wind and a pool cover

[mroll]

OMG My winter cover is blowing like crazy..Have bubble underneath and 2 clips between all posts..Wind getting in by upright posts and all water on top is blown to one side...Cannot go without cover her in NE and I never remember a cover blowing so much though I do live by water now and it is windy............
Afraid to tie anything to grommets for fear of pulling them out.. There must be a satisfactory conclusion????????????????

[Jacob99]

Having the same problem although it has been pretty windy yesterday and today. This is my first closing too. I haven't winched down the cover yet. I have bleach bottles with bungey cords holding it down for now along with some cover clips. I think I need some adjustement with mine. I noticed the the cover isn't sitting on the water which I think is why it's flapping around a lot. I'm going to be adjusting it some more after work. My cover clips keep falling off too which is annoying!

[Watermom]

Winter covers are just a pain. That is why I tossed out the idea of using no cover. I haven't for years.

mroll --- I'm wondering why you say you can't go without a cover in the NE? One of the other moderators -- Poconos -- also lives in the NE and he also hasn't used a winter cover in years. He has very cold snowy winters where he lives as well and hasn't had a problem with not covering his pool.

[BigDave]

For me, I think I need the cover because I have full grown Pin Oaks all around my pool. They start dropping leaves in September and don't finish until January.