My mesh pool cover has some water (now ice unfortunately) and has sunk a great deal (see photo), so I'm not sure if it's somewhat clogged or what? Once it warms up here a bit (Massachusetts) I'm going to try and pump the water off and see if that fixes it, but I'm interested to hear any opinions on what might be going on. It was installed in 2014, so I'm guessing it's probably too late to file a warranty claim with Coverlogix, but I may give that a try anyways. Thanks!
Mesh cover has sunk and not sure what to do
- Thread starter rcspencer1
- Start date
- Jun 24, 2021
- 15,605
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Hey! Welcome to TFP!! 
Water doesn't sit on top of mesh covers. That water is at the level of the water in your pool. The cover has sagged into the pool. You won't be able to pump the water "off" the cover, more will replace it from the pool.
Did the water on top of the cover freeze? (I can't quite tell from picture) Can you break it into smaller pieces and use your brush on a pole to push it off? That might help remove the leaves and debris from the cover. You might then check the level of the water in the pool, throw in a sump pump and lower it a bit, so the cover is no longer sitting in the pool water. I already had to pump out my pool when we had a monsoon after closing...had to drain another 8" Ugh...my cover too was dipping into the water.
Finally, on the cover, it is 8 years old, not too old, but certainly with age and events like this one (has this happened before?), they do start to sag. The springs also will stretch. How compressed are the springs? The one directly in front in the picture, to the right of the concrete stair mount, looks like it is completely stretched out. They should be about 1/2 way between un-compressed and compressed when installed correctly. What do the springs in that area look like? A pic or two would help.
In summary
1) get the debris off the cover
2) drain the pool back down (the cover will rebound a bit without debris and when it is no longer sitting in water)
3) check the springs. If they are fully compressed, you might want to try replacing that spring set, and adjusting tension to get 1/2 compressed.
4) if you still get sag in the middle, it is just cover wear and tear.
Hope that helps!
Water doesn't sit on top of mesh covers. That water is at the level of the water in your pool. The cover has sagged into the pool. You won't be able to pump the water "off" the cover, more will replace it from the pool.
Did the water on top of the cover freeze? (I can't quite tell from picture) Can you break it into smaller pieces and use your brush on a pole to push it off? That might help remove the leaves and debris from the cover. You might then check the level of the water in the pool, throw in a sump pump and lower it a bit, so the cover is no longer sitting in the pool water. I already had to pump out my pool when we had a monsoon after closing...had to drain another 8" Ugh...my cover too was dipping into the water.
Finally, on the cover, it is 8 years old, not too old, but certainly with age and events like this one (has this happened before?), they do start to sag. The springs also will stretch. How compressed are the springs? The one directly in front in the picture, to the right of the concrete stair mount, looks like it is completely stretched out. They should be about 1/2 way between un-compressed and compressed when installed correctly. What do the springs in that area look like? A pic or two would help.
In summary
1) get the debris off the cover
2) drain the pool back down (the cover will rebound a bit without debris and when it is no longer sitting in water)
3) check the springs. If they are fully compressed, you might want to try replacing that spring set, and adjusting tension to get 1/2 compressed.
4) if you still get sag in the middle, it is just cover wear and tear.
Hope that helps!
I can't thank you enough for your thorough analysis and reply! I'll check again but think I've lowered the water to a point below where the cover is sagging to, but perhaps not. I like your thought about the springs and a few of them do look really stretched out, so that definitely could be part of what's going on as well. I have 24 of them, so that's going to cost a few pennies!
Thanks again for your help - much appreciated!!
Thanks again for your help - much appreciated!!