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Those solar fish work in pool?

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Those solar fish work in pool?

I've seen those solar fish that go in the pool and help warm the water. Anyone have one? Did it do a good job?
Money is tight and would like to get the freshly filled pool warm...quickly.


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i have never used one but i heard they work a little, not the greatest, not as well as a solar blanket
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I noticed at [rfdlink=/forums/autolink/redirectpage.php?linkid=24]Canadian Tire[/rfdlink] has a 12' solar blanket and that's the only size they have (without going to some behemith rectangle style) for $35. I'm guessing it's going to do a better job.
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I use a solar blanket - I would think it works better than this as at least it covers your pool from debris. Results are moderate - it does heat the pool somewhat though never as fast as you would like it.
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We tried the fish a couple of years ago. We didn't find any real difference in retaining heat but it definitely helped with evaporation. We don't even use our solar blanket any longer during swimming season. They are designed to retain heat, not heat the pool. The sun is the best heat source during the day and the next couple of days should have the pool sitting around 84-86+ degrees. :)
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CSK'sMom wrote:We tried the fish a couple of years ago. We didn't find any real difference in retaining heat but it definitely helped with evaporation. We don't even use our solar blanket any longer during swimming season. They are designed to retain heat, not heat the pool. The sun is the best heat source during the day and the next couple of days should have the pool sitting around 84-86+ degrees. :)
Is the no difference in retaining the heat in comparison to a solar blanket or to using nothing?

I hope to get our pool up to 80 over this heatwave (too much shade)... :)
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Our pool store explained solar blankets this way.... They do not transfer heat into the water as most people think. They say the proper way to use a solar blanket is to remove it during the day to allow the sun to heat the water and put it on the pool as the sun goes down or the pool becomes shaded. We found the chemical fish did nothing in regards to retaining heat, with or without the solar blanket. It only helped with evaporation, we didn't have to top up the water level as often.

Last summer during the heatwave our 40,000L pool was just over 90 degrees. :)
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CSK'sMom wrote:We found the chemical fish did nothing in regards to retaining heat, with or without the solar blanket. It only helped with evaporation, we didn't have to top up the water level as often.
Thanks for the info...
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cskmom

are you still using the solar fish?
im considering it for my pool due to evaporation
how much water loss do you average/day?

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The solar fish do zip in terms of heat. In terms of evaporation it brought down the average top off every 2 days, to once or twice a week.

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