{"id":4530,"date":"2014-09-05T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/?p=4530"},"modified":"2015-08-26T14:28:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T18:28:43","slug":"pool-cover-pump-an-essential-item-for-winterizing-and-protecting-your-pool-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/pool-cover-pump-an-essential-item-for-winterizing-and-protecting-your-pool-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Pool Cover Pump: An Essential Item for Winterizing and Protecting your Pool Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are going to invest in a solid vinyl winter pool cover to protect your swimming pool during the off-season, you\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2ll also want to invest in a quality pool cover pump<\/a><\/strong> to protect that expensive cover.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 Winterizing and closing a swimming pool<\/a><\/strong> is multistep process and a pool cover pump that removes rainwater and snowmelt is an essential item for your winterizing checklist.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 In addition to helping maintain the integrity of your winter pool cover, having a dry pool cover will simplify the springtime pool opening process<\/a><\/strong> as well.\"Pool<\/a><\/p>\n

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Water Buildup Can be a Death Sentence for \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Pool Covers<\/em><\/h2>\n

Regardless of where you live, the weight of standing water on top of a winter pool cover can greatly reduce its lifespan.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 In colder climates, rainwater and melting snow and ice can freeze and seriously damage the cover\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s material.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 Even in locations where winter temperatures rarely drop below 32O<\/sup> F, a pond of still water sitting on top of a pool cover provides a breeding ground for harmful bacteria and mosquitoes.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 A pool cover pump<\/a><\/strong>\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0removes excess water from a pool cover quickly and efficiently.<\/p>\n

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Types of Pool Cover Pumps<\/em><\/h2>\n

There are two basic types of pool cover pumps: automatic <\/strong>and manual<\/strong>.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 Both types are compact and lightweight and attach easily to your garden hose in order to pump the water out.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 Be sure to position the hose to direct the discharge away from your house, yard and pool.<\/p>\n

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\"The<\/a>Automatic Pool Cover Pumps<\/span><\/h3>\n

Automatic cover pumps<\/a><\/strong>\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0are electric and have an automatic on\/off switch.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 When water is detected on the surface of the pool cover, the pump turns on automatically to remove the water.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 When the cover is dry, the pump turns itself off.<\/p>\n

Automatic pool cover pumps can pump water anywhere from 250 to 2,500 gallons per hour (GPH).\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 The larger the pool, the higher capacity pump is required.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 Many automatic pool cover pumps can be fully submerged in water and will collect leaves and debris from the cover in addition to pumping water.<\/p>\n

Key Advantages of Automatic Pumps:\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n