Swim out on the side will I need a custom cover?

[brota]

Hello
I am soon to be installing a 18x36 pool. I am thinking about putting a swimout on the side. My concern is would this require me to get a customer cover?
I have been looking at the covers at Amazon would those fit over the swimout?

Thank you
Brian

 

[needsajet]

Nice to meet you via TFP I'm assuming the pool is a rectangle other than the swimout, and you mean a flexible pool cover that you roll up or fold up - the type that looks a bit like bubble wrap? There's a few choices of how to handle the swimout. It's important to know that the vast majority of heat retention is from reducing evaporation. The cover is a great way to keep a pool warmer to extend the swimming season and reduce costs.

A. You can leave the swimout uncovered, because it's a relatively small % of evaporation protection that you lose.

B. Or you can fold in that section before rolling up the cover, and then the rest of the cover (and reel if you're planning one), need only be as wide as the main body of the pool.
Go to the 5:20 mark of this video to see what I mean: Install a Daisy Solar Cover and Roller - YouTube

C. Or you can use a reel wide enough to include the wider section, and roll up the cover from the wide end or nearest the swimout if it's not right at the end.

For all covers, you can buy a standard size and trim to fit. For both of B and C, you buy a cover wide enough to cover the swimout, or for some suppliers, provide a detailed layout and see what their price is. It may not be much more.

 

[brota]

Hi nice to meet you too!
I was talking about a winter cover safety type. Yes the pool is rectangle
So i should just buy a 20x40 as an example?

 

[needsajet]

No I think you'll want something sized for the pool by the sounds of it. Perhaps get pricing and anchor requirements from a few suppliers of that type of cover. They'll need a drawing of the pool with dimensions and they should be able to give you a quote.