pushindirt: If you are referring to the bubble, if you buy it in 2 ft. widths, it should fit between the aluminum polybars on most standard aluminum & polycarb GH's. If you cut a piece the size of the polycarb panel on all or just one of your roof vents, it should allow the vent(s) to operate. If not, the heat shrink film would certainly not overweigh them. You could also cut out only the bottom and sides of a pool cover where it covers the vents, as many people do with sunshades. Double faced tape or velcro might work to hold the cover onto the vent sash, to prevent it from blowing back, leaving the vent uncovered when you don't want it to be. Solar pool covers are far heavier than any bubble wrap and also have bubbles, but much smaller. However, in larger sizes, they can be quite heavy and as another poster noted, getting a large one up can be a real challenge. Our's was so heavy, we cut it into two sections and overlapped them on the top of the GH. The wind took one off shortly after we put them on last month, which fortunately taught us a lesson before it became too cold to work outdoors. I bought some nylon webbing and tied it to some bungee cords that are connected at the base on either side of the GH. It goes over the top and holds the overlapped covers down securely, yet gives just enough as to not put undue pressure on the polycarb. We also used a strong braided nylon rope to wrap around the GH from one side of the door and around, to the other. It's holding the cover tightly against the kneewall and has proved a far better solution than laying bricks and timbers along the bottom as we did last year. We learn as we go.

semo, I use the stick and like it ok - I'm not sure there's anything you can do with a solar cover to really make it a delight, but the splitting the cover and using the stick allows me to easily remove the cover by myself in under 5 minutes, and can deploy it by myself, though still easier to do with 1 other person, in about 5 minutes. I think the whole key is not trying to deal with it in one huge piece, but as 2 or 3 separate sections. I only use the cover March-May and Oct-Nov; just this past weekend I placed a couple of ladder hooks on the far side of the house, behind a fence, and stored the covers there until I need them again. Nobody hates the cover more than I do, but it works so darn well, I can't imagine not using it in those transitional months where the night temps really start to drop, but the kids still want to swim by day.

I have a very large peice of clear solar pool cover that covered my greenhouse in the winter for years. It's a little worn but still good insulation for a small greenhouse or coldframe. I cut a damaged peice off the end which is why I don't know how big it is now. It is all rolled up and in it's storage bag. Not heavy at all but the bag is about 6' tall and 24" in diameter. This is what it looked like on my greenhouse....it reached ground level from one side to the other and at least half, if not more, is left. I live between Sarnia and London in Ontario.

We must turn our pool off for a 7 day vacation in July (PA). Would it be better to leave the solar cover on or keep it off? We have a fiberglass pool and I was planning to put extra chlorine and algaecide in it and hope for the best. We normally never have any issues and always have sparkling clear water. Is there anything else I should do to prepare for 7 days without the pump running? I know we should leave the filter on it's regular cycle but this time we cannot. Thanks in advance for any help!