It has been very cold so far this winter. A customer asked today about their automatic pool cover. Seems the pump quit and there is a considerable amount of water on the cover and wondered what to do about that.
An operable pool cover pump is of course the ultimate solution to the problem, but right now, there is a lot of water on the cover and it is all frozen.
If you start running water on the cover (or under it) that could cause the ice to shift and cut the liner or the pool cover. Automatic covers are a large investment and it might be a good idea to take it slow and easy.
As soon as the ice starts to melt, you can put the pump on the pool cover and pump the water off gradually as it melts, allowing the ice to shift as you pump it down. Take it slow and easy in order to not damage the fabric.
- Cheryl
