MESH COVER RECOMMENDATIONS

[dredey]

My old Loop=Loc cover is shot. I was quoted $1,100 to repair it. heck no..!!!

16x32 center steps.

Ripped up our concrete deck and replaced with Nicoloc pavers. So would need to drill new holes anyways.

Any recommendations on other manufacturers?

 

[jark87]

Love our Katchaleaf, but I suspect you’d spend more than $1100 on a new one. A cover is a must for us, as our pool is surrounded by trees. This is my 14th winter to put it on and there’s not a single tear in the mesh, so it’s been worth the investment for us.

 

[dredey]

Thank you. I've never heard of them.

A pool cover is a must here as well. Trees - Trees -Trees.

I honestly do not want to spend a crazy amount of money as i know it will need to be replaced every few years.

New England winters a tough,

 

[bmoreswim]

A quality brand safety cover should last many years in NE or other locales. The sun damages a mesh or solid safety cover more than anything. Unless it isn't properly supported with water, then snow can damage it. Or if the installation/manufacture of the cover is not appropriate for the application. Like not having strips on the underside for coping protection, or a second layer below the outer 2' of the cover. Or you have branches falling on the pool poking holes, or deer or elephants running on it routinely. Ok, there are quite a few reasons they can fail early.

How long did your first cover last?

 

[dredey]

We have trees. Lot's of trees. Branches and twigs fall year around. Especially in the fall/winter/spring.

We constantly get tears in our mesh covers.

Are the less expensive mesh covers worth a look?

 

[1Sammy]

You need to trim back the overhanging trees as nothing will take that punishment. A mesh will allow dirty melted snow and rain soaked leaves to rot and seep into your treated pool water. It will build up and need to be pumped off so why not use a solid cover, keep all the dirt out and pump off from there ?

 

[dredey]

Storage. ? i have nowhere to store a solid cover.

 

[Water Cat]

A solid pool cover is not actually solid, it is more lika a huge tarp and can be folded or retracted away when not in use.

 

[Homebrewale]

A solid cover does not take up any more space than a mesh cover.

 

[dredey]

Mesh is what we in the NE use.

Are there any mesh companies that are doing a good job these days? Loop-Loc is expensive.

Also we just rebuilt our pool deck with pavers. So drilling new holes is also a nerve wracking issue

 

[Water Cat]

If you don't want to drill holes then a solid cover with sandbags or cinder blocks is an option I don't know if this would work with a mesh cover though.