As far as green in the spring... around here the color depends on how quickly you open it. If you open and treat befor the weather gets warm its not too bad. the few times people have tried to save money and wait to open.. their pools had already turned green/brown and nasty.
My personal advice, I like the mesh cover, and opening / adding chems sooner rather than later.
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OK, here's the first pic, after two days of off and on rain. Methinks I'm gonna like this cover..no standing water..
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Aren't you suppose to let those kind of covers lay on the water, and not pull it tight? I am confused but the picture appears to be pulled tight. Unless I am wrong the only above ground cover that is designed to be tight like a drum is this one
http://www.arcticbluecovers.com/product ... /223/ci/70 I ask because I just forked over the extra money for The Eliminator for that reason. am I wrong?[/quote]
That's the million dollar question I've got to find an answer for. This isn't a standard winter cover, it's supposedly a micromesh cover that's supposed to let water drain through, much like the center stripe in your cover. I would think it would need to be pulled tight so the water can drain through the cover, but I need to go make sure of that. Letting it lay on top of the water would seem to be counterproductive, unless the water would migrate through and the cover end up floating on top again.[/quote]
Hopefully one of the pros will chime in here because it is a little confusing.