"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
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On Oct 17, 2:50 pm, "retired54" wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message

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On Oct 1, 3:38 pm, "retired53" [email protected] wrote:





"Bob G." rg327_remove_comcast.net wrote in message

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When you remove the solar cover from the pool so you can get in to
swim, where does your solar cover go?
Is it sitting out in the sun uncovered?
That'll do it.
Bubba

To be honest I only use the solar cover for about a month in the
spring and a few weeks in the fall... never use it in the summer once
the pool get up to 80 degrees...in September when the pool temp drops
below 80 then we pull it out again until we cklose the pool ..

Neither my wife or I remove it from the pool when it is on the pool we
just fold ot back on itself leaving half the pools area uncovered....
Too hard (or us being to lazy) to remove a 20x40 foot cover I guess

Our cover is about 6 years old now and is still in ok shape...

Bob G

Ours is on a reel so it's easy to take on and off. If I had to fold mine
I'd
probably do the same thing.

With the new one I'm only going to use it sparingly. No more leaving it
on
all winter long. I was using it to help keep the pool clean and keep the
chemicals from evaporating but if it's at the cost of the cover it's not
worth it.

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...but if it's at the cost of the cover it's not worth it.

I guess that depends on the cost of the chemicals and your time.

Do you spend more than the equivalent of $80 in materials and labor to
clean and treat the pool? I know most will say "My time is free", but
that's only true if you couldn't otherwise be engaged in a profitable
activity while you were cleaning and treating your pool, or if you are
not getting the full value of your pool because you can't use it until
it's clean and treated.

If you do determine that your time is truly "free" then there still
the difference between the cost of the cover and the cost of the
chemicals. i.e. the cover only "costs" $60 if you need to replace $20
worth of chemicals by not using it.

You might just find that $80 once a year for a new cover is money well
spent. It'll be different for everyone, so I'll let you do your own
math.

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I doubt that it's worth buying a new cover.

Over the winter there is not as much evaporation and the cover doesn't
keep
the pool any cleaner really. The leaves land on top and some fall into the
pool over the side (because solar blankets lay on the water and don't
overlap the edges). It's actually easier to keep clean w/o the cover.

Unless chlorine goes WAY up the cost of chemicals is low. Right now I buy
40lb buckets of chlorine for around $80 (it was $60 two years ago) and it
lasts over a year. Other chemicals don't add up to much. A little acid and
a
shock. Chlorine use drops as the temperature drops.

There really isn't a very good reason to use the cover unless I am keeping
the pool warm, and, if the winters keep getting milder I might consider
it.

It's something to think about.

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olddog, you're confusing me.

Over the brief life of this thread it looks like you've posted under
the usernames of olddog, retired53 and retired54.

Wassup wi' dat?
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there all me,

different computer and I'm going to have a bd soon

sorry bout that!

olddog