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Bongski on Monday, January 26th, 2009 |
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Solar pool cover – why is there such a need? Just like solar swimming pool heaters, these special covers are effective in maintaining your pool’s heat. Pool owners need to cover them in order to make sure heat loss is minimized. And when heat being preserved during period when the pool is not in use, we are able to lessen the use of heater and so heat costs is reduced.
How does a solar pool cover work? It acts as an effective barrier for vapor, whether you pool is indoor or outdoor. A cover significantly cut the heat losses caused by evaporation. Ultimately such use can very well result in power savings.
But first, why is evaporation causing great loss of heat on swimming pools? The rate of evaporation depends on the starting temperature of the pool and that of the air as well as the humidity. The higher the speed of the wind and temperature of the pool and at the same time the lower is the surrounding humidity, the greater is the rate of evaporation. Trees, while they may reduce evaporation with windbreak, usually shade the swimming pool from the rays of the sun, which is a major source of heat. Hence, the need for solar pool cover.
What really are the benefits of solar pool cover?
Pool water is conserved
It minimizes the chances of the pool getting dirty
Chemical use of pool is reduced
Marked savings in power
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Bongski on Saturday, November 8th, 2008 |
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Floating solar lights are a delight especially if you have your own pool or garden pond. What is exciting about these outdoor solar lights is that they are available in a wide array of hues. In fact, there are models that changes colors from time to time. There are simply attractive and add significant aesthetic value to your property.
Indeed, floating solar lights are great as accent illumination, providing warmth to the environment as well as giving off a nice, soft and calm glow from your pools.
What is great about the floating solar lights is that despite their uniqueness and usefulness, they are quite affordable in price. They are effective in providing highlights to your pond or pool, just like solar pool lights.
Likewise, with these solar lighting gadgets, there is no need for you to worry about dealing with electric wires in the water. They are powered by battery, charged by the rays of the sun. Therefore these gadgets are definitely 100 percent safe to use.
If you have an indoor pool, you simply expose your lights under the sun to gather all the power from its rays. Then during the evening, have them floating again on your pool or pond.
There is no problem with making the floating solar lights illuminate during the night if you have an outdoor pool that lets them get exposed and gather all the energy coming from the sun.
As they collect the solar energy, their batteries get recharged, all because of the built in mini solar panels. During the evening these solar LED lights illuminate. And if charged to maximum capacity, they light for many hours. Then as the morning starts, the lights automatically switch off. (Image credit: super-structure)
