Loop Loc Safety Cover Caving Under Snow and Ice

[MM32]

Hello,
This is my first winter since building my pool and so it’s also my first winter with my loop loc ultra mesh safety cover. Last week we got about 6” of snow on the north shore of Long Island and my cover has been sagging significantly since then. It has warmed up a bit this week but the amount of ice/snow built up is just not melting. It’s hard to tell from the photo I am attaching but the cover is sagging about 2 feet from the coping into the pool.

I don’t even think there’s anything I can do right now because the cover and pool deck are both still covered in ice and snow. I read that during the first year I could expect some stretching of the cover but this seems significant.

My question is am I risking permanent damage to the cover in the state it’s in? Is there anything I can do besides wait until it all melts and then tighten all the straps? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

 

[mc2021]

Do you remember where the water level was? It's meant to rest on top of a lowered water line. Mine is about 18" below the coping and looks similar to yours. I think as long as it's being supported by the water you are fine. I can get a pic tmrw if you want.

 

[ajw22]

Do not tighten the straps.

The cover is made to sag into the pool and sit on the water. The straps have springs that stretch and let the cover sag.

 

[Bperry]

Hello,
This is my first winter since building my pool and so it’s also my first winter with my loop loc ultra mesh safety cover. Last week we got about 6” of snow on the north shore of Long Island and my cover has been sagging significantly since then. It has warmed up a bit this week but the amount of ice/snow built up is just not melting. It’s hard to tell from the photo I am attaching but the cover is sagging about 2 feet from the coping into the pool.

I don’t even think there’s anything I can do right now because the cover and pool deck are both still covered in ice and snow. I read that during the first year I could expect some stretching of the cover but this seems significant.

My question is am I risking permanent damage to the cover in the state it’s in? Is there anything I can do besides wait until it all melts and then tighten all the straps? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

I just got a Looploc cover and they require draining no more than 18” of water. If yours is sagging 24” then it sounds like too much water was drained. Don’t mess with it now though.

 

[ajw22]

I just got a Looploc cover and they require draining no more than 18” of water. If yours is sagging 24” then it sounds like too much water was drained. Don’t mess with it now though.

The pool water level will rise as the snow melts through the cover into the pool. The water level will rise into the Spring to support the cover.

 

[MM32]

Thanks everybody. I think maybe I drained too much water out when my pool overflowed last month. The waters about 6” below the skimmers. I’ll leave it alone at this point. Appreciate everyone’s input as always.

 

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[sande005]

I've had that kind of winter cover since I moved in to this house with the existing pool - over 30 yrs now. Every winter the cover looks like that.
The only long term problem with having the cover sag too much - the loops on the springs can bend and not stay round on the anchors on the deck. Not so much that it is an issue getting them off of the anchors, but the round pipe like tool used to help put them on may not fit into the stretched out loops any more.
I made a second tool out of scrap tubing I had around that was small outside diameter than the original, but still fit over the anchors.
The original was replaced when edge seams and bindings started to let go. The current was doing the same after over 15 yrs, but I found a local boat canvas place that repairs them - so for $200 all the non-panel stitching was renewed and three spots where squirrels had gnawed on it repaired. So good for another decade or two.