Easy to remove pool blanket

Recently my beautiful wife gave me a heat pump for our pool. After having it professionally installed, my next concern was minimizing impact on our electric bill.

After some research I opted for a 14'x28' thermal blanket,  instead of other options such as small rectangular or circular pool covers.

I knew that if not easy and quick enough to remove and put back this solution was not going practical. Removing a 14'x28' blanket from a pool without aid is hard enough, putting is back a total nightmare.

There are solutions out there such as these blanket reels

 

They sit on top of pool,  are bulky, expensive and above all... I don't like them! Therefore embarked on creating my own solution.

I figured that attaching PVC pipes, used for irrigation, to my thermal blanket could work for rolling and unrolling it.

A 1 1/4 inch pipes, attached by using shower curtain rings or tie-wraps works to perfection.  Removing cover takes about one minute, keeping blanket inside pool while rolling it, and about two minutes putting it back.

Cut pipes according to your pool width.
Use couplings if more than one pipe is required.

Make sure you cap both ends to avoid water getting into
PVC pipes.

Use shower curtain loops or tie wraps to attach blanket to
pipe, one every two feet should work just fine.

Reel blanket in by rolling it up from one end using very short
strokes to keep roll very tight.
Remove from water once done.
It will take a few tries until you get it right but it works
as a charm.