As listed below, I have a 20' x 40' in-ground pool and need to buy a cover. What are the benefits or problems with both a solid cover and a mesh cover?
Since my pool stays open year-round, I have no need of a winter cover.
But my previous pool was in New England and I had a LoopLoc mesh type cover. I loved it. It looked great, no water collects on it, leaves blow right off. Some debris filters through it, but using a pool cleaner or manual vacuum and a day or two with the filter up and running had the water clear and sparkling again with minimal effort.
I have a loop loc. Solid keeps everything out of the pool and water will accumulate on top. You will need a cover pump to keep the water off of it. Solid with mesh drains has some mesh panels to allow rain/snow melt to drip into your pool. The level will slowly rise over time so you have to maintain the water level. I put an automatic sump pump on my step to keep the water level in check. All mesh allows more light and stuff into the pool- could be an issue with algae. My dealer recommended the solid with mesh drains and it works great for me.
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