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Swimming pools demand a high degree of maintenance. They need to be protected from the surrounding dirt and grime. They should be well maintained during and after the swimming season comes to close. It is important to prolong the functionality and the beauty of your pool. Winter pool covers are important to do the job. Keep in mind that your pool should bear the elements for a longer period. The market is full of winter cover kits for the swimming pools.

It is rather important to close your pool for the winter season. It is a part of your pool maintenance. If you lay covers properly in the winter season, you won't have any problem in the spring season when you reopen it.

Types of pool covers

The pool covers are generally available in four types in the market, namely, solid, solid safety, mesh, and mesh safety covers. Each comes with certain strengths and certain shortcomings.

Solid covers are meant to represent the most of the pool covers sold in an average year. They are made with the woven polythene tapes. It is called scrim. It is a flat piece woven like textile. The scrim is coated with plastic from both sides to make it waterproof. Although these sheets are made by Canadian mills, most of them come from Asia today.

These solid covers are not expensive, and are rather simple to install. If these covers are installed properly, they keep the pool clean, and save it for the next season. But, the main problem with this cover is it can be damaged by the wind, because it flaps when wind blows at a good speed. They also collect debris and water that can cause harm to it.

The next type is mesh covers which are made the way the solid covers are made. But, there is no plastic coating on them. They are made in a way to let water go through them. Mesh covers are not heavy. They are less prone to damage by the wind. They can be removed in the spring season very easily. But, they allow the sediment and dirt to pass through with water into the pool.

The safety winter covers are a new form of winter covers. They have become popular. Recognized by the ASTM, they are known as the safety covers. They are made of heavy duty mesh reinforced with heavy woven straps crossing the pool width and length. These safety covers do not allow unwanted access into the pool.

The last product in the winter pool covers category is the solid safety covers. They are made the way mesh safety covers are made. These covers do not let the sunlight pass through once they are installed. There is complete guarantee of a clean pool for the spring season. Now you know how to keep your swimming pool neat and clean, protected from unwanted dirt and grime. Don't you!

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