I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but I have absolutely no experience with pools (never had one, never even knew anyone that had one....LOL). I don't think I can get that cover off by myself and I wanted to shock the pool this morning to keep the chlorine level up. So can I put the shock in the skimmer even though the solar cover is on or no?

Also, on a hot day, do you want your cover on or off if nobody is swimming in it (my cover is blue). My thought was to leave it off to let the sun warm the water and then put it on at night to hold the heat in. DH says the lady we bought the pool from (homeowner, not store) told him to leave cover on for a couple days during hot weather to warm the pool up. So which is it? Thanks all!