Automatic Pool Covers for Inground Swimming Pool
Christy Bell
11 years ago
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Comments (24)Malba, We only do a key control. According to the ASTM and UL certification, the cover must be operated by a key. Some people will skirt around that by putting a touch pad inside a locked (key) box. FYI, touch pads currently being used have been known to be very unreliable. (according to independent cover installers). Regarding the cost, there are a number of options that can radically increase cost. Also, freight (depending on where the pool is), will also add a lot....See MoreDoes anyone have automatic cover on freeform pool?
Comments (4)Let me share my experience. Here's our pool. We have an on-deck track system See the half-a-hexagon thing? See how it's kind of sticking up higher than the rest of the deck? I don't know if that's the pool design, or if the installer didn't do that part correctly. Either way, our cover did rub on it and had to be patched. We're going into our 3rd summer and the patch had to be put on after the 1st summer. I really think it was our PB's fault as I distinctly remember him stepping on the wheels to lower the cover after we complained about stuff blowing into our pool. (Which was also his fault because he didn't measure the cover to be long enough with enough overhang.) But since the patch it's been great and the cover company raised the wheels when it was patched and doesn't rub nearly as much. I originally wanted an undermount cover, but the PB said it would be a lot more costly and he thought the hex part might eventually break off since there wouldn't really be anything supporting it- it would basically be suspended in air. I knew for sure I didn't want a square-shaped lip of cement all the way around the pool (If that's what you mean by "pool in a pool"). Like this: I think it would be a tripping hazzard. I wish I would've talked to the cover company myself instead of trusting my PB because they probably would've come up with a better solution. It certainly looks like they can do an undermount on a free-form if that's what you want....See MoreGetting leaves off automatic pool cover - please help!
Comments (7)Racket: I have all these very heavy flagstone pieces on the box, so I guess it takes some time to lift them up and clean the whole thing out. Who knows?! Viennamommy: the automatic cover IS like a garage door opener; very simple; takes about 20 - 30 seconds. When it's open , you can't even tell it's there, because of the installation being done at the time of the pool build. No regrets, just the hassle of the leaves due to where we placed the pool (our bad, I guess!)...See MoreThoughts on removing an inground swimming pool
Comments (55)Alisonn, I had a pool removed too when I bought my house here in NJ. There is a requirement from NJDEP that your removal company needs to comply with. Basically it concerns the fill material that gets put into the hole, how large the pieces are from the concrete that is broken up and put back into the hole, etc. In Atlantic county, I needed a demolition permit, and then had to get inspections once the pool was removed and the cement chunks put into the hole, then again after the final fill was completed. $3500 is a good price. Mine cost $5500 to remove. Good luck!...See More
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8 years agoI didnt find automatic pool covers very helpful. best above ground pool covers like this work best for me
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