issues with pool winter cover

[wpayton34]

every year I have ti buy a new winter cover. I buy the cheap one. what brand and thickness do you guys recommend? my cover that I put on 2 weeks has a dang hole in it.

 

[jimmerz]

I'm the same way. Mine have held up ok, but they seem to shrink? So this year I bought a 28' cover for my 24' agp. If I get 2 years I'll be happy.

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[wpayton34]

I just don't want to buy an expensive one and have the same issue? Is it cause my cover is cheap? I use a pillow but it allways deflates. That might be the issue also. I buy a new one every year too hehe. Kind of aggravating

 

[Catanzaro]

I always suggest you provide slack in the cover (like 1') on each side in the water. If you lower the water, this has to be taken into account. You will need a 30' round cover.

Probability is that the tear is because the cover is tight against some object on the frame of the pool. I have a corner (concrete) on my pool (few of them) and provide enough slack and the cover has not ripped after the 3rd season. The cover was $100 for a 25' * 50'. My pool is 17' * 33'. I oversized the cover so there is plenty of slack and it appears this is the solution.

 

[wpayton34]

so a cover for a 30ft pool your suggesting?

 

[Catanzaro]

so a cover for a 30ft pool your suggesting?

It depends. You have to go the areas in question and try to determine what caused the cover to tear. If because of a sharp object or corner, etc., then yes, providing slack will work. Too tight of a cover pulls and stretches the material sometimes causing a tear. Any slack in an area where the cover can weaken should help.

 

[swimcmp]

Look into a hurricane above ground pool cover. We have been using them for about 5 years and still have a customer using the first one we sold.