Solar Blanket Instructions

Use a solar blanket to keep pool waters warm.

A solar blanket, also known as a solar cover, fits over the top of pool water. The cover keeps pool water from becoming cold overnight, and helps keep chemicals from evaporating too rapidly. Solar blankets come in a wide range of sizes to accommodate rectangular or round pools. The use and care for a solar blanket is a simple task.

Things You'll Need

• Scissors
• Garden hose
• Solar blanket cleaner
• Telescopic pool pole
• Pool scrub brush

Instructions

Using a Solar Blanket

1. Unroll the solar blanket on the ground next to the pool.

2. Pull the cover over the pool, ensuring the bubble side of the solar blanket faces down. Stretch the cover to remove all wrinkles. Allow the cover to relax into the pool water for two hours.

3. Pull the edges of the solar blanket tight against the pool wall. If the solar blanket edges up the pool wall, cut the excess from the cover with scissors. Cut until the edges of the solar blanket lay flat against the pool water and no longer climb the pool wall.

4. Remove the cover by grabbing one side as another person grabs the opposite side, and slide the cover from the pool. You may also use a solar blanket reel to cover and uncover the pool.

Cleaning a Solar Blanket

1. Lay the solar blanket on a patio or the ground.

2. Wet the top of the cover with water from a garden hose.

3. Spray a solar blanket cleaner onto the cover, and clean with the pool scrub brush. Attach the telescopic pole to the brush for easier cleaning.

4. Rinse the solar cover with water from the garden hose. Flip the cover over and repeat cleaning on the opposite side.

Tips & Warnings

• Remove the solar blanket when adding chemicals to the pool. Do not recover the pool for two to three hours after treatment.

• Replace the solar blanket when the bubbles begin to fall off.

References

• Pool Center: Solar Heating & Blankets