New pool owner. When the cover is rolled back, I can see some dark spots on it. I'm assuming there are other dark spots throughout underside of cover. Is it possible to clean the underside of an automatic pool cover? Thanks in advance for your assistance.
How to clean underside of automatic pool cover?
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- automatic cover mold underside
- Jul 21, 2013
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- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
(wrist better and cast repositioned so I can type better, thanks)
I don't clean the bottom of our cover. Skippy does clean the top fairly regularly which in itself would help keep the underside "cleaner" I imagine? I've just never seen a need, truthfully.
Also, whether accurate or not, I always figure the chlorine vapors trapped under the cover might help??
Maddie
I don't clean the bottom of our cover. Skippy does clean the top fairly regularly which in itself would help keep the underside "cleaner" I imagine? I've just never seen a need, truthfully.
Also, whether accurate or not, I always figure the chlorine vapors trapped under the cover might help??
Maddie
Since you can see the underside on the spool when it is open, I assume is is an above-ground installation? I would just powerwash it in the box and incrementally open it to expose more. Don't get your nozzle too close or you could damage your cover.
No, spool is underground, at same level as pool deck. As the cover is rolled back, it's rolled under. When it's fully open, I can just see the underside of the very end of the cover. Would it be possible to remove the cover from its housing so that it can can unrolled on lawn and powerwashed?
I think that would be a question best asked of whomever installed your cover? They know the ins and outs of how these covers are attached and all......
I have installed about 2 dozen, of several varieties, and the short answer is no. You do not want to do that. I wouldn't touch that without a 3 man crew and a new cover.
To be clear, when I say 2 dozen, I also mean replacement covers, not just new installs.
The pool came with the house, so we have no idea who installed it. Other than being dirty, the cover is still in decent shape so we are hoping not to have to replace it so soon after buying the house. I'll clean the top of the cover before we open the pool, but would having a dirty/maybe moldy underside affect the quality of the pool water when the cover is closed? Thanks again for all your help.
Yes. The cover will contact the water. Your chemicals will affect the cover, and any contaminants on the cover are in the pool. That being said, perhaps a good shock and close the cover might do the trick to clean it up some. I wouldn't make a habit of it for the sake of the cover, but should be ok every once in a while.