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Water Temp at closing in September (usually the weekend after Labor Day) is usually right around 68 and falls to around 50 by the time we hit late November. Depending on old man winter, the pool usually freezes around mid-late December and stays frozen through February. Again, that...

Personally, I've never had an issue in nine years with bleach spots on the liner when pouring the bleach/shock directly from the bottle through the mesh cover, but if you're concerned about having high concentrations of bleach in one area, you could always dilute the liquid shock or bleach with...

Correct. I walk around the perimeter of the pool and dump about 6oz. of shock every couple of feet. Then I hose down the top of the cover so it doesn't bleach out, discolor, or become brittle in the areas I dumped the shock.

I've had a mesh cover for nine years and never pulled the cover in the spring to find a green pool. Here's my 10-step process for closing the pool: 1) stretch the cover tight in the fall using water bags and 2" spring clamps, 2) blow off the dry leaves weekly using a leaf blower, 3) add a...

My cover is very tight right now. Tough to tell in the picture, but it's definitely pulled extremely tight. I could probably bounce a tennis ball off the cover it's so tight. Couple of tips. 1) Make sure you blow the leaves off the cover on a regular basis. Otherwise they get wet and start...

I gave up on pool pillows years ago. They're junk and made so cheap that they don't last more than a few months. You might as well put party balloons in your pool. I purchased three Intex River Run II inflatable rafts about eight years ago and I'm still using the same three rafts as my pool...

I also use a mesh cover, but I don't plug the the skimmer or the return line. I lower the water so it's level with the return line, Put three Intex River Run II rafts in the pool to keep the cover elevated off the water and fairly level with the top rail, and I keep a discharge hose connected...

Here's what I've been doing for the last 8 years. I lower my water down to the return inlet level and I keep the return line unplugged. I then connect a discharge hose to the return inlet so as the rain / snowmelt passes through the mesh winter cover it instantly exits through the discharge...

I couldn' agree with you more. Those large inflatable pool pillows are complete junk. I never got more than a month or two out of them before they deflated leaving my mesh winter cover submerged under 6" of water. I switched over to three Intex River Run II Rafts six years ago for equilizer...

You can get those 2 inch spring clamps at any home center like Lowes or Home Depot. I got mine at Lowes three or four years ago. I think I paid around $2.00 per clamp??? I ordered a few more this year on Amazon. They have an 8PK of 2" Spring Clamps selling for $5.99 with free shipping...

2013 Pool Closing Pictures.... :( I know....I know... sad topic, but let's see them anyway.

I use a fine mesh winter cover, so the answer for me is zero water on the cover.

I have a 24ft round above ground pool with a 18" walk-around deck and I use a 28ft (32ft including the 4ft. overlap) Artic Armor fine mesh cover. Gives me about 2' of extra cover that I roll and clip under the top rail/cap.

Heavyweight - You are correct. The whole purpose of having a mesh cover is to keep the water from puddling up. If you use 3 large pool pillows (or 3 large inflatable rafts) and pull the cover tight, it will suspend the cover over the surface of the water and allow the rain water / snowmelt to...

Dan - Do you have a solid cover or a mesh cover? With a mesh cover there really is no puddling when the cover is pulled tight and raised off the water surface using two or three inflatable equilizer pillows or rafts. All the water passes right through the cover.

I can't speak to IG pools, but on my 24' above ground pool I only drain the water down to the inlet return level. In fact, I don't even plug the inlet return in the winter. I connect a discharge hose to the inlet return line so as the rain and snow melt pass through the mesh cover, the excess...

"Is your pool 28' round or just the cover and your pool is 24' round?" My Pool is a Sharkline Coronado 24' round with a 18" walk around deck. I opted for the 28' cover because I wanted to have enough overlap to completely cover the pool + the walk around deck. The 28ft Artic Armor Fine Mesh...

I've had really good luck with my 28' round arctic armor mesh pool cover. Going on my 6th year with the same mesh cover. Cost was around $120. Wouldn't go back to a solid cover if you gave it to me for free. Nothing beats the "maintenence free" aspect of a mesh cover. No sagging cover....no...

I've had really good luck with my 28' round arctic armor mesh pool cover. Going on my 6th year with the same cover. Cost was around $120. I've never had any success with the cheap air equalizer pillows. Each year I'd fork over $15.00 on the long oversized air pillow only to find it completed...

I've had really good luck with my 28' round arctic armor mesh pool cover. Going on my 6th year with the same cover. Cost was around $120. Purchased 3 Intex Intex River Run II rafts to use as my ice equalizer pillows in the winter. Going on my 5th year with them. They do a fantastic job...