How to make Pool covers?

Mik30627074
by Mik30627074
How can I make a pool cover that I can use during the time of the year tha our oak tree dropped her leaves
  4 answers
  • Charly Charly on Oct 15, 2017

    I used a solar cover and when rolled up, it catches all the leaves. You can then clean the leaves off before you cover your pool again.

    • Mik30627074 Mik30627074 on Oct 15, 2017

      I tried that last 2 years

      but we have to

      many


      our tree puts out about 45 bags of leaves and the solar cover got real to full

  • Vicky Davis Vicky Davis on Oct 16, 2017

    How about a giant tarp and PVC pipes. Create a 'tent' over the pool, the tarp going way past the outside edges. You probably would have to prop it up from inside the pool, but the PVC should be safe? I would think the weight of the leaves will end up 'sinking' the tarp, so keeping the tarp up off the water would help?


    Or float a bunch of air mattress's in the pool under the tarp? [I want to try this on the roof of our travel trailer, under the tarp, so there aren't low spots.]

  • Darlene Duncan Darlene Duncan on Oct 16, 2017

    Contact Trevi.ca , they make and sell leaf nets for pools...

  • Genie Genie on Oct 17, 2017

    May I suggest that you trim the tree and have it thinned out a bit? You don't have to do anything radical. It is also good for the health of the tree; if the branches get too full, they may break. As for the above suggestion, you might just need to

    "empty" the solar cover somewhat frequently until all the leaves drop. If you fasten pool noodles around the edges, at least partially, it will be easier to corral the leaves.