After the winter season s gone and it s time to drain your pool cover you can avoid some major headaches and hassle with the convenience of the Little Giant Automatic 1700 GPH Swimming Pool Cover Water Pump. Little Giant?s uniquely designed automatic pool cover pump is ideal for removing water from all types of pool covers. The APCP-1700 model activates in approximately 2 inches of water and deactivates in approximately 1.5 inches of water. The pool cover water pump comes equipped with a low energy consumption and a permanent-split capacitor (PSC) motor. The motor is mounted in a sealed stainless steel housing and cooled by the flow of the pumping fluid over the motor housing. Take the guesswork and physical work out of prepping your pool for the season with the Little Giant 1 700 GPH Automatic Winter Pool Cover Water Pump.