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Posted by on September 21, 2006, 2:07 am
>I think 84 would be wishful thinking for the dead of winter. I have a
>large bank of aluminum solar panels, in mid florida, in the coolest
>part of winter without cover water temp will hit 70 with solar on..but
>i'm close to the bay and get alot of breeze flowing across the pool
>surface. My solar is good for about a 8 or so degree boost, but
>without cover it naturally looses all that at night.
>
>I'd be interested to hear from people with covers and solar in texas
>and florida to find out how much heat they save with cover. If it
>would hit 80+ I would get a cover in a heart beat. I just dont think @
>70, if you get 8 degree boost from solar, then your cover holds it in,
>i think at night the shell will still loose too much heat to get even
>over 80...but i'm just guessing
>
>let us know what you find out or do.
I don't cover mine either and I can't do much better than ambient air
temp. My neighbor does have his covered. That makes a huge difference.
I was doing about 72 and he was doing 85. He does have a lot more
collector than me and a smaller pool.
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