Winter cover and wind

[b2001]

dave:

I had an issue with the wind blowing my cover off once.

I have a problem in that I have a deck that comes up to the pool on one side so I can only pull the cover down just over the top rim around there. This is where the wind blew it off. I concluded that I didn't have enough water on top of the cover weighing it down.

I use a plastic coated wire (not sure what a wrap is) through the cover holes, cinched tight, and use some clips where I can. I have a large 4' x 16' air pillow that goes across the width of the pool, and a lot of water on top of the cover to weigh it down. I've not seemed to have any additional problems as long as I kept enough water on top.

However, Watermom:

Interesting comments on going coverless. I've covered mine every year. I hate messing with the cover though - both putting it on, and expecially taking it off. I've got an 18' x 36' pool, and it's just difficult with a cover that large. Even though I wait for most leaves to fall, usually there are enough left to fall on the cover, that mix with water, and pollen in the spring to make it a mess.

My cover now seems to have enough leaks, and this year the pool itself was an algae mess. Sort of like this:

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=8040


I hate to buy another cover, or continue going through the motions with the current cover, if there is not too much difference with going coverless.

I assume when you went coverless, you did not run the pump at all. If not, how badly did algae build up? Thanks ...