Above ground pool safety comes down to three access control layers: a compliant fence, a ladder that is actually secured between swims, and an alarm that catches what the first two miss. I have inspected plenty of backyards where the owner assumed the 48-inch pool wall was doing the job on its own, and in … Read more
An above ground pool safety cover is not just any cover stretched over the water. It is a cover tested and rated to hold the weight of a person who falls onto it without them going into the water. A solar cover does not meet that definition, and floating it on the surface can actually … Read more
I have had the same conversation about solar covers and child safety more times than I can count, and it usually starts with a parent pointing at the cover floating on their above ground pool and telling me that is what keeps the kids out. It does not, and the reason matters more than most … Read more