A Swimming Pool Cover

Regardless of the extra work and time involved, there will be a time when you come to look at your swimming pool cover not as an inconvenience but as a major money saving device. Usually that time comes in the fall when leaves are falling from nearby trees and landing harmlessly onto your cover.

A pool left uncovered is asking for trouble especially in the fall when leaves are blowing around. Apart from the fact they will need to be fished out with a net, they can cause havoc with a filtering system by clogging it up. This puts extra pressure on the pump and can cause major damage. They can also do damage to the heating system as well. Save time and money by always using a swimming pool cover when the pool isn't being used.

There are two basic covers that you can choose from and both swimming pool cover types serves its own specific purpose. A solar swimming pool cover, which is similar to a heavy duty bubble wrap. It floats on top of the pool and provides heat for the water in your pool. Rolled onto a bar at one end of in in ground pool, it is easily pulled onto the water's surface. The cover has thousands of bubbles that work like a magnifying glass to focus the sun's rays on to the water, warming it while your pool is not in use.

Winter Cover.

There is a heavier duty swimming pool cover that you should use if you shut down the pool for the season, especially in the colder climates. Throughout the winter months, ice, snow, leaves and other debris that seems to always accompany bad weather, can build up on a pools surface and a swimming pool cover will stop most of it from getting into the pool.

After really bad weather there will be a layer of water on top of the cover from the melting snow and spring rains. This will have to be cleaned off before you remove the cover. If you fail to clean the swimming pool cover off before removing it, everything on the cover will end up falling into the pool. This will contaminate the water and require a lot more chemical treatments before it is ready for a person to dive in for the first time. The winter cover should be neatly folded and stored while the pool is in use during the summer.

Both of the above types of swimming pool cover are available for above ground pools. The solar cover is particularly important for above ground pools as they tend not to be fitted with any type of heating system.