Anyone have any experience with these liquid solar products? They claim to help hold the heat in without the use of a pool cover. I am VERY SKEPTICAL to say the least but I am curious if anyone has ever used them and what they think of them....
Liquid solar??
- Thread starter Jim H
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They work on the principle of increasing surface tension so water doesn't evaporate as readily. Most of heat loss in a pool is due to evaporation. So they do help but it's hard to quantify how much.
I tried it for a week or so a few years ago. No measurable improvement. Installed solar panels. Those help a lot! 
Many threads discuss these products. Basically any breeze and it does not seem to work well.
- Jun 12, 2011
- 3,763
- Pool Size
- 19500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pureline Crystal Pure 60,000
It's supposed to spread across the pool just one molecule thick. I found it also ruined the seals on my electronic thermometers, so I couldn't really tell if it was working. I became concerned for what it might be doing to other equipment. I sure wouldn't recommend it. A solar cover works much better.
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