Rapid water evaporation is one of the most common people have with their pools. In the summer heat or the case of sudden pool water loss, you may ask yourself: why does my pool lose water so fast? Although many factors can be attributed to this phenomenon, knowing why water evaporates will be your first step toward a solution. But don’t worry — if a robot pool cleaner is in your future, it can help you effectively tackle some of the contributing factors so you can indulge in long-term pool maintenance with the effort of lifting a finger.
What Causes Pool Water to Evaporate?
The liquid phase of the pool water changes into the gas due to environmental conditions, and water evaporates from the pool. The main factors affecting evaporation are:
Hot Weather: The higher the temperature, the more quickly water evaporates. As the air temperature rises, the water molecules themselves move quicker, evaporating faster, particularly in summer.
Low Humidity: Dry air causes quicker evaporation. If the air around your pool is dry, moisture escapes more rapidly from the pool’s surface area, resulting in increased evaporation.
Wind: Wind accelerates the evaporation process by washing the moist air away from the pool’s surface, which enables more water to evaporate.
Pool Surface Area — The more surface area your pool has, the more water is in contact with the elements (to evaporate). As most pools have a large surface area of water, they tend to evaporate at a faster rate.
Warmer Water Temperature: The hotter the water, the quicker the evaporation. Water will evaporate from the pool faster if you have a pool heater or the sun is heating the water.
How Does Your Robot Pool Cleaner Help
A robot pool cleaner can indeed alleviate some of these evaporation factors, especially ones associated with pool maintenance. Here’s how:
Better Water Circulation: As the pool cleaning robot traverses the water, it churns it, promoting better heat distribution. That aids in circulation, which means the water is not sitting in one area and potentially evaporating faster in localized areas.
Since the pool surface gets a great deal of exposure to dust, dirt particles and other atmospheric elements, they will need to be regularly cleaned as well. Note: This doesn’t cause the robot to miss any areas; it just covers different parts of the surface of a pool while cleaning, which indirectly reduces the exposure of dirty surfaces and which can evaporate in less time when it has more exposure to sun.
Ideal Chemical Composition: If algae or debris are allowed to accumulate, they will alter the overall chemistry of the pool. This means that you can significantly reduce the risk of causing an imbalance in your pool that leads to increased evaporation as a result of poor water filtration or chemical reactions taking place in the water, and a pool robotic pool cleaner will ensure that it is done correctly in your pool.
Additional Pool Elements That Encourage Evaporation
Besides the robotic pool cleaner you are using, you can balance water evaporation by:
Using Pool Covers: It is one of the simplest solutions to prevent water from evaporating when we aren’t using the pool. Covers trap moisture and when windy or hot prevent water loss from plants.
Correct Pool Chemistry: By keeping pH levels and chlorine levels where they should be, you can reduce evaporation. If the chemical balance goes out of whack, it can lead to evaporation at a quicker rate or water quality problems.
Water Features — If your pool includes a fountain or waterfall, these features create a more exposed surface area between water and air, meaning that more water is evaporating away from your pool. Try switching them off when not in use.
Conclusion
If your pool water is disappearing quickly, there are a few factors to take into account, including weather conditions, pool size, and air humidity. So, although a robot pool cleaner won’t prevent evaporation directly, it does help maintain your pool well so that it doesn’t need to be drained and refilled in the future. Having a pool vacuum cleaner like the Beatbot AquaSense or Beatbot iSkim Ultra helps maintain your pool, ensuring better circulation and distribution of water can ultimately reduce some of these factors contributing to evaporation!
Seem to, marrying a pool cleaning robot with good pool care and maintenance will make sure your pool stays in great shape for years to return without losing an excessive amount of water.
