5 Best Reasons to Use a Pool Cover in Auckland

Many pool owners don’t bother using their pool cover in the warmer summer months. They figure the air temperature is warm enough to stop the water cooling down. It is, however, this same warmth that is costing you money.

While water will evaporate from your pool at all times of the year, your pool will lose water at a much faster rate during summer. Using a pool cover will prevent a certain amount of heat from reaching the pool and, more importantly, will trap moisture and prevent it evaporating and being lost into the air – a good pool cover can prevent up to 97% of water evaporation.

The advantage is obvious. Using a pool cover all year round means not having to top up your pool as often which can mean big money savings on your water bill.

Using a pool cover does not mean you don’t need to use pool chemicals but it can cut down on the volume of chemicals required on a weekly basis.

The reason chemicals are used in a swimming or spa pool is to keep the water healthy. Chemical imbalances can be caused by rain water and even sweat from people using the pool, but perhaps the main cause is leaves and debris that fall into your pool and upset the chemical balance. Those imbalances can result in water discolouration and other negative water issues. Pool chemicals are used to correct these issues and keep your water looking good and safe to swim in.

A pool cover will prevent some of the chemical evaporating and keep it in your pool water for longer. Even more significantly, it will protect your pool from leaves and other debris. Your pool will stay clean and the water will remain healthy for longer.

As just mentioned, the cleanliness of your pool has a direct bearing on the health of its water. It also has a bearing on how much time you need to spend cleaning.

Every swimming pool owner knows how many hours it can take battling leaves and other debris that gets blown or falls into the pool water. One of the best reasons to use a pool cover in Auckland is that it will save on maintenance time.

Any leaves, bugs or debris that get blown into your pool will be caught on the pool cover making it so much easier to scoop out than it would be when the leaves have sunk to the bottom of the pool.

This is another reason why people use a pool cover in Auckland – it reduces heat loss. Even in the height of summer, lower temperatures overnight will reduce the temperature of your spa or swimming pool water.

A pool cover means some of that heat will be retained. That means a nice warm pool to swim in the next day and, even more importantly, if you have a heating system, you will save money by not using your heating system as often.

For those without a heating system, a pool cover can mean your pool temperature is a few degrees warmer than it would otherwise be which could extend the use of your pool by a few weeks each year. Of course, if you want to take the extra step towards preventing heat loss and even heating your pool, check out a solar pool cover.

Having a swimming pool is great but, let’s be honest, it does require maintenance, which includes removing debris, vacuuming, monitoring chemicals and replacing evaporated water. Perhaps the best reason to use a pool cover in Auckland is that it has an impact on all of these chores.

Less debris to remove, easier to monitor your chemicals and less evaporation. It certainly makes sense. What would you rather do, clean your pool or relax in it? Without leaves and other debris falling in the pool it means you’ll spend less time vacuuming and, if there’s less evaporation, it means you won’t need to refill the pool as much or use as many chemicals to re-balance the pool.

When it’s put like that, it makes sense to talk to Poseidon Pool Products about installing a swimming pool cover or spa pool cover.