Hi all,
I'm resurrecting this thread in hopes that some one has found a clever solution to my problem since my last post. I ended up just ditching the pool cover last year due to the hassle of unfolding the cover every morning and afternoon (I have my pop-ups set to run twice a day for an hour or two each time). However, with the well publicized CA water-rationing going into effect this year, I'd like to find a solution to minimize evaporation from the pool.
A couple of things I've noticed with a cover is the spillover water from the spa to the pool ends up on top of the cover and pushes the cover down, water gets on top and the cover sinks slightly and folds up. For the area of the cover near the pop-ups that are on the close to the surface (i.e. mounted in one of the two sets of stairs), there is enough ripple generated by the water itself to fold the cover over or under and if there is any wind at all the effect is exacerbated.
What I'm wondering is: if I put a grommet in the pool cover and used a bungee cord to hold the "corners" down near the pops if that would work. Not sure what I would attach the bungee cords to, but that is a different issue (lots of concrete around the pool). Alternatively could I mount a "float" to the pool cover so that it floated on top of the water in certain spots, near the spa spill over, pop up, etc.
Any ideas would be appreciated!