Dark Vinyl Liner Warmer Pool

It is possible it may also age faster due to uv damage.

Dark vinyl liner warmer pool.

For extending the use of your pool by a few months a year you may be just fine with some solar panels and a solar cover. This page talks more about above ground pool heaters and recommends a couple. If you need to swim year round this is probably the way to go. The pages below will give you more ideas for heating an above ground pool.

Dark liners may help absorb heat and therefor warm your water up for you. A black pool liner comes out of the box from the manufacturer printed on fully black stock vinyl. Some swear that with a darker liner their pool is 5 10 degrees warmer. This is why they suggest wearing lighter colors in the summer and why we don t step on blacktop on a hot day barefoot.

The fact is that technically darker colors help absorb the sun s heat. Usually a pattern such as waves or pebbles is printed over the solid black stock. For all intents and purposes the liner itself is totally black. As you might expect dark liners especially if they are patterned are good at hiding dirt and debris.

Others claim that the darker color has no impact on their temperature. A dark pool liner can save on energy costs compared to a light pool liner. After replacing my white liner with a dark blue one i notice a difference of 5 10 degrees in the pool water depending on the amount of sun we are getting. Another plus is that they may hide some debris and not show dirt as much.

This is beneficial when the pool may be in use during winter months. A darker pool liner also hides imperfections like scratches and stains and making them less noticeable. Deep blue a darker liner is more likely to absorb sunlight and therefore can help to warm your pool water. As previously mentioned a dark pool liner absorbs more heat from the sun which can increase a pool s water temperature.

However the darker the liner the more that liner will be susceptible to bleaching due to chlorine and sun. But as liners become darker they are more inclined to fade over time due to uv damage and chlorine.