Leaf Covers
It's been many years since I got tired of all the maintence work to maintain a pool, and thus quit buying houses with, or installing pools.
Back then, we didn't have the net leaf covers and the leaves accumulated on the vinyl cover.
Using trial and error, we developed the following procedure to clear leaves from the cover.
1. Do not allow a lot of leaves to accumulate. Do this by removing the leaves several times over the winter season.
2. IF there is not an excessive amount of leaves, we would gather 3 or 4 family members to do the work.
3..One person would be stationed at each of two corners on one side of the cover, and the other 1 or 2 would get on the opposite side of the pool to pull on ropes attached to the first side of the pool cover at the 1/3rd points between the two "manned" corners.
4. Then, simultaneously we would pull the first edge of the cover back "over" the rest of the cover resulting in the leaves being "rolled" along until the entire cover, with leaves, was off the pool.
5. We then "dumped" the leaves off of the cover, and put it back.
When leaf blowers [first electrically powered, and later gasoline powered] became available, we would keep most leaves blown off on a regular basis throughout pool the "off" season.
IF you don't allow an excessive accumulation of leaves [and rainwater] then removing the cover with a few leaves is not that difficult.
Another thing that helped immensely was to remove a lot of the accumulated water from the top of the cover. We first did this with a small, cheap electric drill motor powered pump. This was a very slow process so we then began using the pool pump & vacuum hose [with a filter "basket" installed over the suction end to prevent picking up a lot of leaves] to remove as much of the water from on top of the pool cover as possible
Another way of "lightening" the load is to first use a lightweight plastic leaf rake to remove all the leaves that can be reached from around the pool edges.
The key to removing the leaf cover(s) is to remove as much weight from on top of the cover(s) as is possibe, AND to gather enough "muscle" as you can find to pull the cover .
A good source of muscle/labor when you are ready to remove the cover(s) is to have a work/"beer and burger" party and enlist the help of a bunch of friends and neighbors!!!!! It works like a charm!
Source(s): 50+ years experience in the Construction and Handyman trades, AND LOTS of DIY projects for myself, family, friends, and nieghbors. 3 days ago - by poolman Member since: July 21, 2008
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i own a pool company.and the way i do this is i use a nozzle to push the leaves and extra water off the pool cover.then once the leaves are off you can sweep them up. after this is done you can roll up the pool cover with one extra person
Source(s): spotless pools richland hills texas 3 days ago
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