Solar cover on or off during day to gain heat?

[columbusdan]

Thanks for reply...my kids have been bugging me to swim, but water temp just isn't there yet. I am not going to take the cover on and off trying to maximize heating....just making sure I wasn't thinking about this wrong.

[Watermom]

Like Dave, I also keep my cover on during the day when we aren't swimming.

By the way, I renamed your thread to be more about the topic to help it be more searchable for others.

[gonzapa]

I basically have the same question as I want the temperature as high as possible and no one uses the pool till 5 pm in the afternon

[CarlD]

I believe that convection and evaporation will cost you more heat during the day than you gain by reducing exposure to sunlight. I see my clear cover as a greenhouse--the cover prevents convection heat leaving and reduces evaporation.