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Swimming pool covers
Child safety and energy conservation
Whether you have an indoor or outdoor swimming pool a good quality cover is a must in order to conserve energy and minimise the running costs.
Where children or pets are concerned then a quality safety cover can also provide peace of mind.
Blue Rhapsody can offer a wide range of covers, from the simplest solar type cover and above ground roller system to the most sophisticated automatic covers with hidden rollers and mechanisms that can cover or uncover your pool at the turn of a switch.
For those who find the cost of an automatic cover prohibitive or for pools where conventional covers are either aesthetically unacceptable or impractical then the Heatsavr liquid pool cover system may be the answer.
Feature benefits of pool covers
- They are available in a number of shapes, sizes and categories
- A pool cover provides a strong barrier defense as a pool safety device
- During the winter season, both ground and above ground pool covers will keep dirt, debris and animals out of your pool
- They retain heat and prevent excessive water vaporization
- Safety pool covers are an important safety component when there are young children on the premises
- They are very strong. There function is not only to keep your pool clean, but also to provide safety
- The purpose of using a pool cover is to prevent accidental drowning and entering of dirt or debris
- Our pool covers have a two year warranty for all defects
There are different pool covers to serve different needs. If there will be absolutely no young children around or if there is already a safety gate enclosing a pool, then a safety pool cover may not be needed, but a solar cover still might. An automatic pool cover may be a nice convenience, or you may want to choose one that you remove yourself in order to save money if you don't use the pool all that often.
Solar and Winter covers
These thin covers are usually on a reel system. The blue cover unspools from the reel to cover the pool surface like a skin. This basically insulates the pool to help keep it warm and helps keep debris out. However, it is not a safety device, and in fact tumbling into a thin cover can cause a person to drown more readily, since they may become entangled.
Safety covers
These come in different styles, some flexible, some solid. It's an important aspect of pool safety, so you'll want to do careful research on which one is best for you. However, nothing is a substitute for supervision, and even though each pool safety cover advertises how it will keep kids out, it's important to watch your children closely when they're around the pool.
An automatic system uses heavy grade fabric that goes over the pool. It also acts as a solar cover. However, it is safer than a reel system because it is attached on all sides. Therefore, if you stand or fall on it, it stays put with no gaps. It has the added advantage of being accessible with the push of a button.
There are also mesh covers available. Loops should be small enough that a toddler's head can't slip through. These are also secured by anchors on all sides of the pool. Usually kids younger than twelve can't get the pool unsecured, but there are always exceptions.
Less common are hard covers for swimming pools, like the kind used to cover spas. These are usually only available for small swimming pools.
Remember, a pool cover is only one layer of safety. Multiple barriers are the best bet: an alarm for the door, a fence for the pool, a safety cover on that. That gives the parent time to find the child before he can actually access the water.
