Here's a picture of the new pool cover. Uncle D and crew came out and closed the pool a couple of weeks ago, and when I was out last weekend I put some finishing touches on the process.
First, check out all the pine needles coming off of those trees. Good thing we got a winter pool cover!
Second, the photo below shows the black drainage tube we put in so that when we had to drain water after a heavy rain, we could direct it down the hill so that it wouldn't wash away all the mulch and "soil" (clay, actually) from the hillside.
Apparently part of the closing process is to purge all the water from the equipment shown here, and all other water pipes. Antifreeze may be involved, but I am not sure if it is required for this system.
After the team installed the new winter cover, they had left the blue "summer" cover hanging over the deck rails - to dry and to allow the dirt and pine needles to fall off. We stored it in the shed, hanging from a close line, to get it out of the weather.
I took it out to sweep it and roll it up for storage on Sunday.
Final photo below, the black tube and summer cover in storage for the winter. Also, sadly, there are all the pool toys. We'll probably consolidate this stuff next time we are out.
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