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Does Your Safety Pool Cover Need To Be Repaired Or Replaced?

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Not sure if your safety pool cover need to be repaired or replaced? Email us some pictures of your cover and we'll happily give you some advice. Usually small rip or tear in a  pool cover  under 6" in length can typically be patched by yourself with a repair pool cover patch kit. We can send the repair kit straight to your front door. To make a  good mesh pool safety cover repair , here are some tips for you: 1. Clean and dry the area to be patched. 2. Cut patches to create rounded corners, or oval patches. 3. Patch on both sides for extra durability. 4. Place something heavy on the patch for 6-12 hours before folding. 5. Don't fold the cover on the patch, allow it to lay flat. Safety covers that lose their straps along one side of the pool, or have holes larger than 6"need to be sent to us for proper repair to ensure safety. Replacing your safety pool cover is easy and convenient. But if you've got a rip along one whole side of the cover,or if the...

How Mesh Safety Covers Work?

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When choose safety covers, some pool owners may prefer  solid pool safety covers  while others may like mesh safety covers.All of them can secure the safety of your kids and pets. Safety mesh pool covers  are designed to prevent water from collecting on top of the covers by allowing rain and melted snow to drain right into your pool. However, the mesh is woven tightly enough to allow debris to settle on top. Even though the rain will get through, you won't have sticks, leaves, and bugs on the bottom of your pool in the spring time. You will have some fine sediment to vacuum up when you open your pool, though, as a mesh cover is not impervious to dust and dirt. Mesh safety covers vary in their specifications when it comes to sunlight. Some are simply resistant to the sun's destructive ultraviolet (UV) rays. Others are created to block as much as 99 percent of sunlight. Why would you want to keep the sunlight out of your pool? Doesn't the sun help warm your pool? W...

How to Protect Your In- Ground Pool Cover During The Winter?

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There are some enemies that threaten your in-ground winter cover, including: Ice, Rain, Snow, Trees and animals. 1. Protecting Against Ice To protect your winter cover against ice, let the ice melt so you can remove it with a winter cover pump. Don’t try to remove the frozen ice because it can have sharp edges. Pool covers will be damage by sharp objects. You can also prevent large ice build-ups by keeping a 1/2” water level on top of the pool cover. But if you have a  mesh winter pool cover , you don’t need to do it because ice would melt and just fall through. 2. Protecting Against Wind To protect your winter cover from wind, keep that 1/2” of water on top as it also helps with the ice. If you have a  tarp cover instead of a safety cover, use water bags or aqua-blocks to hold your cover down. 3. Protecting Against Trees To protect your cover against trees, hire a professional tree specialist to remove any overhanging tree limbs that ma...

How To Keep Your Pool Clean And Clear?

The idea of having a pool in your own backyard will always be incredibly glamourous. It's easy to give into daydreams of hosting weekend parties, adopting an invigorated fitness routine that includes laps after work, spending long afternoons lounging poolside while cultivating the perfect tan, playing with your children in the pool to enjoy family fun. But,in those daydreams, one crucial element of pool ownership is often forgotten: the maintenance. Without a proper maintenance routine, your pool could succumb to a variety of less-than-luxurious conditions--green water, broken filters, and algae build up, etc. No one wants to swim in such a pool. So pool owners need to know some ways to keep the pool clean and clear enough to swim in at any time. There are some tips for you. In the opening seasons, you need to: Keep your sanitizer levels up!  Your chlorine needs to be kept at optimal levels, all day, every day. Keeping a consistent level of chlorine in ...

ASTM--A Word About Established Safety Standards

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When talking about safety cover, the first word that comes to our mind is ASTM. ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), is a globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards. Today, some 12,000 ASTM standards are used around the world to improve product quality, enhance safety, facilitate market access and trade, and build consumer confidence. ASTM F1346-91(2010)is the requirements of safety covers for swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, and wading pools (hereinafter referred to as pools, unless otherwise specified). When correctly installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, this specification is intended to reduce the risk of drowning by inhibiting the access of children under five years of age to the water.  There are three basic  pool safety covers : mesh, solid and automatic in the market. But whatever pool safety cover you choose...

What Safety Measures Should You Take for Kids in Swimming Pools?

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Children's safety is the main concern for every family with kids and swimming pools. So what measures should you take for kids in or around swimming pool? Take swim lessons : Kids should have swimming lessons from a young age. Hire a swimming coach to give your kids best swimming course. Or if possible educate your kids how to swim by yourselves.Children's swimming competencies will save their lives in an emergency. Always supervise your kids : Kids needs to be always in supervision while swimming because you never know when your kids might need help. So being a pool owner or a parent,its your foremost responsibility to always have an adult nearby your kids in swimming pool.You should not try to do anything else while you are watching them. Even a conversation with a friend can distract you, so make the kids your primary focus. Check the water depth:  You should check the water depth of your pool frequently because your kids will get hurt...