~Roy~ wrote:
I know its not that time of year but the other day I was in the pool
supply store getting some supplies for thre hot tub, and they had a
big display of a silver blue translucent bubble wrap looing material.
I know lots of folks float bubble wrap and styrofoam on their ponds to
help it retain warmth during the winter, and this product I seen said
it retains and increases suns rays efficiency up to 136% . It had a
chart comparing the typical clear type bubble wrap, a reflectorized
pool cover and this mateiral and according to thre chart it
outperformed the other stuff by a long shot.

It was available in various sizes, as well as could be ordered to
special shapes and sizes, much much heavier than the typical bubble
wraps, and the edges were all heat selaed so there wa no open cells
or bubbles where it was cut... Looking at it straight on, it appeared
to be opaque with a silver look, but at an angle it was clear, but
with a blue tint. IIRC for a piece to cover a 24 x 40 pool it was
around $136.00 . The bubbles were more hex shaped than the typical
round shape, supposedly to increase reflectivity of the solar heated
air in the cells .

MIght be worth checking into if yu have a pond in the colder climates
and no external dome or house over it.

Then again it could be like a lot of other products all hype and
little merit.

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Sounds like an interesting idea but I would make sure that you have some
uncovered area around the edge of the pond. You still need to make sure
the bad gasses have a way to escape if there are live fish in the pond -
otherwise they may not be live for long.


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