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Comments (7)Wolfover, I installed a 2x4" kneeboard 2' off the ground on one side so that the 20x40" sheet of Magniclear would fit. I could have ordered a larger cover but it would have cost twice as much with trucking and I didn't want the exhaust fan coming on throughout the entire summer anyhow. I have only the two poly layers from the Kneeboard to the ground and I can stick styrofoam sheets in the space in the spring and roll up that side plastic in the summer. If I were to do this again I would raise the kneeboard to about 4' so that that side could be rolled up above the benches. Some insulation from the bubblewrap may be lost but I think that a sheet of plastic temporarily wirelocked to the inside of wooden kneeboard would provide an extra airspace for insulation that would make up for that difference. One point about those who order the pool cover. Shipping is very high for the larger covers. I remember calling the Ohio based company and offering to pickup the cover and they told me that the covers were manufactured and shipped from Canada. But there may be a way to get around the shipping. I recently bought a second slightly smaller pool cover at Lowes that had been opened and was half price. I think that Lowes may order your size if you asked them. To check on what sizes they have in stock look in the outdoor section of their pool supplies....See Moremagniclear solar pool cover
Comments (1)I added a clear pool cover to our 10x12 HFGH the fall of 2008 and it is working great. It's left on year round and really helps with the overall insulation of the roof panels not to mention wind is not a problem anymore. Our cover runs up the sides and over the peak, the end walls are not covered. We are currently seeing temps in the 90's with no heat on sunny days, wish I could bottle it up!...See MoreSolar Cover on a free form pool.
Comments (15)Las Vegas NV and Roseville CA are two cities offering $50 pool cover gov't rebates. We are happy to be part of the water conservation efforts. Only 200 pools using covers can save up to 3.5 million gallons of water every year (a city tank). The 1/2 pool covers and integrated rolling system is the only thing that works with the freeform odd-shape pools, and smoothly rolls and covers up in just seconds. It pays for itself in extending the life of the cover and saving water. Sun Rings is another product like lilly pads that float on the water, but takes over 10 mins to fish them out of the pool while the rollers work in under 30 seconds, and you can leave the rolls in the pool to stay cool, whereas the Sun Rings stack on your deck like hotcakes (and cook in the sun), plus take up deck space, blow around, etc. But you make up your own mind after seeing the video, and to the contrary you won't see a video long enough to watch someone fish all the Sun Rings out of the pool. Here is a link that might be useful: Watch the video ......See Moresolar pool cover review & repair guy where is your website?
Comments (15)Hi Matt We, too, used solarcovers.com and were extremely pleased w/ both the quick service and the quality of the product. We ordered our cover late on a Wed eve and received it on Fri of the same week! We bought the clear 16 ml (or was it 18ml?) and it works great. We went ahead and purchased a Rocky's roller the next week and have been happy w/ that, too. Our water was delivered at about 55 degrees (not the 75 as claimed) and it HURT! We just used the cover to bring the temp up as our heater had not been hooked up at that time; water shot up to 77 w/i days. Due to a few delays in the project, we had to shut down our pool in Oct so no more swimming for us for now. Feel free to check out our pics, though, at 'attempting to post joanneswimsct pics' to see what we'll use in addition to our solar cover when we get things back up and running...! joanneswimsct...See Moreponderosaq
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