Some pool covers are only available in one of the colors while others can be chosen in either clear or blue.
Best color for pool solar blanket.
Dark blue solar covers are great for heat retention.
They are still very good at warming the water in your pool especially if you live in areas that have over 8 hours of sunlight.
This product is another decent solar pool cover from blue wave but this time it is a clear colored one.
Hence you expect temperature push up by 15 degrees fahrenheit.
Clear solar covers heat the pool better than blue solar covers because they allow more of the sun s heat to penetrate more efficiently.
There are many different color solar covers out there from clear to blue to black and everything in between.
Many people prefer blue because it looks nice on the water of the pool.
Does the color really make a difference.
But clear and blue tend to be the most sought after.
Dark blue solar covers do the best job at keeping the heat in a pool and although heat absorption and convection is higher with a darker colored solar blanket the net heat gain during the day is less than with clear blankets.
Clear solar covers can measure 12 mil heavy duty lasts 3 to 4 years and 16 mil strongest and most durable lasts 5 to 10 years.
It also allows you a chance to see through.
Blue solar pool covers are cheaper than clear covers and that s their biggest advantage.
Some people also like the blue color more because it looks like water.