I love my solar cover. I don't know if you have an in ground or above ground, but either way a good reel will take 95% of the hassle out of having the cover. I've noticed it does make quite a difference in the water temp...especially because we go several days at a time without using the pool (mostly used on the weekends). The 3rd when we uncovered our pool the water temp was 101...we left the cover off that night and the 4th it was 96. Not exactly refreshing. Our air temps haven't been above 96. I also notice that the chlorine loss with the cover on is about half of what is lost when the cover is off for an extended period of time.