How To Protect Your Inground Pool With Winter Pool Covers?

 

When swimming season is over and before you welcome autumn, give a bit of consideration to your pool. In fact, using pool covers Gold Coast during winter means it will be easier to open your pool in the spring. It also keeps out debris and dirt, reducing the number of opening chores you need to do. Moreover, it helps protect the pool from damage.

 

So, when do you actually close your pool for winter?

Make sure it is the right time to close your pool.  You do not want to place the pool cover over until your pool no longer requires regular maintenance. Even when the water has become too frigid to swim, it does not always mean that it is time to close the pool and call it a season.

 

Keep in mind that setting up pool covers Gold Coast when the water temperature is too warm will only allow algae to grow below the cover. It is better to wait until the average water temperature is below 65 degrees before installing the pool cover for the winter.

 

How to use an inground winter pool cover properly

Although there is no danger of your pool collapsing in case something happens to the cover, it is better to take some steps to help the cover do its job for the entire winter season. Make cover care part of your routine when closing your inground pool.

 

Put water on the pool cover. The weight of one to three inches of water above the cover can help protect it from wind gusts that can cause it to tear, flap, or blow off.

 

Remove ice. You can protect the cover from ice by letting the ice melt so you can remove it with a cover pump. Do not try to remove frozen ice, as it can have sharp edges and potentially tear the cover.

 

Remove rain and snow. Remove excess water with a cover pump that is more than the one to three inches you are keeping there to fight the wind. This helps keep rain and melted snow from weighing the cover down and causing it to sink.

 

Keep animals out. Install a solid pool fence to keep pets off the winter pool cover and out of your swimming pool. A five-foot fence is enough to keep out most of those animals. Also, keep your cover clean so that animals will not be attracted going to the pool area.

 

Remove overhanging tree limbs. The fastest way for any pool cover to tear is having a dead tree limb fall onto it. To protect pool covers Gold Coast, hire a professional tree specialist to clear out any overhanging tree limbs that can land in your pool.

 

Patch holes right away. If your cover has suffered some damage and needs some repair, you can fix it with duct tape. Patch holes and tears immediately to prevent them from spreading.

 

If you have no kids around and do not have any worries about pets accidentally falling into your pool, winter pool covers are effective in protecting your pool while it is closed for the colder months.