One of the most common mistakes builders make is to construct the beam wall separating the cover trough from the pool much higher than the vanishing edge wall.
Vanishing edge pool with auto cover.
The vanishing edge style pool has a unique design in the fact that one or more sides of the pool are lower than the rest to allow for water to flow over the edge and into a trough.
A vanishing edge pool also known as an infinity edge pool can have an automatic pool cover installed with a special underside track adaptor.
Since the tracks on either side of the pool are not perfectly parallel in this case the auto cover must be modified using gliders to compensate for the height difference between the two tracks.
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Unlike the installation of an auto cover on a standard pool a vanishing edge pool cannot be out of square the tolerances for a cover on this type of pool design cannot be off by more than 26 to 51 mm 1 to 2 in.
Another technique for adapting the automatic cover to the free form pool involves the use of low profile track that mounts to the deck surface.
A perfectly fitted auto cover is necessary for it to function smoothly on a vanishing edge pool.
The gliders are made from a durable low friction polymer that is impact resistant and resilient to weather providing optimum gliding performance.
Do not walk or stand on cover except in an emergency.
The infinity edge wall must be roughly 12 7 to 25 4 mm 0 5 to 1 in lower than the separation beam wall.
This gives it a waterfall like appear.
The first thing i tell builders and installers is yes it is possible to put an automatic cover on a vanishing edge pool says allan horwood owner of pool patrol in british columbia.
The slack has to be minimal with this pool design.
This technique involves building a rectangular deck slightly raised above the freeform pool deck.
Horwood is one of a growing number of professionals who specialize in the installation service maintenance and repair of automatic pool covers.
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The tracks are placed under the coping of the raised rectangular deck.
Unfortunately the cover installer is often brought into the discussion very late in the construction process.