Pool Water Testing Blog

27 Aug

Winter Cover Tutorial

Why should you bother investing in a decent winter cover? Simple: If you don’t keep clipped grass, fallen leaves, loose debris, live (or dead) animals, wind blown trash, and copious amounts of dead bugs out of your pool water over the Winter… you will have a giant mess to clean up AND need more chemicals in the Spring when it comes time to re-open the pool!

Oh, and it will take you less time to get the pool back up, running and clean, too!

Due to the huge number of variations in swimming pool sizes, swimming pool covers naturally come in many different sizes. They also come in a variety of colors, thicknesses, and with different grades of warranties.

Sizing: Buying too small a cover may result in water weight pulling the cover edge in — which means all leaves, bugs, and other debris will end up in your pool. A real mess!

Color: Many pool cover manufacturers color code their winter covers. Each color signifies a manufacturer’s cover grade and corresponding warranty.

Thickness: As a general rule, the thicker the cover the longer it will last and the longer the warranty it will come with. Increased winter cover thickness means increased cost.

Warranties: Pretty much all pool covers come with a warranty and as we stated a minute ago, a thicker winter cover typically comes with a longer warranty. Keep in mind, though, that as with most other things in life, better quality products cost a bit more.

Another thing to know about winter cover warranties: They normally come with a pro-rated warranty, not a full replacement policy.

Ready to choose your cover? If so, check out the following links and remember: The few extra dollars you spend on a good quality winter cover today could possibly save you HUNDREDS of dollars and hours of back-breaking labor in the Spring!

Above Ground Pool Covers | Inground Pool Covers

Good Quality Winter Covers
for Above Ground Pools