New pool cover punctured during new patio construction - big problems

[Bassist286]

So I just did this task. It required WORK. I had several holes in the cover just like you said so draining the cover was infact just draining the pool. If you have enough man power you could just pull it off slowly with brute force. We did that and we got to the end and could not remove it due to not enough people and too much material in the cover. I ended up cutting the cover and dropping EVERYTHING in the pool. Slowly I removed all the leaves with my big leaf bagger and shocked the pool until I could see what I was removing. Ran the filter 24/7 until I could see the bottom. I don't really know if there is an easy way around it.

[kelemvor]

Why not drain the water back down to where it was before you started to fill? This level was below where the water reached the hole, wasn't it?

Then brute force to remove the heavy stuff.. leaf rakes.. perhaps regular rakes.. maybe a shovel - careful not to damage the pool.


I'd give that construction company's manager a piece of my mind. Maybe he could supply the workers to clean up the mess they made.

[Mdpools]

Thanks for the above replies. Here is where things stand. Lots of hard work so far and about 80% of the leaves are removed using a leak rake (net). I used the shop vac to remove the sand and grit. Maybe about 40% of that is done. It is a 14 gallon vacuum so this piece takes a long, long time.

kelemvor: That sounds like a great suggestion. I will drain the water level down tonight. That makes a lot of sense. It will be much easier to clean the as the water recedes off the cover. From there I can more easily remove the leaves and pieces of concrete. Also I contacted the contractor earlier today and I asked for help from his crew with the cleanup effort. No reply yet. The good thing is I will withhold the final payment until this is done.

Hopefully this has a good ending...and soon.