Solar Sun Squares Solar Blankets From In the Swim's Alternate Solar Covers

Solar Sun Squares

Solar Sun Squares is rated 3.0 out of 5 by 4.

Item # S7755 Manuf.# SSS

$34.99

Heat your pool without the use of bulky solar panels, hoses, gas lines, or electrical hookups - with Solar Sun Squares™!

The Solar Sun Square™ is a passive swimming pool heating device that floats on your pool surface, collects heat from the sun, and can produce up to 1,070 BTU’s per square foot. Solar Sun Squares™ are made from two sheets of heavy-weight, UV resistant vinyl. The upper layer holds insulating air and forces sunlight on the blue-colored layer. The blue layer absorbs 50% of the sunlight and converts it to heat. The rest passes through for deep water heating. At night the contained air acts as an insulating blanket to retain heat. In addition, Solar Sun Squares™ reduce evaporation of water and chemicals saving you money! Use enough to cover 60-70% of total pool surface. For in ground and above ground pools.

Product Description
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Product Specification

Features:

• Thermal blanket effect to retain heat in water at night
• Produce up to 1,070 BTU’s per square foot
• Solar heating of pool water during the day
• Squares measure 5’X5’ and float loosely for safety
• Easy to inflate and deflate for storage
• Easy to use - replaces bulky solar blankets and reels
• Reduces evaporation and chemical loss
• Compatible with any automatic pool cleaner
• Allows for maximum coverage of your swimming pool
• Water anchor adds stability and weight for high wind areas
• Easy break apart prevents entrapment in accidental falls
• Enlarged outer ring allows for better floating, rafting and rigidity
• Added hanging grommet on the inner grid for increased durability
• Easy to install and remove by one person
• Unaffected by salt, chlorine, or mineral systems
• Recommended by pool professionals
• Easy to clean

Rated 2 out of 5 by Trumanlake from Solar rings I bought this about a month ago to help warm up pool water. Very disappointed with the solar ring. Expensive for what you get as far as the product goes. It is not something that I would purchase again. It does not work as expected.

Date published: 2017-05-11

Rated 1 out of 5 by Disgruntled from Threw them away after one season! Yes, these keep the water warm, but they are seriously flawed and ultimately a waste of money. I purchased enough covers for a 40'X20' pool (this was a very expensive, failed experiment). Four of them started leaking immediately, and were replaced. Over the course of the summer, several others developed leaks, and even those that were not leaking got pretty grotty inside -- just from the moisture of the breath expelled to inflate them (you are advised to inflate the flat section with two breaths, while the edge can be inflated with a pump). Once the flat part of the mat leaks, you cannot get the water out, ever. Furthermore, the inner surfaces of even the non-leaking mats started sticking together, with the heat of the sun, which cannot be fixed. Taking these things out of the pool to swim was a terrible chore, mostly because they need to stack somewhere out of the sun. Another annoyance is that one of the mats would often get sucked into the edge of a skimmer, causing the pump to pull in air (potentially damaging for the pool pump). But the final insult to the buyer is something I had not thought through: when these are deflated at the end of the season and stored, there is no way you are ever going to be able to inflate them fully the following summer. The exterior vinyl sticks to itself when folded (it became very sticky after a season of use), so you can be sure the interior vinyl is doing the same. These are a one-season buy. A total waste.

Date published: 2017-04-26

Rated 5 out of 5 by Vicky from Works GREAT! I bought 12 Solar Sun Squares about a month ago. I bought them mainly for heating our pool (we don't have a pool heater). These Solar Sun Squares work better than I had hoped. The water in the pool not only is warm at the top of the pool, but at the bottom of the pool. An added bonus, they help keep the neighbors' tree leaves from blowing into the pool water.

Date published: 2016-07-10

Rated 4 out of 5 by Carol from I think they will work out. they look good. I think the solar floats will help heat the pool. Less expensive than a heater..

Date published: 2016-06-14

Solar Sun Squares® A unique swimming pool heating device that actually generates and transfers heat instead of just insulate. Unlike a pool cover, Solar Sun Squares can produce up to 1,070 BTUs per square foot of usable heat that is passed onto your entire pool volume using Solar Refraction technology. Each one can be removed individually for easy handling. Coverage for 50% - 62% of total pool surface is recommended. For use on in-ground and above-ground pools.

Recommended Coverage (for 62% of the pool surface):

Pool Size Number Of Squares

18’ round 6

24’ Round 11

28’ Round 15

16 X 32 Oval 11

18 X 36 Oval 14

20 X 40 Oval 17

16 X 32 Rectangle 12

18 X 36 Rectangle 15

20 X 40 Rectangle 19