| They are also the safer option for homes that | | | | the covers that you will use during the warmer |
| have young children living in them. With the pool | | | | months (when the pool itself is being used |
| sitting up above the ground, you do not have to | | | | regularly). The winter above ground pool cover is |
| worry about young children (or other pets that do | | | | made from thick vinyl or even, in some cases, |
| not know how to swim) falling into the water | | | | solid plastic and it is fitted tightly to the top of the |
| while your attention is elsewhere. Whatever your | | | | pool. This keeps mud, dirt, leaves and other |
| reason for choosing an above ground swimming | | | | environmental debris from falling into your pool's |
| pool, there is one other purchase you must make: | | | | water. |
| your above ground pool cover. | | | | It also keeps pests and rodents from climbing into |
| Having a cover on your pool is imperative. Just | | | | the water and accidentally drowning (or from |
| because your above ground pool might be safer | | | | simply using your pool as a toilet). The solid cover |
| in terms of keeping young children and pets out | | | | keeps the water from evaporating and holds in |
| does not mean that it is completely maintenance | | | | the water's heat which will help keep it from |
| and upkeep free. Your pool will still see its share | | | | freezing in the winter and damaging your above |
| of leaves, trash and other types of debris. It is | | | | ground pool's structural integrity. If you choose a |
| still susceptible to temperature fluctuations and | | | | solar above ground pool cover, you will be able to |
| bacterial infestation. The best way to make sure | | | | use the energy provided by the sun's light to |
| that your pool stays as clean and safe as | | | | warm the pool water year round! |
| possible? To obtain an above ground pool cover | | | | During the warmer months, your above ground |
| and make sure that you secure it in place | | | | pool cover should be lighter, perhaps a mesh or |
| whenever you are not using the pool itself. | | | | net cover or even a simple solar blanket to help |
| One of the most important types of above | | | | maintain the water's temperature. This will help |
| ground cover that you can own is a winter time | | | | you save money on heating costs and |
| pool cover. These pool covers are thicker than | | | | maintenance and cleaning costs! |