Part of the higher cost of the solid cover is the addition of the pump.
Winter pool covers mesh or solid.
A solid cover however allows the water to collect and puddle in the middle.
Mesh security cover for an inground pool mesh cover advantages.
Mesh covers are porous so that melting snow melting ice and rain will drip through the cover into the pool preventing puddles on the surface of the cover.
Therefore a pump 3 is necessary to remove the water.
A mesh cover even pcpools arctic armor super mesh versions allow precipitation and fine sediment to pass through them into the pool.
Mesh winter covers provide excellent winter protection and are perfect if you live in an area that receives heavy snow fall during winter months.
Mesh covers tend to have a slightly longer lifespan 10 to 15 years than solid.
All solid and mesh pool covers can be custom designed to fit any size or shape pool precisely including any special features such as raised walls diving boards stairs and rails.
However the pool water gets dirty and algae can grow.
Mesh pool covers are designed to allow water to pass through the surface into the pool so that it does not collect on top.
Mesh covers typically cost 200 600 less.
However they cost more than mesh covers and need a pump.
Solid vinyl pool covers last 7 11 years and keep the pool water clean so that it requires less maintenance in the spring.