Solar Blanket

[Woodstock1234]

Hello all! Well, I finally opened my pool yesterday. Haha, yes, a bit late but surprisingly all is well and it's not a swamp. I bought a solar blanket this year that lays on top of the pool, not on the water. Then you stake the sides of the blanket to the ground with ropes. I have never used this before but my bubble solar cover started losing the bubbles, so I had to toss it.

There are no drainage holes and from what I can tell, water does not pass through it. Do you think I should put some holes in it, so that rain passes through? I don't know what happens when water accumulates on this cover? Anyone have this type of cover?

Any help is appreciated.

 

[VinnyinNJ]

I've always had a solar cover that floated inside the pool and as we lift it off water and crud gets inside of the pool. I would think if you left 1/2 the solar cover staked into the ground you may be able to remove it from 2 corners and have the water follow suit. I think putting holes into the cover for drainage will let a lot of stuff fall into the pool.

 

[kellyfair]

I‘d be paranoid about the cover getting weighed down if rained enough and putting pressure on walls, due to the blanket being staked to the ground. Not sure that’s a valid worry or not!

 

[Woodstock1234]

I guess I am weighing the need to have to pump the cover all the time vs getting stuff/debris in the pool . I'm leaning towards putting some holes in the cover. Seems like the lesser of the evils right now.

 

[VinnyinNJ]

I guess I am weighing the need to have to pump the cover all the time vs getting stuff/debris in the pool . I'm leaning towards putting some holes in the cover. Seems like the lesser of the evils right now.

Putting holes in the cover should work. I get a lot of debris on top of my solar cover and it does make its way into the pool. I don't have holes to drain water but pulling it off and putting it on it falls in. As long as you're OK with the possibility of a lot of stuff in the pool I see no problems. Heck, obviously my cover is contributing to my pool being dirty!