Pool Cover
A cover that reduces evaporation, heat loss, debris entry, and UV degradation of chemicals.
Definition
Pool covers serve multiple functions: safety (hard covers and nets prevent accidental entry), heat retention (solar and thermal covers reduce heat loss and heating costs), water conservation (reduce evaporation by up to 95%), chemical conservation (reduce UV degradation of chlorine and reduce debris-driven chemical demand), and debris exclusion (keep leaves and insects out). Hot tub covers are essential for heat retention and chemical stability. Safety covers are required by law in many jurisdictions for unattended residential pools. Solar covers (bubble covers) are the most common residential pool cover and offer excellent ROI through reduced heating and water costs.
The source below directly supports the chemical-consumption (up to 60%) and heating-cost (up to 70%) reduction figures and the combined-chlorine/disinfection-byproduct-buildup caution. It does not address the 95% evaporation-reduction or UV-degradation figures above, which remain common industry guidance without an independently confirmed primary source.
Sources
- Water Conservation During Droughts (PHTA Fact Sheet) — Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), Recreational Water Quality Committee (Industry standard (ANSI-accredited))
Relationships
Incoming Relationships
- uses ← Winterization