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Old 12-22-2008, 11:38 AM   #1
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Raised Wall Safety Covers And Snow


well we got over a almost 2 feet of snow recently,

im wondering , as i always do after first serioous snow load, whose raised wall safety cover anchors popped out... so far no calls

but im sure nobody has gone out to their pools.... ive been using the redcap brand drop in's i find them supior to the lead shields.... yeah i know they are not oem etc... ubder some walls i put aground air pillows, but they will pop...

how bout your raised walls?

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Old 12-22-2008, 07:45 PM   #2
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Re: Raised Wall Safety Covers And Snow


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well we got over a almost 2 feet of snow recently,

im wondering , as i always do after first serioous snow load, whose raised wall safety cover anchors popped out... so far no calls

but im sure nobody has gone out to their pools.... ive been using the redcap brand drop in's i find them supior to the lead shields.... yeah i know they are not oem etc... ubder some walls i put aground air pillows, but they will pop...

how bout your raised walls?

ray
nah, nobody's thinkin bout it - if it has happened.


You're just getting end-of-year pool guy wind-down syndrome. It starts with double-thinking things like raised beam anchors popping out, or a winter plug you think you may have forgotten to put in.

Next thing you know, you're having bad dreams about forgetting clients, pools cracking --- to waking up in a shudder from the phone ringing and it's just some damn telemarketer on the other end.

And all you can hear ... is the sounds of ....




"when are you going to be done?"

"when are you going to be done?"

"when are you going to be done?"

"when are you going to be done?"



.... yes ...


go to sleep Ray ....


I'll wake you in March
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Old 12-29-2008, 08:11 PM   #3
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Re: Raised Wall Safety Covers And Snow


We tried the above ground pillow under the cover deal this year. Actually three taped together. We'll see how they hold up.

This particular cover has uncurled an eyebolt two years ago...so we welded them shut! So last winter it ripped the same one out of the wall! This year we moved the anchors down the wall a bit and put pillows under the cover.

It has a vanishing edge so the water level is lower than a standard winterized pools' water level.

Do you perform any winter maintenance on a regular schedule?

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