Pool cover heat savings calculator
PROHow much heat and water a solar cover saves.
Short answer: BTU ≈ surface × 5 × 24 × days. Water ≈ surface × 0.35 × days. 512 sq ft × 20 days = 1.23M BTU + 3,584 gal saved. Enter your measurements above and the pool cover heat savings calculator returns the quantity, unit conversions and an estimated cost instantly, in imperial or metric — no sign-up needed.
What do you need to measure?
What is the answer?
BTU saved / mo
1,228,800
Water saved / mo
3,584 gal
How does the pool cover heat savings calculator work?
BTU ≈ surface × 5 × 24 × days. Water ≈ surface × 0.35 × days.
What does a worked example look like?
512 sq ft × 20 days = 1.23M BTU + 3,584 gal saved.
What do people ask most?
›Payback?
Most solar covers pay for themselves in one season.
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