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I think it depends on your system. If you have an automatic cover or a solar cover, then floaters do not work well and chlorine will be poorly disbursed. If they are in the skimmer, the pump should be running 24/7 and ideally you have a variable pump and can run low rpm.

Best option is to make the pool deeper. Is it vinyl or gunite? If it is fiberglass then you will have larger issues. If the excavator is concerned about the slope to the deep end, then you need to discuss with the builder on appropriate slopes. Do you have room to make the pool larger?

Our pool in Minnesota has a 300K BTU gas furnace and we only get about 1-1.5 degrees an hour. Ensure your heater can stay on for 4-6 hours in a row without issue and your pool is warming. That should give you reassurance that you have no issues with the heater.

I would say you do not have enough air volume to push it out both drains. I have the same set-up.

We also have a tan one. I think they fade slower than the darker greens and blues. The darker covers also look dirtier, but it is the same amount of dirt on all of them :)

SR Smith and most other companies changed many of the manufacturing materials on diving boards, basketball hoops and other accessories because of salt water pools. There is a difference in corrosion, but as you pointed out, all chlorine pools have salt concentrations. I would seal the brick.

We ran our two light in their own conduit back to the j-box. For ease of future replacement run them separate.

Is it possible they didn't cut out for the 2nd drain? I would try and contact the pool builder.

Make sure to use an anti-seize lubricant when you install the new hardware.

Cut them off from below with either angle grinder or reciprocating saw. Hacksaw by hand would work, but not the first choice.

Is there fabric laying in the deck box from the holes? Are they ragged like they are being chewed? Is it possible that bleach was spilled?

Double check to make sure the winter plugs have been removed from the bottom of the skimmers.

Do you have any leakage from your backwash line? I would make sure your valve on your sand filter is in good shape.

Out of curiosity, how many years did your cover last? Have you always used it as a winter cover?