Good morning, dr. Way. A friend of mine who used to build pools thought storing it in water would be ideal but in our case we never found a container that would suit and seal. We use a little plastic mini-shed with two front doors and a roof that lifts up.
My friend’s conviction that water is the best storage for vinyl leads me to think seasonal users storing it in the pool itself may work. The mfg told me that many people who shut it down for a few of the winter months will leave it deflated on top of the water but keep the water heated to above freezing. Why not call him and ask what he thinks in your situation? Eg. Can the heat pump keep the water a bit above freezing?
One trick that has worked for me in cleaning and drying it out has been to powerwash it in place after washing down everything with a 20% solution of bleach and water, cover the water itself, and let the air warmer and sun dry it out in place. — That would be harder for you in cold weather but possibly still doable if you have the air warmer unit with your blower.
I then deflate and fold it in place — eg fold it “off” the pool using a few strong guys that I typically have to hire, and puff some baking soda onto it as it is rolled. This helps keep it dry in the box/shed, plus three desiccant hanger bags, which fill by the the time I take it back out. This has kept it dry and completely prevented mildew.
We’re on season 3 now, having erected it yesterday. This year the trick will be undoing the doggie trauma for our new Portuguese Water Dog, who wants to know where the heck the pool has gone He hasn’t had a chance to “discover” dome swimming yet because hubby thinks it’s best we introduce him during daylight when we can see
My friend’s conviction that water is the best storage for vinyl leads me to think seasonal users storing it in the pool itself may work. The mfg told me that many people who shut it down for a few of the winter months will leave it deflated on top of the water but keep the water heated to above freezing. Why not call him and ask what he thinks in your situation? Eg. Can the heat pump keep the water a bit above freezing?
One trick that has worked for me in cleaning and drying it out has been to powerwash it in place after washing down everything with a 20% solution of bleach and water, cover the water itself, and let the air warmer and sun dry it out in place. — That would be harder for you in cold weather but possibly still doable if you have the air warmer unit with your blower.
I then deflate and fold it in place — eg fold it “off” the pool using a few strong guys that I typically have to hire, and puff some baking soda onto it as it is rolled. This helps keep it dry in the box/shed, plus three desiccant hanger bags, which fill by the the time I take it back out. This has kept it dry and completely prevented mildew.
We’re on season 3 now, having erected it yesterday. This year the trick will be undoing the doggie trauma for our new Portuguese Water Dog, who wants to know where the heck the pool has gone He hasn’t had a chance to “discover” dome swimming yet because hubby thinks it’s best we introduce him during daylight when we can see