Solid Pool Cover With Mesh Drain
Therefore a pump 3 is necessary to remove the water.
Solid pool cover with mesh drain. Most if not all the water will drain off through the mesh drain panel. Those mesh panels not only let the water in but the fine dirt that blows around all winter and as a result the bottom of your pool will be covered in dirt for. The solid cover will keep most of the precipitation and sediment out of the pool but the small drain alleviates potentially harmful weight buildup for example in the event of a heavy rainstorm. Mesh covers typically cost 200 600 less.
If you do still have a bit of water on the cover you will have to pump it off. Pool safety covers are a great way to ensure your pool water stays safe clear throughout the winter months and ready for next season. These ultra loc ii solid safety pool covers are lightweight easy to put on and are available with a built in drain panel to allow water to pass through the cover. Mesh pool covers are designed to allow water to pass through the surface into the pool so that it does not collect on top.
The cover is secured to the deck and held taut on the pool with our quality built to last hardware. Part of the higher cost of the solid cover is the addition of the pump. The only short coming the cover has is the mesh drain panels to permit rain water and melting snow to drain into the pool so as not to place undo stress on the cover during the winter. With a solid safety cover all dirt silt debris and rainwater are kept out of your pool during the off season and accumulated water is drained off the cover in one of two ways with a cover pump for 100 solid covers or via drain panels mesh panels built into some solid safety covers read more about those below.
However they cost more than mesh covers and need a pump. The tradeoff is a slightly more labor intensive spring opening. A solid cover however allows the water to collect and puddle in the middle. With this cover maintenance will be cut dramatically.
Leslie s safety covers are constructed with reinforced tightly woven fabric that secures safely to your pool deck. All solid and mesh pool covers can be custom designed to fit any size or shape pool precisely including any special features such as raised walls diving boards stairs and rails. Latham brands offer mesh pool covers for maximum drainage and inground solid safety pool covers that block 100 of sunlight in a variety of material weights and colors. Solid vinyl pool covers last 7 11 years and keep the pool water clean so that it requires less maintenance in the spring.