your GEAR solar tarpaulin SC-400x200 rectangular solar cover 300 µm thick solar foil pool heating

your GEAR Pool Solar Cove SC-400x200 - 300µ (my) Solar foil for heating the swimming pool water by using solar radiation

A solar cover offers an easy way to heat the water in your swimming pool with the help of the sun. With this economical way of heating water, the heat of the sun is used. The solar energy heats up the air trapped in the bubbles. The warm air inside the bubbles gives off its energy to the water and the water temperature increases. 

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With a solar cover, it is important that the nubs of the film float in the water. This means that the solar cover is always placed on the water surface with the nubs facing down. It is also important that the solar cover floats and that there is as little water on the solar cover as possible. So that the pool cover floats, it must always be slightly smaller than the water surface to be covered. This ensures that water that has accumulated on the foil, returned to the pool via the edge of the cover. If the foil is too large, the water cannot return to the pool. The foil will be pressed under water, the air in the studs hardly heats up and the solar heating effect fails.

Advantages of a pool solar foil

• Increases the pool temperature through solar energy gain
• Reduces water evaporation up to 98
• Reduces pollution
• Reduces the consumption of water care products by up to 30%
• Reduces energy consumption by more than 50%.

By using a solar panel you do not only get warm water. You save a lot of money due to the reduced water evaporation, less water pollution and the associated saving of care products and the powerless water heating. 

Technical data

Size of the cover: 400 x 200 cm
Thickness of the material: 300µ (300 my = 0.3 mm)
Size of the burls: Ø 10 mm x 4 mm
Number of burls: approx. 5600 per square meter
Material: Polypropylene

The specified size of the tarpaulin is the real size. The size specification of the foil does not refer to the size specifications of pools. Therefore, measure the water surface of your pool to determine the required size of the solar cover. 

Cutting our pool foil to size is easily possible with a scissors or a knife. 

Durability

A solar tarpaulin does not last forever, as it is permanently attacked by UV radiation, heat, chlorine and algae protection agents during use. A solar film is therefore classified as a consumable. With the strength of the material, the durability also increases. However, as the thickness of the material increases, the tarpaulin also becomes more expensive, stiffer and unwieldy. We have therefore decided on a thickness of 300 my and, in our opinion, have chosen the best ratio between acquisition cost, manageability and durability.

It is important that the tarpaulin is only used to heat the water. It is not designed as a permanent pool cover. For a permanent pool cover, you should use a polyester cover, as it is less sensitive. Above an air temperature of 35° Celsius, the solar tarpaulin should not be used any further, as the air in the bubbles heats up too much and the resulting thermal expansion damages the material and the tarpaulin can warp in the mould. 

If the solar tarpaulin is not used, fold it up dry and store the tarpaulin in a place without solar radiation.

If you observe the above points, the solar tarpaulin will serve you well for the next 2 to 3 summers.