mesh or leafnet for winter: pillow still needed?
This is a question for those of use who have leaf and debris issues over the winter and cannot leave the pool uncovered.
When using a mesh cover or leafnet in freezing areas instead of solid vinyl or poly covers, do you just allow it to sit loose on top of the water so that when it freezes, it sits there instead of sinking to that level when it gets weight? Do I have to put a pillow or something in there to make the "tent" so it falls off?
I know that once it starts to melt it will drip/drop through the mesh, but my concern is when it is frozen and heavy - we can sometimes get a LOT of snow and ice. Will I have issues with my walls pulling in from the weight? Wind is not a problem, it is so protected in there it barely gets a breeze, but that also means all the leaves do not drop at once in the fall and the snow also falls straight down there and doesn't blow off either. I want to order something now while they are having sales on this stuff and be ready. Our weather and turn of seasons is so unpredictable, some years we have gone from 85 degrees to freezing in one week.
Beats driving to the lake!
18'x33'x52" AG oval, hard plumbed system, 22" Pentair Meteor Filter 1.5hp pump, Goldline SWCG System, 2/4x20 SolarBear Panels, Biltmore Steps - 16x14' composite deck, Pool Rover Jr
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