What is the Perfect Pool Solar Cover?
If you are searching for the perfect Solar Pool Cover, I’ve got news for you: such a thing probably does not exist. Based on the many sizes, thicknesses and styles I’ve researched, they all have their strengths and weaknesses. For example, a really thick solar blanket (16-mil) does do a superior job of keeping in the heat when your pool is covered at night, but many people have reported that it does not heat the pool up as quickly during the daylight hours. Also, some pool owners complain that the extra thick solar blankets are heavy, harder to work with, and put a strain on their reel. Opinions seem to vary among swimming pool owners as to whether or not durability and thickness of a heavier solar pool cover is worth the extra cost. One problem that all the solar blankets seem to have in common regardless of their size and weight: The little plastic heating bubbles begin to break apart after the 2nd year and leave a mess of plastic disks in your pool and on your deck. According to man
