I’m getting ready to close the pool and now have a new,as yet
unglued 
solar blanket to store. The instructions say don’t spread
it on your lawn because the suns rays will amplify and kill your
lawn. It is too big to spread out on the decking area.
Does it have to be totally dry before you store it? And is it better
to roll it or fold it?
It’s essentially bubble wrap…do I need to worry about it mildewing
or molding in storage?
TIA for any advice on storing this thing.
Storing a Solar Blanket
May 17th, 2006 · 3 Comments
Tags: swimming pools
3 responses so far ↓
1 Everette Caryn // May 20, 2006 at 3:22 am
Thanks for all the replies. It was cloudy yesterday so I spread it
on the lawn as suggested and dried it out. There are two long seams
the length of the blanket, and it folded naturally along those seams
so I had 1/3 the width. Then I rolled it up and brought it inside.
Wife says the blanket is ultra ugly and says she’d rather look at the
water and not swim the extra couple weeks the blanket might give us on
either end of the season. Oh well, less space in the garage loft now.
2 Anton Danita // May 20, 2006 at 11:46 pm
For those of you who live in the South where night time temps get below
freezing just a few weeks during the winter (this will be my second winter
here, so I could be completely wrong about how cold it gets here), do you
winterize your pool or just leave the pump running when it gets below 32
degrees?
I live in NE Mississippi. Last winter was our first winter here. If I
remember right, we had 2 or 3 (maybe 4)weeks where nighttime temperatures
dipped below freezing or close. At one point, it got down in the high teens
and even one ’single digit’ night. Since this was our first winter with a
pool, and our first winter living in the South, we just ran the pump on
those nights. However, there were a couple of nights where we forgot to
turn it on and ended up with leaks in the plumbing at the pump which we had
to fix. We found out that it’s a sure bet that there WILL be a leak if we
don’t run that water to keep it from freezing.
Even though we had to repair some plumbing (my husband knows how so cost was
minimal), in the spring, we didn’t have to ‘clean up’ the pool to open it.
It already looked great. While its relatively simple to walk out there and
turn the pump on when needed, is it recommended in this area to winterize
instead?
Ann - outside of Tupelo, MS.
www.hometraditions.com
3 Samantha Tresa // May 22, 2006 at 5:07 am
Peter in case no one has told you lately
You are a gift to this list with your knowledge and kindly responses.
And there are others too
but today
I am celebrating you.
Norma
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