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Posted by on November 9, 2006, 10:15 am
I dunno on this one but I would say cut the cover.
As far as a reel or no reel depends on how much cover/pool we are
talking about. If is small enough you could probably just fold it a
few times and lift it out (we used to do this at my parents before they
got a reel.)
I dont see how much harm it would do if you did reel it though.. Those
are pretty flexible...
I would cut it as close as you can get it..it is a pain if it is cut
big but if it is a hair small you wont lose that much heat.
Hope this helps
Josh
maxw...@ldc.upenn.edu wrote:
> I'm thinking of buying a solar pool cover for our swimming pool. I
> understand that these work by cutting the evaporation (there's some
> useful info at
>
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13140).
> But our pool is kidney-shaped, and it's not clear to me whether it
> would be better to
>
> (1) cut the cover to the shape of the pool, or
>
> (2) keep the cover rectangular, but don't cover all the water.
>
> Are there durability issues if I do (1)? From what I've read, it
> should buy a reel to make it easier to put on and take off. I'm
> concerned that using the cover every day during the cooler season would
> mean that the wider parts of the cover would rub on the narrower parts
> of the pool as I reel it back and forth, and wear it out (more!)
> quickly.
>
> It's also unclear to me how well I can fit it when I do the cutting,
> and whether a little excess cover or a little open water is better (or
> maybe this doesn't make much difference).
>
> Mike
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