PoolTux Royal 20 x 40 ft Mesh Safety Cover, No Step, Green, CSPTGME20400

This Royal panel is cut for a 20 x 40 ft rectangular inground pool with a plain perimeter and no step to work around. The fabric runs 22 x 42 ft, and the extra foot on every side is the overlap that lands on the deck once the springs are tensioned. Because there is no step cutout, the shape is a simple rectangle and the strap grid runs edge to edge.

• Green mesh, rated by PoolTux at 4.5 oz per square yard with a 385 PSI burst strength.
• Water passes through the weave into the pool, so the surface stays clear between storms.
• Straps sit on a 5 by 5 ft grid, which sets how many anchors go into the deck.
• Brass anchors tamp down level with concrete or paver decking and wind up with a hex key.
• The kit holds the anchors and collars, stainless steel springs, an installation rod, a tamping tool and a bag for off season storage.

The word safety is doing real work here. ASTM F1346 puts every pool cover in one of three groups, and a plain winter cover lands in the group the standard calls other covers, which it states are not intended as a barrier for a child under five. Only a safety cover has to survive the static load test. Section 8.12 makes the maker print the classification on the label, so that label is how an owner tells the two apart. PoolTux backs this one for 15 years, with the first 3 full.