Is a Pool Cover Worth the Investment?

Have you seen a pool cover on a friend’s or commercial pool?  No doubt you are aware that they help to regulate your pools temperature, but you may wonder, are they really worth the investment? The simple answer is Yes!

How do pool covers work?  Pool covers sit on the surface of the water, providing an insultated barrier between the warm water and the cool air above.  This drastically reduces the heat transfer between the two, resulting in a warmer pool which requires less effort to heat, further resulting in a reduction in heating costs.

However, the biggest energy loss that occurs with swimming pools is via evaporation.  Evaporation accounts for 70% of heat loss from a swimming pool.

What is interesting to note is that it takes 2.3 Kilojoules of heat to raise the temperature of 1l of water by ½ a degree Celcius. However, each litre of 26.5°C water that evaporates results in a loss of 2430 Kilojoules of heat

Using a pool cover, when the pool is not in use, is the single most effective way of reducing your pool heating costs, as evaporation virtually ceases to occur.

Furthermore, there are different types of pool cover types.  Some are designed to heat the pool by allowing the use of solar energy.  These covers not only trap the heat in, but help to reduce your heating costs by harnessing the free energy the sun provides.

The cost of investing in a pool cover is far outweighed by the benefits you reap in having a warmer pool, and significantly less ongoing energy costs for the 10-12 year life of the Pool Cover.

Would you like to have a warmer pool, but with significantly less heating costs?  If the answer is yes, then a pool cover really is worth the investment!

We have a range of pool covers on our website, making it easy to find one that suits your needs.

Alternatively, you can ring our friendly team at Pool Heating Ltd on 0800 766 543.