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THE BENEFITS OF A SWIMMING POOL COVER
Having a swimming pool is great fun, particularly in the Aussie climate, however maintaining a pool, keeping it clean and protecting it from the elements can often be time consuming, hard work and costly.
Swimming pool covers give multiple benefits to pool owners. It’s a small investment for a long term gain, and here’s a few reasons why:
Maintains your water temperature for free!
A swimming pool cover will reduce up to 95% of heat loss, and can even increase the water temperature, making for a more relaxing and comfortable swimming experience. Some covers actively warm the pool while others aid in heat retention. Opting for a solar pool blanket can increase the water temperature by up to 8 degrees and for heated pools it will help to significantly reduce your heating bills.
Reduces leaf litter and cleaning time
Another advantage of a pool cover is that it will reduce the amount of leaf litter and garden debris in your water. Leaf litter causes algae to grow and your pool can become cloudy, green and out of balance. It can also stain the floor of your pool, which takes hard work and specialised chemicals to remove. A pool cover will also save daily scooping of your pool, and less build up in your skimmer basket.
You’ll use less chlorine
Having a pool cover will reduce the amount of chlorine you’ll need. Why? The sun’s UV rays degrades chlorine levels, and introducing a pool cover will protect the water. You’ll save money on chlorine products, and for salt water pool owners you’ll use less energy on your chlorinator system.
Reduces evaporation and saves on water bills
Daily evaporation can cause substantial water loss, particularly in sunnier areas such as Queensland. A pool cover will conserve water by reducing the amount of extra ‘top-up’ water needed by 30% - 50%! Keeping a constant eye on your water levels is a regular part of maintenance, and having a pool cover means that’s one thing you have to do less regularly - particularly when the pool is not in use.
WHICH TYPE OF POOL COVER IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
There are different styles of pool covers to choose from depending on how much sun your pool gets and how much garden debris you have. One of the more popular choices is a solar pool blanket by Australian company Daisy. A ‘bubble’ style solar blanket lets the sun heat your pool by up to 8 degrees and is one of the most affordable pool covers on the market today.
TALK TO THE EXPERTS AT AQUANEO WHO CAN ADVISE ON THE RIGHT POOL COVER FOR YOU. THEY SUPPLY AND INSTALL AUSTRALIAN MADE DAISY POOL COVERS, WHICH ARE BACKED BY IMPRESSIVE WARRANTIES. TALK TO JAMIE AND THE TEAM BY SEEING US IN STORE AT 179 First Avenue, Bongaree or call 1300 279 502.
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Our Association meets at the RSL on the first Sunday of the month and every Tuesday evening. Why not chill with us and have a coldie and help us with our raffle to raise money to support T.S. Koopa Naval Cadets, our future sailers. Members of our association enjoy bus excursions, welfare support, mateship and more... so please give us a call we would love to welcome you!
