When the time comes to open your pool and put the cover away for the season, here are a few tips to help maintain the integrity of your cover while in storage.
- Make sure your pool cover is completely dry before storing. Most safety covers are mesh, and can be folded and put in the mesh storage bag while still wet. Once it is fully dry, it can be stored. If you are storing your cover in a plastic bin however, make sure the cover is dry before packing it away, to avoid mold.
- Store your cover in an elevated location if possible. Safety covers are very heavy, so be sure your rack or shelf can handle the weight. Storing your cover on the ground will invite rodents and bugs to use it as a home and chew holes through your cover. No one wants that costly surprise at the end of pool season!
- Plastic storage bins are perfect for pool cover storage. Make sure to choose a large enough bin with a tight-fitting lid. If you are going to put your cover in a bag, make sure to hang the bag high off the floor.
- Add moth balls to the bin with your pool cover. PRO TIP: Put the mothballs in a large sock to keep them from getting all over your pool deck when you take out the cover later.
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Tracy Dieselman – Owner
My wife and I just got a pool installed in the backyard but we don’t know what to do about the cover. I like that you suggest storing the pool cover in a plastic container and to make sure it’s not on the floor. We’ll have to try this and make sure to add mothballs so it doesn’t get damaged. Thanks for the tips!
Happy we could help Derek!
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