PoolTux King99 16 x 32 ft Mesh Safety Cover with Center Step, Blue, CSPTBMP16321

This King99 panel is ordered for a 16 x 32 ft rectangular inground pool whose step sits at the middle of one end. The fabric is 18 x 34 ft, a foot larger than the pool in each direction, and that margin is what lands on the deck and carries the strap tension. The step panel is 8 ft across and reaches 4 ft back at the water line.

• Blue mesh at 7 oz, with a published burst strength of 670 PSI.
• Water finds its way through the weave into the pool rather than gathering on the surface.
• Ninety nine percent of ultraviolet light is held back, which slows algae while the pool is shut.
• Straps sit on a 5 by 5 ft grid and pull down through commercial springs.
• Brass anchors set flush into concrete or paver deck and retract with a hex key.
• Anti rub strips take the wear where webbing crosses the coping.

What separates a cover like this from a tarp is the standard behind it. ASTM F1346 section 7 loads a safety cover on a pool wider than 8 ft with 485 lb, split into 210, 225 and 50 lb over one square foot each within a 3 ft radius, and section 7.3 requires it to shed standing water within 30 minutes of rain stopping. A winter cover is an other cover and is not intended as a barrier for a child under five, which section 8.12 puts on the label.