Patio Furniture and More

Swimming pool covers are offered in many different shapes, sizes, colors, and can be used for more than simply covering your pool and keeping out debris. Solar pool covers can heat your pool, while safety mesh pool covers keep pets and children from falling in and potentially drowning. There are also manual and automatic pool covers, which obviously require different amounts of effort on your part to cover and uncover your pool.

Whatever flavor pool cover you have, its purpose is simple: to protect your pool from debris, weather, people, and pets.

When shopping for a pool cover, don’t just focus on one of the above aspects. A cheap, flimsy cover might keep debris out of your pool, but it won’t protect a child or pet that runs onto the cover and falls through. A mesh safety pool cover might protect your children and pets, but it won’t keep debris from getting into your pool.

Once you settle on the pool cover you like, pick a size that is a bit larger than your pool, so that you have enough overlap to securely anchor the pool cover. Yes, you’ll pay a bit more for bigger covers, but trying to force a cover that’s too small to fit your pool is not only an unnecessary hassle, but it’s a hassle you’ll face each and every time you cover and uncover your swimming pool.

Pay attention to warranties, too, when buying a swimming pool cover. Most pool covers come with at least a two year warranty, so that’s a good baseline to shoot for. Make sure it’s an all-inclusive warranty that covers any and all defects, too.