Recent content by mknmike

Well, I did the opposite today. I left the cover on and did not run the garden hose heater. And I gained at least 6 degrees to near 95 F. It seems a clear bubble cover on a sunny day is one heck of a heater.

Well, you are right about that. We do use the pool for swimming nearly every day and also like the way it looks when open. Putting it on at night is to prevent radiative cooling and evaporation and provide a layer of insulation between the cold air and warmer water. Last night I left for a...

I went away for a day and left the cover on all day long AND left the black hose pump on while I was gone too. I came back to 87 F last night and the black hose water was actually cooler than the pool water. My wife and Mother In Law have said they’d get in when it hits 90 F, so this is a bit...

Thank you! I don’t think we’ve ever had it too warm. So I will keep at it just to see how warm I can make it. I think I will add a timer to the 24 watt fountain pump that sends water through the hose too. Little bits of progress every month.

This year is the first year that I started early with: 1) The clear solar cover going on every night and coming off near every day. 2) The 24 watt fountain pump running water through my black garden hose on my black driveway during the sunny parts of the day (returning water 90+ degrees). I...