Cover Options and Cover Types

[JimK]

I'm not covering mine this year!

Yeah, Carl has solved the water drainage issue by removing the pool walls...lol.

Thanks Watermom, makes sense and seems practical with less hassle. So my question is why would anyone cover there pool? It seems like some do and some don't, so what are some reasons someone would want to cover their pool.

I think a lot has to do with the environment around the pool. It seems like around here there's always something in the pool year round.

When I was using a mesh cover, a lot of fine dirt would accumulate in the pool which was a big PITA to manually vacuum in the spring (I hate manually vacuuming). Also, it meant closing much later and opening much earlier, so there were several months of pool maintenance when it was too cold to enjoy. Switching to a solid cover made spring cleanup much easier and faster, and I can close/open when I want (usually Oct/May).

That said, the cover can also be a pain. If our pool didn't get so dirty with the mesh cover, I'd be inclined to try Watermom's coverless method.