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Nothing to keep clean. As a matter of fact the cover keeps the pool clean.

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Thoughts? Given the difference, I'm leaning towards the pill, but I'm
skeptical about how well they work.


Link for these pills? What are they made of?

Don't forget a blanket is 100s of square feet of more stuff to keep clean.



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Link for these pills? What are they made of?


solar pills aka liquid solar blanket, solar fish etc...

isopropyl alcohol 80-90%.

http://www.sunsolar.com
http://www.ecosavr.com/documents/MSDSHeatsavr.pdf

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On Apr 16, 12:52 am, Richard J Kinch wrote:

Link for these pills? What are they made of?


solar pills aka liquid solar blanket, solar fish etc...

isopropyl alcohol 80-90%.

http://www.sunsolar.comhttp://www.ec...DSHeatsavr.pdf

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also see us patent 6943141

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Nothing to keep clean. As a matter of fact the cover keeps the pool clean.


So leaves and sticks and bird poop won't get on the cover when it's
keeping the pool clean?


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YA, you just roll them up, and roll them back out. OR you can use the leaf
blower to blow the loose stuff off before or during the roll up process. If
the cover weren't there, those items you mentioned would be in the pool.

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Nothing to keep clean. As a matter of fact the cover keeps the pool
clean.


So leaves and sticks and bird poop won't get on the cover when it's
keeping the pool clean?



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Just like he said. You have to clean it.

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YA, you just roll them up, and roll them back out. OR you can use
the leaf blower to blow the loose stuff off before or during the
roll up process. If the cover weren't there, those items you
mentioned would be in the pool.

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Nothing to keep clean. As a matter of fact the cover keeps the
pool clean.


So leaves and sticks and bird poop won't get on the cover when it's
keeping the pool clean?





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isopropyl alcohol 80-90%.

The alcohol is just a solvent for the active item: octadecanol aka stearyl
alcohol, greasy stuff used as a cosmetic base. Kind of like "pouring oil
on the waters".
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isopropyl alcohol 80-90%.


The alcohol is just a solvent for the active item: octadecanol aka stearyl
alcohol, greasy stuff used as a cosmetic base. Kind of like "pouring oil
on the waters".


Does this mean that one woudln't have to put on skin oil after
swimming. I'm not talking about sunburn protection, just oil that
some peopel use. Otherwise, might not be so good, depedning on how
much there is.
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Does this mean that one woudln't have to put on skin oil after
swimming.


The layer is pretty thin, so you won't get much. But not unlike bath oil,
yes.


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Does this mean that one woudln't have to put on skin oil after
swimming.


The layer is pretty thin, so you won't get much. But not unlike bath oil,
yes.


Yeah, when reading my post, I realized I had never heard of skin oil.
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