Switch to manual pump timing in the fall?

[mas985]

Mark, when you say solar cover, do you mean like a sheet of bubble wrap? I have one of those but I've never used it for leaf defense. With my pool's free-form shape, I don't get complete edge to edge coverage. Might be better than open water, though.
Hal

Yes but it is a 12 mil cover. A bit more robust then bubble wrap. Anyway, it is not perfect but it stops most of the leaves from entering the pool. I blow them off each week when I mow the lawn so I do not let them collect so they can work through the edges.