Anyone use a solid cover with mesh drain holes during summer?

[Amylou22]

Unfortunately our pool is near a messy Mulberry tree (the neighbor’s). Has anyone used a solid cover like the one pictured that has mesh drain holes in it? Pros vs cons? We currently use a solar cover and a mesh leaf debris cover on top of that but debris still gets in and also slides in when we take the solar cover off.

 

[Newdude]

I always used the pool brush to sweep bigger debris to an easily reachable spot, then scooped it off before rolling up the cover. Ditch the leaf net for a couple days and try sweeping the solar cover instead.

You could run the pool under the solid cover indefinitely if you wanted, how long do you think you need ? A week or two or the whole summer ?

You can peel the cover a bit to test/dose/add/brush FC. It will lose less FC per day once shielded and you'll have to test more often at first until you learn how it responds.

 

[VinnyinNJ]

You may want to think about a solid winter cover. Since it is spring and summer youll want to keep it pretty clean to make it easier to take off without a hassel. I get a lot of debris on my winter cover in the fall and spring. I usually use a skimmer or leaf net to scoop off the stuff. This spring I had a "great" thought of using my hose to put all the stuff in one place to make collecting easier, I think it worked great. I use a sump pump for the water but that's because the water is kind of yucky having debris on it for a while, I would imagine if you are clearing the cover a lot the water won't be bad.