MossRoad
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- Joined
- Aug 31, 2001
- Messages
- 60,229
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana (near)
- Tractor
- Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year
Well, in the past few weeks we've had 14" of snow followed by temps in the 60's. Then it rained almost 5". Needless to say, the ground is saturated and the rivers are high. With that said, I have had some interesting above ground swimming pool problems...
The winter cover is waterproof. So, 14" of snow + 5" of rain = 6" of standing water on my pool cover. The weight of the 6" of water pushed down on the water under the cover, forcing it over the overflow and out of the pool. That made the winter cover too tight and about to tear, so I had to pump the water off the cover. When the water came off the cover, the level under the cover dropped 6", so there I am, on the 11th and 12th of January adding 6" of water to my swimming pool that I will not use until June.
The winter cover is waterproof. So, 14" of snow + 5" of rain = 6" of standing water on my pool cover. The weight of the 6" of water pushed down on the water under the cover, forcing it over the overflow and out of the pool. That made the winter cover too tight and about to tear, so I had to pump the water off the cover. When the water came off the cover, the level under the cover dropped 6", so there I am, on the 11th and 12th of January adding 6" of water to my swimming pool that I will not use until June.