Does anyone have any links to threads regarding the use/efficacy of liquid chemical cover products like COVERFree? These would be any products that use hydrophobic fatty acids (eg, stearic acid) to create a monolayer film on the water's surface to reduce evaporation.

Like many users, I have an irregular shaped pool and it is just a royal pain to use the bubble solar covers. The one that I had (came with the pool) I only used a few times and it was more trouble than it was worth. It eventually got rolled up, put off in the corner of the yard and became a lizard habitat (and then attracted a rattle snake so I got rid of it). I have no intentions of purchasing one again and all of the other physical cover options (solar disks, etc) seem like just as much of an inconvenience.

The main thing I'm looking for is evaporation reduction; I don't care much about heat loss or gain. Specifically I'd like to read about anyone's real world experience with the products including any hard data that they might have on water loss.

Thank you.