Reinforced Pool Tire Covers Avoid Damage During Winter

Of all the seasons, winter poses the greatest threat to your pool and the damage caused by freezing is the most expensive to repair. When the water in your pool freezes, it expands and this expansion has the potential to crack your pool walls, tiles, and even your pumps and filters. A damaged pump, cracked pool shell, and other expensive repairs can cause your pool to be unusable for long amounts of time which is a lost cause during summer. However, pool air cushions can act like “shock absorbers” for freezing water. When you place one of these cushions in the center of the pool before covering it for winter, the cushions will take the impact of the expanding frozen water. This prevents those harmful and expensive cracks from forming within the pool. Many air-cushioned pool owners claimed to not have freeze-related repairs in the last couple of years, making the investment worth it. Winter air cushions have no other winterizing protection tools. Winter protection air cushions have no complex systems and require no heavy lifting. All that is needed is simple inflation and placement. Winterizing your pool.

Using Air Cushions to Minimize Off-Season Debris Relaxation Time

Your off-season should not include dreaded skimming and vacuuming. Without some form of protection, leaves, sticks, dirt, and even small critters will get into your pool and murk up the water. It will take hours to clean up. Air pool cushions help mitigate this. The cushion works with your pool cover, and helps to create a slope for water to run off, rather than pool and sink. When you uncover your pool each spring, you will not have to deal with a thick layer of muck or stagnant water. One long-time pool owner shared that before using an air cushion, spring clean up took an entire weekend. This time, it was done in a couple of hours. When there is less debris in your pool, your filter and pump are less strained, and your pool will run that much smoother.

When the weather warms up, the amount of work you have to do can change significantly based on a small adjustment.

Keeping Your Pool Equipment Safe With Air Cushions

Buying a pool pump, heater, and filter is a huge investment and they need to last. Air pool cushions keep your pool equipment safe from freeze damage. Ice can cause cracks in a pump and break a filter. Air pool cushions help keep water debris away from equipment. Neglected debris and leaves get to your pool, make your filter work harder, and eventually fail. When a filter fails, it is no longer able to effectively clean debris and water. You will need to replace a pool filter and that can cost hundreds. Pool air cushions work to keep water chemistry stable and help stave off seasonal exposure with off-season water turnover. Water debris negatively decomposes in your pool, their charge will strip your pool circulation equipment and pool metal parts and corrode them. Air pool cushions help keep your pool water free from debris. Equipment will no longer rust and corrode and will last longer. It will save you a lot of money and increase your pump, heater, and filter turnover. It will save you a lot of money and pump, heater and filter turnover. An air pool cushion is an easy way to increase your return on investment.

Pool Air Cushions Increase Safety for Everyone

During off-seasons, pool owners do their best to cover their pools for safety reasons. However, loose pool covers can pose a danger—children and pets can attempt to walk over a cover and fall into the water. Pool air cushions keep the pool cover taut and elevated, creating a ‘barrier’ that is less likely to be accidentally stepped over, as well as making it easier to observe someone near the edge of the pool. This is especially useful in foggy conditions. Also, a build-up of snow or ice can cover a pool and pose a hazardous collapse. Air cushions are designed to create a slope that prevents accumulation, allowing it to slide off the cover and reducing the risk of collapse. People with children or pets might want to prevent any accidents that might occur, making air cushions a must-have. After experiencing the safety and peace of mind that air cushions provide, it is hard to understand why they were not installed earlier.

Selecting the Ideal Pool Air Cushion

Different pool air cushions serve different purposes. Picking the right one requires knowing the exact needs and size of the pool. The size of the pool determines the size of the pool air cushion. While pool air cushions come in different standard sizes, you’ll want to make sure the one you choose sufficiently covers the center of the pool and enough area to form a noticeable slope. A good guideline is to choose a cushion that is approximately a third of the diameter of your pool (for round pools) or a third the length of your pool (for rectangular pools). After size, the next most important feature is durability. A good pool air cushion should be sufficiently thick, puncture resistant, and capable of withstanding winter weather as well as rough covers (branches or rocks). Pool air cushions are best made of high quality vinyl or heavy duty plastic, as both materials withstand tearing and leaking. You will want cushions that are easy to inflate and have built in valves that work with standard air pumps. Other features to consider are UV resistant materials. UV rays will degrade the cushion over time, so UV specialization will prolong the life of the cushion.

Selecting an air cushion for your pool doesn’t take long and helps you maximize the benefits for your pool.

Conclusion

After all, the point of having a pool is for the enjoyment and not the stress, expensive repairs, and extra work that never seems to end. While they seem like simple accessories, air cushions for your pool are important pieces that make your pool much easier to manage in a positive way. They help to prevent your pool from having equipment and frost damage during the winter months, help you save equipment that needs to be replaced, provide extra safety for the pool, and save you a lot of messy clean-up work. You can clean your pool much easier in the summer. You can give your new pool a more professional look and help save the maintenance in the long run. You spend much less of your time worrying about your pool and more time using your pool. You will help cut down your maintenance the first time and save the maintenance all year. Give yourself a lot of extra time using your pool. The time and maintenance savings make the air cushions a great investment. Don't wait for a major clean-up or a repair and see for yourself.