Hi. I have a had a 15x30 AG for 3 years now. The first two springs I cleaned the cover, dried, folded and stored it (time consuming and a hassle). This year I just threw it out, figuring I'll get a new one in the fall when I close the pool up. It cost about $40, so I figure if I get 3 years out of each one that's no bad. After i put the cover on, I try my best to rake leaves off and pump any rain/melted snow off before it accumulates. Usually after a bad rain or snow storm the water will freeze and then it won't thaw for months, so sometimes it puts a lot of weight/stress on the cover and i think that is the cause of them deteriorating so quickly.

I was wondering if I should have saved the old cover and put that over the new cover this winter, it might extend the life of the new cover by a year or two. Does anyone have any thoughts on that?