Pool cover that isn't a solar heater

[SunnysoninAZ]

Good day all, I am looking for a new pool cover that is easy to remove, will last more than 1 year and doesn't heat my pool to sauna temps.

Does anyone know what is a good product to meet this need?

Thank you in advance for sharing!

 

[Newdude]

What about a roof ? You won't even have to remove it !

 

[Msch99]

In my experience it doesn’t seem like it heats the water during the day so much as slowing heat exchange at night. I love the fact that the solar cover stays on without tying down even in windy conditions and easier to put on and take off. Unless you have a roller to wind a regular cover up on, then still need to fasten it down.

 

[SunnysoninAZ]

In my experience it doesn’t seem like it heats the water during the day so much as slowing heat exchange at night. I love the fact that the solar cover stays on without tying down even in windy conditions and easier to put on and take off. Unless you have a roller to wind a regular cover up on, then still need to fasten it down.

I am not sure what you mean by fastening down. I currently use a solar cover and I have a roller to take it off.

The water gets so hot, our daytime temperatures are 100°+ starting in late April, making the water people soup. If we don't cover it the evaporation is tremendous, like 1 to 3" daily and our water is expensive. We are also trying to avoid increasing the dissolved solids as much as possible.

Can you clarify what cover you were referring to please?

 

[Msch99]

Our setups are different. My bad. I have to pull ours off manually.

 

[ashtonfitzgerald]

Any cover is going to be a double-edged sword for you situation. If it slows evaporation it won’t lose as much heat to the evaporative cooling. A shade canopy will reduce how much sun hits the pool slowing temp gains there, and you could possibly use a cover as well to reduce evaporative losses.

When I lived in Vegas, we just bit the bullet and paid the water bill. 95+ degree water wasn’t comfortable for me and we weren’t investing in a shade or pool chiller for a rental home.

 

[lawson23]

Does not help with the evap but buy a couple blocks of ice and throw them in once in a while.