Discount Above Ground Pool Heaters

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Swimming pool covers are gaining widespread use with pool owners because they help to reduce the cost associated with heating the pool water. Although there are a different number of ways in which pools lose energy, evaporation accounts for the highest loss rate. The Department of Energy has estimated that evaporation accounts for 70% of the energy loss from an above ground pool. Each pound of water that evaporates results an approximate loss of 1,000 BTUs that could be used to heat the pool water. This is more than 8000 BTUs per gallon of water.

There are two types of pool covers that are most commonly used today. Read the rest of this entry »