[jmarietta]

Hello,

We are being offered this option for $4000 for our new T&D pool in the villages. Any comments or opinions? I'm not sure the option is worth it. Thanks
Joe

cleardecksystems*com

[asianthree]

How big is you pool, and will you religiously put it out and remove. If your pool is 16x24 I would consider it. In ground is nice, but expensive to fix, but a folded up blankets can be moved anywhere.

Our solar blanket is $200 on Amazon. Since our pool is going to be Freeform, small at step end and angle out from there, we will have 2 sections for blanket so not getting a roller. But we are not using T&D, but a roller was much less than your quote.

[Keefelane66]

Since the Warranty is only 2 years maybe pass. We have had a manual roll up with cover total cost <$500. Solar blanket will save on pool heating costs during winter. Quality solar covers last about 3 years due to UV exposure deterioration

[Glorantha]

We had one installed by T&D with a new build. We only use it in the winter months when we’re keeping pool heated. We’ve been very satisfied. Since we only use it a couple months of the year, it has been very convenient.

[Dirtracer49]

We have one and absolutely love it. Cover is stored underground in the pool deck when not in use. Totally out of the way and takes no storage space. Unrolls in about 30 seconds, and rolls back up in a minute with a crank handle. We use it when the overnight temps are going to be low and it really helps maintain water temp so we don't have to run the heater as much.

[jmarietta]

36x13

Originally Posted by asianthree

How big is you pool, and will you religiously put it out and remove. If your pool is 16x24 I would consider it. Roller also takes up considerable space on your deck, but a folded up blankets can be moved anywhere.

Our solar blanket is $200 on Amazon. Since our pool is going to be Freeform, small at step end and angle out from there, we will have 2 sections for blanket so not getting a roller. But we are not using T&D, but a roller was much less than your quote.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by jmarietta

Hello,

We are being offered this option for $4000 for our new T&D pool in the villages. Any comments or opinions? I'm not sure the option is worth it. Thanks
Joe

cleardecksystems*com

We have the option (it costed a fraction of that 6 years ago) and are very happy with it. If you plan to use your pool December through mid March I would recommend it. We use our pool daily during the winter and keep it covered whenever we’re not in the pool. The pool will loose its heat rather quickly in the winter if you don’t keep it covered. Between the cover, the solar, and the heat pump our pool is typically around 90 degrees all winter. Running the heat pump doesn’t cost us any more than running the air conditioning during the hot months. We have a rectangular pool so the cover fits very easily. It takes one person about a minute and a half to uncover the pool and about 30 seconds to cover it with the system. Good luck with the new pool.

[Papa_lecki]

We have it. Only use it in the winter.

At night, the pool loses heat - the cover keeps it in.

In the winter, I run my heater at night, with the cover on

[Toymeister]

I have one as well as solar and gas heat. Combined they work well.

However given the choice between a 4k cover or a 5,200 solar heat system I'd choose solar. There is simply more value in solar with less consumables to wear out. The covers do require replacement.

[GNXGuy]

Not sure what you’re getting your information, those storage roller stuff take up zero space as they are housed under ground. Most convenient method of storage

Originally Posted by asianthree

How big is you pool, and will you religiously put it out and remove. If your pool is 16x24 I would consider it. Roller also takes up considerable space on your deck, but a folded up blankets can be moved anywhere.

Our solar blanket is $200 on Amazon. Since our pool is going to be Freeform, small at step end and angle out from there, we will have 2 sections for blanket so not getting a roller. But we are not using T&D, but a roller was much less than your quote.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by GNXGuy

Not sure what you’re getting your information, those storage roller stuff take up zero space as they are housed under ground. Most convenient method of storage

One can still install deck rollers for 1/8 or less of the cost. We choose above up north, due to weather and housed below deck, at the time was iffy.

Can’t put furniture over it unless you want to move it, so yes it does take away space on your deck, above or below deck.

