PoolTux King99 15 x 30 ft Mesh Safety Cover with Center Step, Blue, CSPTBMP15301

A 15 x 30 ft rectangle with the step centered on one long side is the pool this King99 cover was cut for. The panel measures 17 x 32 ft, and the extra foot on each side is the part that lands on the deck and gets anchored down. The step area is 8 ft wide and 4 ft back at the water line.

• Blue mesh, self draining, so rain and snowmelt end up in the pool rather than on the fabric.
• Straps on a 5 ft grid, each pulled tight by a stainless steel spring at a flush mount brass anchor.
• The weave screens out 99 percent of the ultraviolet light algae needs while the pool is closed.
• Comes with the anchors, springs, installation rod, tamping tool and a storage bag.

The most common closing mistake is dropping the water too far. Cover makers publish that drop as a ceiling, often no more than about 18 in below the top of the pool, and the reason is structural: the water column under the fabric is what resists a snow load pressing down from above. With mesh, the level goes the other way over the winter as rain drains through, so check it now and then and pump it back if it climbs toward the coping. Budget for a doubled algaecide dose at closing too, since some light always reaches the water through a mesh weave. The warranty is 20 years limited, 5 full.