| With today's economic worries and environmental | | | | most retailers that sell solar blankets. Solar blanket |
| concerns, energy and cost savings are paramount. | | | | reels make it exceptionally easy and convenient to |
| While owning a private swimming pool can be a | | | | cover and uncover your swimming pool with a solar |
| source of luxurious fun, many pool owners are | | | | blanket, allowing you to enjoy the many benefits |
| becoming more and more concerned with the financial | | | | offered by this form of solar heating without any |
| and environmental impact of keeping their pool heated. | | | | unnecessary frustrations or burdens. |
| Fortunately, however, for those who are dealing with | | | | Solar sun rings are another great solar heating option |
| such concerns, there are a variety of solar heating | | | | for swimming pools. Relatively new on the market, |
| options for swimming pools that will provide free | | | | these devices are very innovative and exceptionally |
| heating energy for your pool while minimizing your | | | | efficient. Solar sun rings are floating discs made from |
| pool's impact on the health and sustainability of the | | | | durable, heavyweight and UV-resistant vinyl. The upper |
| planet. These swimming pool solar heating options | | | | layer of each disc is clear while the bottom layer is |
| include solar panels, solar blankets, solar sun rings, sun | | | | blue, and each layer has its own function. The clear |
| domes and solar pills. | | | | layer retains insulating air and also serves to focus |
| Solar panels and solar heating systems are great | | | | sunlight on the bottom layer of the disc. The blue layer |
| options for raising pool temperatures with no utility bills. | | | | then absorbs the sunlight and converts it to heat. |
| Systems that feature safe and lightweight solar panels | | | | Several solar sun rings are used in a single pool and |
| can easily be installed and winterized so you can enjoy | | | | are connected together with magnets. For the best |
| amazing heating results with minimal hassles. Solar | | | | results, solar sun rings should only cover between 70 |
| heating systems are available for both above ground | | | | to 80 per cent of your swimming pool so that your |
| and in-ground swimming pools and will increase pool | | | | pool water will still receive some direct sunlight, which |
| temperatures by up to 15 degrees, thereby greatly | | | | will keep your water healthy by reducing algae growth. |
| increasing your comfort and extending your swimming | | | | Swimming pool solar sun rings can also be used as an |
| season. | | | | insulating cover at night and provide even more |
| Swimming pool heating systems that utilize solar panels | | | | effective heating than typical solar blankets. |
| work by circulating pool water through the solar panels | | | | Another way to keep your swimming pool warm |
| with the help of the pool's pump. The panels are | | | | simply by using free heating energy from the sun is to |
| heated by the sun and transfer that heat into the | | | | use a sun dome pool enclosure. Sun domes are |
| circulating water, which is then returned to the | | | | available for both above ground and in-ground |
| swimming pool. The innovative design of solar panel | | | | swimming pools and are typically constructed from |
| systems allows for automatic and extremely effective | | | | vinyl and aluminum. By enclosing your swimming pool in |
| swimming pool heating. | | | | one of these insulating domes, you can increase the |
| For above ground swimming pools, another related and | | | | temperature of your pool water by up to 20 degrees |
| high-quality option is the Aquaquick above ground solar | | | | and significantly extend your swimming season. At the |
| pool heater. With its special dome design, this solar | | | | same time, you will be protecting your pool from rain, |
| heater provides exceptional heat transfer and yet is | | | | debris, bugs and evaporation. Sun domes are available |
| incredibly easy to use. This solar pool heater is | | | | in a variety of different sizes, shapes and models so |
| effective for swimming pools up to 15,000 gallons and | | | | they will fit many different in-ground and above ground |
| its small size makes it ideal for small yards and | | | | swimming pools. |
| properties where setting up conventional solar panels is | | | | In addition to solar panels, solar blankets, solar sun rings |
| not possible. | | | | and sun domes, solar pills also provide efficient and |
| Solar blankets also provide an effective and | | | | effective solar heating for swimming pools. When |
| affordable way to keep above ground and in-ground | | | | added to your pool, solar pills release a non-toxic |
| swimming pools warm. Constructed from a highly | | | | compound that forms an invisible and biodegradable |
| durable polymer material featuring thousands of air | | | | film or shield on the surface of the pool's water. This |
| bubbles similar to those found in bubble wrap, pool | | | | shield serves to reduce evaporation, which is one of |
| solar blankets are impressive insulators. These | | | | the major sources of heat loss from swimming pools. |
| blankets allow solar energy to pass through the | | | | Solar pills work 24 hours per day, even while the pool |
| polymer material and then trap the heat created by | | | | is in use, and each pill lasts for up to 30 days. Solar pills |
| solar energy in the pool's water. Solar swimming pool | | | | are approximately 60 per cent as effective as |
| blankets can increase the temperature of pool water | | | | traditional solar blankets but work continuously and |
| by 10 to 15 degrees and will reduce evaporation by up | | | | don't need to be rolled and unrolled. |
| to 95 per cent. In some climates, a solar blanket will be | | | | Whether you would prefer to use solar panels, solar |
| the only form of heating necessary for swimming | | | | blankets, solar sun rings, sun domes or solar pills to |
| pools, resulting in zero utility costs. | | | | heat your swimming pool, every option will provide you |
| While pool solar blankets offer many attractive | | | | with warmer water temperatures without any utility |
| benefits, some people may feel that they are too | | | | costs. With the realities and concerns of today's world, |
| cumbersome to deal with. However, that really does | | | | free solar heating energy is an attractive and smart |
| not have to be the case. Many solar blankets are | | | | choice for keeping pools warm, and solar heating |
| actually very lightweight, despite their strength and | | | | options will likely only become more and more popular |
| durability. Also, solar blanket reels are available from | | | | with every swimming season. |