I have a regular blue tarp that fits my pool. it's the usual one you would find at lowes or home depot. I usually use a micro mesh cover but we had so much rain last winter, I regularly had to drain the pool. So I used the tarp for a week when heavy rain was expected and it worked fine. Then I just syphoned the water off the tarp so my pool didnt overflow since it was a block of ice. Thanks
Can I use a regular blue tarp as my pool cover
- Thread starter richierich
- Start date
- Apr 23, 2017
- 2,400
- Pool Size
- 22000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Will you be able to pull it tight enough to not sag? Im not sure if regular pool covers are made of special material??
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,274
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Your tarp worked last year, it should last for a winter. Question is how it will hold up when we have a winter with a few feet of snow and the pool is not frozen. It may need some adjustments during the winter.
No, of course not! You must buy something specifically marketed for swimming pools, available only at pool stores at grossly inflated prices! :joker:
You know, if you tie a marble or smooth rock into a bit of the material, you have a nice spot to attack a chlorine (or milk) jug full of water to act as a weight.
You know, if you tie a marble or smooth rock into a bit of the material, you have a nice spot to attack a chlorine (or milk) jug full of water to act as a weight.
I was going to rest it on the water with some slack so it doesnt pull the poles inward. I attach it to my pool using 2" spring clamps. When its going to snow I will very much loosen the clamps
