Anyone know of a pool cover that would work for this? My child is never near it unattended, so it's not so much a safety thing, but more about bugs!
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Hi, I inflate a large beach ball, throw it in the pool, then cover the whole thing with a big blue tarp. I weigh the edges of the tarp down and it works great.
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I do not think this would work, I would use a thermal cover for the pool to keep them off.
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The pool we bought came with a cover and it seems to do the trick! The water temperature is around 82 degrees just with the cover. We live in ohio and the temp averages 90 degrees.
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First, this is almost a perfect cover. It easily and securely attaches to the pool frame, and it is made of sturdy material. However, as you suspected, it has those #&^%)!#! holes, but this fault can be remedied. We had a lot of crap in the pool this spring, and ended up having to replace the water. I cleaned up the cover and taped up the holes on both sides with Gorilla tape. I should have done it when I first bought it. Other than that, it's a great product, and hopefully with the holes sealed up it should help preserve our pool water this next winter.
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The rain water quickly evaporates. Our problem is with pine pollen and other tree debris. We took the cover off and rinsed it off and then put it back on. I think we will buy a roller that sits at the edge of the pool to simplify the movement.
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...it has a slight tendency to 'slide around a bit' in a strong wind, but it seems surface tension always kept it on the pool. If you wanted to, I suppose you could install a few grommets, and tie it off at the corners of the pool. It is a pretty decent cover, and it does work well, by the way....
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I haven't had either of these problems. My pool cleaner is a Kreppy Krawler and I have no problem with it messing with the cover.
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We did not get a pad for the ladder and so far (knock on wood) have had no problems. It might be a good suggestion to have one if you have people/kids in an out of the pool at a frequent rate. We don't, so I guess this is probably why we didn't bother with a pad. This is our second, and last, season with this particular pool as we are going for something with hard sides next year, but the liner is still in great shape, and we put the ladder in the same spot again this year.
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Good Afternoon Mr. FisherThank you for your interest in our product. The item that you are inquiring about is designed to accomplish three things. The first is to retain the heat, secondly, increase the water temperature, and lastly to prevent water evaporation. It is recommended that the cover remains on the pool any time that it is not in use. The instance in which the cover should not remain on the pool is when chemicals have been added to prevent deterioration of the items integrity.
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We had an old solar cover on the pool, last summer ( not this one) Trapped a huge frog underneath and by the time we discovered it, it was gross. Be careful
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I hadn't thought about putting it under the pool. Since the cover uses the sun to eat it and then the heat transfers to the water, I would guess having it under the pool wouldn't work so well.
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I'd honestly try to find a cover that'll cover the entirety of your pool. The point of solar covers is to hold heat in. If you use multiple panels to cover it, you'll have gaps (even if you overlap) in which heat will escape, ultimately lowering the effectiveness of the cover.
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We don't have a regular pool cover, but I don't see why not. You might want to find another place that sells them though just to ask that question. I'd hate for you to buy this on my say so and then find out it didn't work!
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I do use a pool cover but it also servers as a thermal blanket. I bought it from Walmart. It's a blue cover with air bubbles and advertised as a heating/thermal blanket. Hope this helps.
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This cover just sits on top of the water. You need to get one the same size diameter or smaller than your pool. Laying flat like it does, the wind never seems to be able to get underneath it. Just vision, Blue Industrial Strength Bubble Wrap. Heats the pool up nice, helps keep the warmth in at night. Even helps with chlorine retention.
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I own this ladder and am very pleased with it. We currently do not use a pool cover, but the one we have is big enough to fit over the ladder without removing the ladder. I think it all depends on the type of pool cover and the size of the pool cover.
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I'm intrigued by the idea of a net over my bike helmet. When I slow going up hills or at intersections in the spring, bugs come through the slots of my helmet and I can't hit or scratch them as they enjoy themselves biting my head. Stopping and removing the helmet takes time and lets more bugs catch up. I think I'll try it and see if the air is too restricted. Great brainstorm! Thanks!