Fall coverage

[Swimmingpoolgirl69]

Hello.
This is our first fall/winter season with our inground gunite pool.

The back of our property is lined with pine trees and in October start dropping their needles through mid-November. I was hoping not to close our pool. We live in TN.
I was thinking I would cover our pool with a winter cover & the water tubes during those few weeks. Can I cover it that way and just keep the pool running as usual? I know I will need to keep an eye on water level and chemicals.
I am hoping not to close it just for those 6 weeks.

Can I put that cover on and keep it running as normal?

Thanks.

 

[Newdude]

It's called a soft open/close and many do it on either end of the season. It helps greatly for pollen too in the spring when it's probably too chilly to swim anyway.

The pool can run indefinitely under the cover. There's much less daily FC loss with most of the UV blocked, so it's easier too.