Energy Savings

November 2007 Test

The latest test was carried out during November 2007.
 
The test was carried out in an industrial unit with no air movement using 3 pools.
 
The water in the pools when the heating and pumps were turned off was 31 Deg C
The air temperature when the heating and pumps were turned off was 10 Deg C
The overnight air temperature dropped to 3 Deg C
The pumps and heaters were turned off at 5.00pm and the temperature of the water re-measured at 10am the following morning.
 
 
With no cover on the swimming pool's water the temperature at 10am was 5 Deg C a loss of  26 Deg C or 83% of it’s heat
With a solar cover on the swimming pool's water the temperature at 10am was 8 Deg C a loss of 23 Deg C or 74% of it’s heat 
With an Aquawarm cover on the swimming pool's water the temperature at 10am was 29 Deg C a loss 2 Deg C or 6% of it’s heat

May 2007 test
 
The test was carried out in an industrial unit with no air movement.
 
The water in the pools when the heating and pumps were turned off was 31 Deg C
The air temperature when the heating and pumps were turned off was 19 Deg C
The overnight air temperature dropped to 17.5 Deg C
The pumps and heaters were turned off at 4.30pm on the 21 May and the temperature of the water re-measured at 9.30am on the 22 May.
 
 
With no cover on the water temperature at 9.30am was 22.5 Deg C a loss of  8.5 Deg C or 27.4% of it’s heat
With a solar cover on the water temperature at 9.30am was 25 Deg C a loss of 6 Deg C or 19.3% of it’s heat 
With an Aquawarm cover on the water temperature at 9.30am was 30.5 Deg C a loss 0.5 Deg C or 1.6% of it’s heat