10m x 6m solar swimming pool blanket cover and $512 for the solar pool cover 500 micron series.
