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• 1 janis_40 // May 1, 2004 at 7:19 am

  What part of the country are you in? If you are in the southwest expect your
  solar cover to last less than the manufacturer warranty period and if you are
  in the northeast expect it to last longer. Funny but the very thing that
  your solar blanket does for your pool kills the blanket.
  Solar Blanket tips,
  The blanket is designed to heat the water, ONLY! All of the other bennies
  are when the blanket is on..
  The blanket will help with evaporation, and to keep dirt out when it is on
  but it is not designed for that purpose so when the water is warm enough the
  blanket comes off.
  The cover that comes with the blanket is to keep the blanket from destroying
  itself when on the reel. Use it!
  If you have a pool service that uses gas chlorine expect the blanket to fall
  apart in one to two years. High chlorine levels will turn it into paper very
  quickly.
  
  Bad water chemistry destroys your blanket along with everything else.
  Don’t drag the blanket off the pool. The bubbles do not like concrete.
  My experience is that most residential reels are garbage and may last two
  seasons. Get a commercial reel. Even the mose inexpensive commercial unit
  will cost four times as much as a home unit but you will never need to buy
  another reel and they operate reliably. Most blankets are built the same the
  only difference is the thickness of the plastic and the warranty. Go
  someplace where the warranty is through them and not throught the
  manufacturer. This will save the hassle of having to send the blanket back
  should it die.
  Ken (electricjet)

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