Build Your Own Pool Cover Reel

I m thinking i d like to build some sort of reel system to roll up my solar cover.

Build your own pool cover reel.

Greetings all please find to the left a link to my superbird home page with a number of pages of data concerning the. See more ideas about diy pool pool cover pool. Install a pool cover at your own risk. Making a reel for the pool solar cover.

You will need a piece of 1 2 inch diameter pipe as long as your existing pool cover. Slowly add water and stir with a shovel or hoe my preference until it has the consistency of creamy peanut butter. Covering a pool with an inexpensive cover can save you a lot of time cleaning your pool. How to make your own solar pool cover reel diy do it yourself homemade system tips pvc pipe retractable hand crank above ground diyetim co the companion hiding a roller bunnings china other spare parts how to make your own solar pool cover doityourself com pool cover reel diy do it yourself build your own tools read more.

Pulling it on and off by hand is a pain and doing so drags grass clippings and dirt into the pool. Covers do not prevent children from accessing or drowning in a pool. Build your own pool cover reel page added. Fill the hole with concrete making sure to check the level often then cover rest of the hole with gravel if there s any room left.

Take your time with this you don t want it too wet. Mix a bag of concrete in a wheelbarrow. I used 10 long pieces since they fit in my car and then joined two pieces together with a 29 splice coupling to make them longer. May 17 2016 explore nina grant s board diy pool cover reel on pinterest.

5 44 pm pdt. You can buy it in 10 or 20 lengths. It can also help hold in some heat for heated pools during the winter months. The solar roller cover stick retails on their website for 1.

For those who found this page looking for the plans for building their own pool cover reel please find the page to your left. Children must be watched at all times when using a pool. Diy make your own above ground solar blanket reel hack for the solar roller cover stick. But i d like to at least investigate ways to build one on my own.

Tuesday march 9 2010.