Winter Pool Covers Mesh Or Solid

A solid cover however allows the water to collect and puddle in the middle.

Winter pool covers mesh or solid.

Mesh covers are porous so that melting snow melting ice and rain will drip through the cover into the pool preventing puddles on the surface of the cover. Mesh covers typically cost 200 600 less. A mesh cover even pcpools arctic armor super mesh versions allow precipitation and fine sediment to pass through them into the pool. Latham brands offer mesh pool covers for maximum drainage and inground solid safety pool covers that block 100 of sunlight in a variety of material weights and colors.

A mesh cover will screen out leaves and other debris but the reality is that sediment water washed over dirty leaves and some uv light gets into your pool that combination frequently stimulates algae and bacteria growth. All solid and mesh pool covers can be custom designed to fit any size or shape pool precisely including any special features such as raised walls diving boards stairs and rails. Solid vinyl pool covers last 7 11 years and keep the pool water clean so that it requires less maintenance in the spring. However they cost more than mesh covers and need a pump.

Mesh covers tend to have a slightly longer lifespan 10 to 15 years than solid. Mesh covers are usually light making it easier for one person to put the cover on and take it off. Therefore a pump 3 is necessary to remove the water. However the pool water gets dirty and algae can grow.

Part of the higher cost of the solid cover is the addition of the pump.