Cleaning Snow Off Safety Cover

[Brianf60]

New pool owner with a new mesh safety cover. How often is everyone else in the great white north cleaning the snow off? How important is it to keep it clear of snow. If don't clear the snow the cover sags. I have had to do this 3 times by Christmas. Here are pics of Christmas morning. My in-laws have the same cover and never bother to keep it clean. Am I wasting my time or is it necessary?

 

[PoolguyinCT]

Oh man, I find this disturbingly hilarious & wish I could watch you shovel!!

Stop shoveling the pool cover, if it didn’t “sag” it would burst.

In fact this is the first thing I tell owners after a cover install, expect the “sag and bounce back” with snow loads.

Keep the pool level at or above cover manufacturers demanded level. I prefer a higher water level (for liner pools) so the pool ice takes snow load off cover.

 

[Brianf60]

Thanks for the response. The cover manual said to keep it clear...Do I need to worry about water melting through the cover and filling the pool past the returns or skimmer and freezing?

 

[PoolguyinCT]

No your pipes are plugged & if you installed the skimmers and skimmer risers properly, the water will weep through the skimmer extension collars...

0 degrees out & this pool still driving ya to drink?

Cheers!!
Ray

 

[PoolGate]

Snow to water has a 10 to 1 ratio. Water melted from snow isn't much.

 

[vbertone]

I also thought this my first couple season but can tell you that it does bounce back with no problem. The sag is supposed to happen then the water line eventually equals out the pressure . My worry is about ice in the pool. I have a small circulating pump on underneath but worry about the deep freeze we are gettin. Guess it much else to do though.

 

[PoolguyinCT]

The worst thing you can do is move surface ice, particularly with a liner pool. When it freezes/thaws & moves the ice perimeter is razor sharp. I’d unplug the pump.

 

[vbertone]

The worst thing you can do is move surface ice, particularly with a liner pool. When it freezes/thaws & moves the ice perimeter is razor sharp. I’d unplug the pump.

Thanks, this is not a liner pool. Do you think it is still an issue?

 

[vbertone]

I just unplugged it. I don’t want to rip a 2500 dollar cover Guess others further north deal with ice all the time.

 

[PoolguyinCT]

I just unplugged it. I don’t want to rip a 2500 dollar cover Guess others further north deal with ice all the time.

Your cover would be fine with moving water. The liner would be the one to take a hit.

-10 to -5 windchill through this weekend here, so un-awesome.

 

[bmoreswim]

Go build a ️ , leave the on the cover! There’s a nice picture of our pool in the snow on our build thread. Probably the first winter. We had 6’ of snow that first winter. So fun to see the snow around the pool area. I love snow!