| Do You Need Safety? | | | | of a strong enough material and does not provide |
| The first thing to consider when choosing the right | | | | a drain hole for the water, then when you try to |
| above ground pool cover, is whether you are | | | | remove the cover all of the debris will sink into |
| looking for one that can provide your family with | | | | the pool. |
| safety or not. Most people do not think of pool | | | | Ease of Use |
| covers as safety devices, but for thousands of | | | | Perhaps one of the most important things for |
| families each year they are. If you have small | | | | people to consider when choosing the right above |
| children in your home or neighborhood, then it is | | | | ground pool cover is how easy it is to use. There |
| important to consider choosing a pool cover that | | | | are many covers which can be quite difficult for a |
| can save their lives. | | | | single person to operate. Similarly, there are |
| Young children will often be drawn to water as a | | | | covers that are extremely easy for one person |
| place to play when grown-ups are not around. If | | | | to put on and remove alone. Round styles with a |
| you have a pool cover that is strong enough to | | | | tie for security are especially easy to put on by |
| hold their weight, then even if they do happen to | | | | yourself, because one side can be secured while |
| crawl into the pool there will be no risk of them | | | | the other is being pulled up over the rim of the |
| drowning. Not all covers are strong enough to | | | | pool. |
| protect someone though, so this is an important | | | | In order to choose the right above ground pool |
| point to consider. | | | | cover you need to consider several factors. |
| Is there a lot of Debris? | | | | There are different types of covers that should |
| If your pool is located in an area that gets a high | | | | be used for various situations and to produce |
| amount of debris each day, then choosing a solid | | | | different benefits. For safety, a mesh or net style |
| above ground pool cover such as a framed style | | | | is perfect but when it comes to keeping debris |
| that has a long overhang would be best. A mesh | | | | out of the water, a mesh style would do you |
| or net style, that might be good at protecting | | | | virtually no good. If you consider the information |
| your children should they fall into the pool, would | | | | above, you will have a better idea of what type |
| not be very helpful in keeping debris out. | | | | of cover would work best for you. |
| Also, if you get a pool cover that is not made out | | | | |