Can I use this cover for an irregular shaped swimming pool?
1433826
Yes, mine is a "kidney" shaped pool. You can cut it to fit, or like me, simply cover the whole pool and use weights to hold it down. The water inflatable weights I bought, however, were garbage and I need to find a new solution.
1433827
Make sure it will cover the length and width. When it's covering the pool let the folds relax, take a sharp pair of scissors and cut it to fit exactly, so it floats on top of the water in a perfect fit. Or- pinch a penny will do it for you for about $60.
1433828
Wouldn't see why not. Get the rectangular size that is sufficient to cover the entire pool. Lay it out flat over the pool. It will initially likely extend beyond the edges of your pool. Then using a pair of sharp scissors, you can trim it very easily as you follow the contour of your pool's edge. The cover we purchased was somewhat larger than the pool (ours is rectangular), so it was a matter following the outer edge of the pool with the scissors to obtain the perfect fit. Hope that helps.
1433829
Yes it is easily cut to fit. Be conservative when you cut so you don't go too far - let it relax on the water first, then cut off the excess
1433830
yes...carefully lay it over the pool...put weights on the parts that extend over the sides and then carefully cut away the excess
1433831
you could==i was not happy with the cover because you can not see the water, if it rains the rain gots on top and when you try to get the cover out of the pool, all the dirty water gets in the pool
1433832
Ypu can cut it down to what your needs are. We had to trim ours to fit our pool.
2148497
I'm sure you can use a 15' pool cover for a 12' pool, but it wouldn't fit right and would be too loose. The middle material sags into the water with my 15' pool so it would probably be worse with a 12 footer.
2107926
Yes I do use a cover it is also a rectangular intex cover that fits snugly down over he sides of the pool. And we just used clear plastic for underneath the pool and spread sand onto the plastic, seemed to work real well for us.
123468
The holes shouldn't be random. My cover also has holes on it, but this is to allow the water on top of the cover find its way back into the pool, without forming huge puddles on the cover. The solar cover would not work efficiently if it was trapped under an inch of water, since it relies on direct sunlight to warm the pool water.
2232026
There isn't anything to attach the cover to. You could put Velcro on the edge of a tarp and the sides of the pool, maybe. You could just lay a tarp on top, but the wind would blow it off.
1532058
No, that is the size but I can't imagine why you'd want it not in complete contact with the water. When exposed to the sun the water keeps the plastic from overheating (by exchanging the heat of the plastic into the water) thus preventing the plastic from rapid deterioration. If your having trouble with the plastic blowing off of the covered pool you might try weighting the plastic down with something, perhaps an un-coiled garden hose?
2229703
It will work but you will see more heat loss at night because the pool isn't completely covered. I bought this cover because I thought it would be more durable than the thinner ones I have had in the past and it is already falling apart after one season. Normally they last only last two seasons anyway.
218470
i don't think so. our pool is 20 x 40 and we have about 6" of overlap on the width on each side. did't trim it and the overlap keeps more heat in. if you live in hot part of the country you may not care about a bit of heat loss. great cover!!!
188978
I would say yes you can use it. But i wouldn't buy Intex. I bought it last year and im not happy with it. It has holes on the top of it and it doesnt protect it from the dirt or leafs going in the pool.and you don't want to see the pool after it rains..I though the purpose of the cover was to protect it but not this one. I have to buy a new one this year as I dont want to keep cleaning the pool everyday again like last year
2149308
Sort of! That is the size of my pool as well, but I put the 'wheels' up on 4x12 blocks of wood to raise them up 4 inches because when the cover wound up it started to hit the concrete. With it raised up I can wind up the whole thing. I do have a warning, however! My pool is not square, so I cut the end of the cover to match my curved pool, and that really messed up the winding. Keep the end of the cover that hits your winding reel straight and uncut.
1309745
If you're using it as a pool cover as well as a solar cover, it probably won't completely cover the water. But as just a solar cover it would be fine. They run big so that you can tuck them in under the ring to help prevent them from blowing off in a high wind. I always tuck mine in and I have never had it blow off.
218473
my pool is 20 x 40 with steps off to one side. It fit my pool. Really, even if a solar cover does not fit perfect you will still get a good effect from it. Its not like having to cover one for winter
188980
The cover is pretty tight on the round pool, and just going by the measurements I would think it would be about 6 foot too small.
435450
Yes, this solar cover can be cut to fit a smaller pool. I would recommend cutting it slightly larger than the pool itself to allow the edges of the cover to bump directly up against the sides of the pool. This allows the cover to lay flat on the surface of the water which helps it heat up but also serves as a catch all for leaves or other falling debris.
1005348
Sure, as long as it has the needed diameter to cover your pool. Mine is an in-ground kidney shaped pool, the cover scissor trimmed to just lay on the water, surface tension keeps the cover in place even during windy conditions. Sharp scissors can trim by pushing as you go - faster than this geezer can crawl along pools edge ........
1035566
No. It'll have an extra few inches on all sides so you can completely cover the pool and tighten the drawstring.Cheers!
2250704
We have a 16 ft Intex above ground pool and the cover is round and slightly (an inch or so) bigger than our pool. It has worked great so far.