Solar Heating Options for Swimming Pools - Free Heating Energy for Your Pool

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Solar Heating Options for Swimming
Pools - Free Heating Energy for Your Pool
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• With today's economic worries and environmental
  concerns, energy and cost savings
• are paramount. While owning a private swimming
  pool can be a source of luxurious
• fun, many pool owners are becoming more and more
  concerned with the financial and
• environmental impact of keeping their pool
  heated. Fortunately, however, for those
• who are dealing with such concerns, there are a
  variety of solar heating options for
• swimming pools that will provide free heating
  energy for your pool while minimizing
• your pool's impact on the health and
  sustainability of the planet. These swimming
• pool solar heating options include solar panels,
  solar blankets, solar sun rings, sun
• domes and solar pills.
• Solar panels and solar heating systems are great
  options for raising pool temperatures
• with no utility bills. Systems that feature safe
  and lightweight solar panels can easily
• be installed and winterized so you can enjoy
  amazing heating results with minimal
• hassles. Solar heating systems are available for
  both above ground and in-ground
• swimming pools and will increase pool
  temperatures by up to 15 degrees, thereby
• greatly increasing your comfort and extending
  your swimming season.

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• Swimming pool heating systems that utilize solar
  panels work
• by circulating pool water through the solar
  panels with the
• help of the pool's pump. The panels are heated by
  the sun
• and transfer that heat into the circulating
  water, which is then
• returned to the swimming pool. The innovative
  design of solar
• panel systems allows for automatic and extremely
  effective
• swimming pool heating.
• For above ground swimming pools, another related
  and high-
• quality option is the Aquaquick above ground
  solar pool
• heater. With its special dome design, this solar
  heater
• provides exceptional heat transfer and yet is
  incredibly easy
• to use. This solar pool heater is effective for
  swimming pools
• up to 15,000 gallons and its small size makes it
  ideal for small
• yards and properties where setting up
  conventional solar
• panels is not possible.

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• Solar blankets also provide an effective and
  affordable way to
• keep above ground and in-ground swimming pools
  warm.
• Constructed from a highly durable polymer
  material featuring
• thousands of air bubbles similar to those found
  in bubble
• wrap, pool solar blankets are impressive
  insulators. These
• blankets allow solar energy to pass through the
  polymer
• material and then trap the heat created by solar
  energy in the
• pool's water. Solar swimming pool blankets can
  increase
• the temperature of pool water by 10 to 15 degrees
  and
• will reduce evaporation by up to 95 per cent. In
  some
• climates, a solar blanket will be the only form
  of heating
• necessary for swimming pools, resulting in zero
  utility costs.

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• While pool solar blankets offer many attractive
  benefits,
• some people may feel that they are too cumbersome
  to
• deal with. However, that really does not have to
  be the
• case. Many solar blankets are actually very
  lightweight,
• despite their strength and durability. Also,
  solar blanket
• reels are available from most retailers that sell
  solar
• blankets. Solar blanket reels make it
  exceptionally easy
• and convenient to cover and uncover your swimming
  
• pool with a solar blanket, allowing you to enjoy
  the
• many benefits offered by this form of solar
  heating
• without any unnecessary frustrations or burdens.

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• Solar sun rings are another great solar heating
  option for swimming pools.
• Relatively new on the market, these devices are
  very innovative and
• exceptionally efficient. Solar sun rings are
  floating discs made from
• durable, heavyweight and UV-resistant vinyl. The
  upper layer of each disc
• is clear while the bottom layer is blue, and each
  layer has its own function.
• The clear layer retains insulating air and also
  serves to focus sunlight on
• the bottom layer of the disc. The blue layer then
  absorbs the sunlight and
• converts it to heat.
• Several solar sun rings are used in a single pool
  and are connected
• together with magnets. For the best results,
  solar sun rings should only
• cover between 70 to 80 per cent of your swimming
  pool so that your pool
• water will still receive some direct sunlight,
  which will keep your water
• healthy by reducing algae growth. Swimming pool
  solar sun rings can also
• be used as an insulating cover at night and
  provide even more effective
• heating than typical solar blankets.

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• Another way to keep your swimming pool warm
  simply
• by using free heating energy from the sun is to
  use a
• sun dome pool enclosure. Sun domes are available
  for
• both above ground and in-ground swimming pools
  and
• are typically constructed from vinyl and
  aluminum. By
• enclosing your swimming pool in one of these
  insulating
• domes, you can increase the temperature of your
  pool
• water by up to 20 degrees and significantly
  extend your
• swimming season. At the same time, you will be
• protecting your pool from rain, debris, bugs and
• evaporation. Sun domes are available in a variety
  of
• different sizes, shapes and models so they will
  fit many
• different in-ground and above ground swimming
  pools.

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• In addition to solar panels, solar blankets,
  solar sun rings and sun
• domes, solar pills also provide efficient and
  effective solar heating for
• swimming pools. When added to your pool, solar
  pills release a non-
• toxic compound that forms an invisible and
  biodegradable film or
• shield on the surface of the pool's water. This
  shield serves to reduce
• evaporation, which is one of the major sources of
  heat loss from
• swimming pools. Solar pills work 24 hours per
  day, even while the
• pool is in use, and each pill lasts for up to 30
  days. Solar pills are
• approximately 60 per cent as effective as
  traditional solar blankets
• but work continuously and don't need to be rolled
  and unrolled.
• Whether you would prefer to use solar panels,
  solar blankets, solar sun
• rings, sun domes or solar pills to heat your
  swimming pool, every option
• will provide you with warmer water temperatures
  without any utility costs.
• With the realities and concerns of today's world,
  free solar heating energy
• is an attractive and smart choice for keeping
  pools warm, and solar
• heating options will likely only become more and
  more popular with every
• swimming season.