We were offered in deck, roller, for the pool we are currently building, but chose not to. Our 3rd house in TV, 2 neighbors started having problems at 3 years, no warranty. Not sure of the cost, but one did have to replace their unit. Some have lasted for years, then after spending thousands just don’t use it.

I swim until outside temp reaches 48 degrees, then I am done, I prefer water temp to be below 70. We have always used solar blankets, but they don’t last as long in FL.

[davephan]

We don't use the heater at all for the pool, only for the spa. Without heating, the pool water temperature is as cold as 62 in the winter and 91 in the summer. We hear the spa only when we use it. It takes 15 to 40 minutes to heat up the spa in the summer to winter. But we don't use the spa in the winter when the air temperature is below the mid 70's. It would be a hassle to cover up the pool, and it would make the pool look ugly.

Another question to ask is what kind of pool heater do you have. The best heater for a spa is a natural gas pool heater. It heats fast, but costs much more to heat with than a electric heat pump pool heater. But you only use the spa heater when you're using the spa.

If we wanted to heat the pool, we'd buy an electric heat pump pool heater just for the pool. The heat pump pool heater is much cheaper to operate than the natural gas pool heater, but heats at about half the speed rate compared to the natural gas pool heater.

The rough estimate for heating a pool with a natural gas pool heater is $500 to $1,000 a month during the coldest winter months. The cost to heat the pool with an electric heat pump during the coldest winter months is about $150 to $200 a month.

So, if we were determined to use the pool during the winter months, we would buy an electric heat pump pool heater, just for the pool, and use the natural gas spa heater, just for the spa. If we bought the electric heat pump pool heater, we would pay another $1,000 for the electric heat pump pool heater that has a chiller option, to cool down the pool, during the hottest summer months.

So, if you're using a natural gas pool heater now, to heat the pool, then you're better off spending that money on an electric heat pump pool heater that has a chiller option than the pool cover, if you need to use the pool in the winter months.

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by jmarietta

Hello,

We are being offered this option for $4000 for our new T&D pool in the villages. Any comments or opinions? I'm not sure the option is worth it. Thanks
Joe

cleardecksystems*com

Been there done that, it's no where close to worth it. just a pain in the butt for very very little gain

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by jmarietta

Hello,

We are being offered this option for $4000 for our new T&D pool in the villages. Any comments or opinions? I'm not sure the option is worth it. Thanks
Joe

cleardecksystems*com

Bubble wrap-type heating blankets don’t really heat your pool enough to matter, but they definitely keep a pool from LOSING HEAT, and we’re talking many degrees every night. You should definitely have one. However, they have two problems. First, as mentioned UV light makes them decay in about two years, so expect to replace them. Second, rolling them up is a bit of a pain, especially if the roller isn’t bolted down, and at my house, it wasn’t. Rolling up the cover was really a two person job, and I lived alone. The result was that it was hard to roll it up in a straight line, and it would double over or roll toward the right or the left.

The Clear Deck system is just a place to store your cover underground so it doesn’t show. It looks much nicer. But it is still a big roll of bubble wrap, and if it doesn’t roll in exactly right, it will jam, and that’s harder to deal with below ground than above ground. It’s more likely to jam with a curved pool than with a rectangular pool. You don’t actually need the bubble wrap during the hottest months unless you like your pool at blood temperature. It might give you an extra month or two of warm enough on each side, especially combined with an on-the-roof solar heating system. December through March, those won’t provide enough heat unless you are okay with a pool that is only 75°. Like swimming in the Pacific. Brrr. A dedicated heat pump for your pool will take care of that, but mine cost $6,000 installed. They cost much less to run than regular pool heaters, whether gas or electric, but even so, I learned to turn it on only a few hours before people wanted to swim. If you want to swim daily, it will probably double your electricity use in the winter. But you’ll be able to have your pool at 90° all winter if you want to. IF you use solar heating on your roof and a pool cover.

[coleprice]

I bought a cover for my in-ground pool at Pinch A Penny pool store for under $200. Call them at 352-561-4331 and obtain a competitive estimate.