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Removing Rainwater from the Cover
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP WATER OFF THE COVER WHENEVER POSSIBLE FOR TWO
SEPARATE REASONS:
Safety
- water left on top of the cover may still be unsafe for small children. Stepping on part of the cover will create
a low area towards which water will flow. Hence, 1/2” of water will become a puddle 4 to 6 inches deep.
WATER ON TOP OF THE COVER IS THE SAME AS NO COVER AT ALL.
Your Hydramatic cover
may
be equipped with easy-to-use, built in, patented rainwater removal system which
removes the water from on top of the cover, as the cover is retracted into the recessed housing or bench.
Normally it should take only a few minutes to remove all of the water from the top of the cover.
** Not all covers are equipped with this option. Limitations are due to size, pool design relative to vanishing edge and
spa placement. Aquamatic reserves the right to exclude this from any system without notice **
**If
you have any more than 1” of water on top of your pool cover, the cover pump is needed.**
There are two types of rainwater removal systems
Zipper-enclosed screen system for the Under Track units (Hydramatic only)
With the cover still in the closed position, reach down and pull the zipper open the entire width of the cover. As you
retract (open) the cover, the surface water on the cover will begin to dam up at the mechanism end until the leading
edge of the cover is back far enough to allow the water to flow through the screen mesh pocket into the swimming
pool.
Take caution, do not bring the cover back too fast
!
When the leading edge bar of the cover starts to bow
down, release the key switch until the lower edge of the screen mesh comes back up to the surface of the water, then
retract the cover some more, normally about a foot or two. Continue this procedure until the cover is completely
retracted.
Run the cover slightly forward from underneath the unit lid to expose the zipper, and with your hand, remove the
debris from the mesh pocket. Zip the pocket back up before closing the cover or it will scoop water back up as it
travels across the pool.
Note:
Vanishing edge, Lift-Lid, and other hidden (inverted) leading edge installation will likely exclude this option.
Open mesh system for the Top Track units (Hydramatic only)
Use the same procedure as above, except there will be no opening of the zipper. There will be more of a damming
action on the top track units, so you will have to take more time to drain the water on these systems. This is due to the
fact that the track sits at a greater height from the water surface than an undertrack installation.
