Molson said:
Hi Alice, to answer your first question in regards to the cover staying on the pool, I have a solar cover on my 16x40 pool and have never had it blow off, or even up for that matter. The surface tension on the water seems to hold it flat, and not allow the wind to catch a corner, and 99% of the time I am winding the cover up myself on the reel, and it is no effort at all, just make sure its going on even.
Thanks much. What kind of winds do you have? Also some people cut theirs in two or more pieces making it easier to pull out and fold in the a.m. How about you guys who do that? Seems I've read that they are more prone to flying off when done that way. True?
Last year was one of our coolest summers on record. Not that many 100+ days in a row and cooler nights, all summer, than usual. (Some summers we can have temps hovering at or above 90, all night, for a couple of months.) The water never got warm enough for my liking. One solution is to get a little overheated in the spa and then get in the pool but that's not a usual solution.
Wish I could use a reel. Bummer
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There's just not enough space around the pool especially with now, five (six with neighbor's frequently visiting girl) rambunctious dogs running around the pool. The only way to yard is via pool decking. Besides that I don't have anything out there but muted, woodsy, natural colors except for the pool tile and pool water color. There's not enough space to hide it either with a box of sorts. If something isn't bolted down it will eventually get knocked into the pool by the dogs if it is anywhere near the pool. If it was a square pool it would be easier to conceal it. As is the dogs love to flirt with the edges all around going full speed and sometimes miss the edge. Then they all pile in at that spot. One has to be very careful, especially when the water is cold, or risk getting knocked into the pool. They are all young and/or puppies and very active and kept in the house at night so they spend most of the day running and tumbling and, of course, swimming and leaping in on top of each other. When the baby girls, 13 wk old Australian Cattle Monsters, get a little bigger and have their "where to get out" lessons down, it will truly be a riot all day.
BTW.... I keep a pretty close eye on them. When I am going to be in the house longer than a few seconds I bring the girls in AND, thank goodness, Jake Mastiff doesn't jump on top of anyone. It's mainly the Doodles but the girls will probably start doing it at some point.
I haven't used a solar cover in the past because the older dogs had access to the pool 24/7. The puppies are so inquisitive and move around so much more they had more than their share of Copperhead bites last summer so we restrict them to the house and courtyard at night. It was rare for the older dogs to get bites after a certain age. They frequently race up and down the carpeted stairs at night tossing heavy toys and balls down racing after them. It's okay as long as they don't bark too much so we can get some
Never dull around here.
gg=alice