When I was in Colorado we used a *large* inflatable pillow and it kept the cover up. Of curse we didn't have amount of ice I think you have in New York but then you could use a couple of them. Cy, the Ancient Okie...
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 4:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Swimming pool ideas Lee, They sell special blow up supports for the pool. The cover gets heavy with all of the snow, but they make big inflatable pillows to float under the cover. You don't fully inflate them so that when the water freezes it won't pop the pillows. I think they'd be cheaper than all the rope it would take to make the spider web idea. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 12:54 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Swimming pool ideas Well the ice is gone here in New York and the work on the above ground swimming pool has commenced. I've descided after finding that tire tubes collapsed and the so called blanket or air pillow collapsed in the ice under the winter cover that I have another idea. this would keep the winter cover up off the ice which develops here during the winter. sort of like a spider web design . I'm going to buy a bunch of cotton clothes line and with the help of others tie this clothesline together in a clump, if you would and then have each of the strands run out and over the edge of the pool to be anchored somehow on the ground outside the pool. Not sure how this will work by the raised deck. but if you get my drift. something more solid to help hold the winter cover up off the water.. of course it would help if I bought a new cover because apparently this cover has many pin holes allowing melting ice/ rain to drip or run down into the pool.Now if we could market this idea it would be great. I'll experiement as soon as the water is warm enough to get in but the idea of a large spider web type of home made thingee sounds good. Lee -- "When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!" [David Starr Jordan, Cardiff, What Great Men Think of Religion] Do you Jabber? I do. My JID is: HYPERLINK "mailto:stonedge%40jabber.org"[EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.23.1/1385 - Release Date: 4/18/2008 9:30 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.23.1/1385 - Release Date: 4/18/2008 9:30 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
