Pool Covers Inc. Safety Pool Cover

Celebrating 25 Years In Business


Save 3 to 5 thousand gallons of water this summer.

A pool cover reduces evaporation by 90-95%.
    Monthly Loss Monthly Loss Monthly Loss
Pool Size Surface Area 1/2 inch evaporation per week 1 inch evaporation per week 2 inch evaporation per week
15 X 30 450 sqft. 600 gal. 1200 gal. 2400 gal.
16 X 30 576 sqft. 771 gal. 1542 gal. 3084 gal.
18 X 36 648 sqft. 865 gal. 1730 gal. 3460 gal.
20 X 40 800 sqft. 1071 gal. 2142 gal. 4284 gal.

Pools differ in evaporation rates due to air heat, shade, water temperature, and humidity. Arrive at your pools present rate of evaporaton by marking a spot on your pool wall and observe the lower water level. Then compute the monthly savings you could achieve using an automatic pool cover.

Energy Conservation

Estimating Swimming Pool Gas Heating Costs and Savings The table below estimates annual costs by location, by water temperature, and with or without using a pool cover.   See details at the U.S. Department of Energy

Energy Loss Characteristics

The evaporation rate from an outdoor pool varies depending on the pool's temperature, air temperature and humidity, and the wind speed at the pool surface. The higher the pool temperature, wind speed, and the lower the humidity, the greater the evaporation rate.

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