Why Pool Deck Drains Are So Important 

Why Pool Deck Drains Are Important
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You may not think about your pool deck drains too often, but they paly an important role in keeping your pool clean and swimmable.
Not only do they collect water, but they keep dirty water from entering into your pool. Drains take the water away and deposits it from your pool.
Poorly designed, or lack of, deck drains cause puddling, and this puddling of water on the deck can cause mold and stains, as well as being slippery. Other areas that water can get on the deck are rain gutters.
These stains are from a leaking rain gutter directly over the deck. As you can see, this can cause unsightly stains, not to mention a slippery trip hazard.
There are a number of options for your deck drains, but the most common are called strip drains.
A strip drain is a long narrow metal grate, just like a trench. The water flows into the drain and then is redirected away from the patio and the deck as this shows. Here we can see a really nice deck drain.
The grating is good and they're open enough to collect the water and redirect away.