Importance of Installing a Pool Safety Cover

Swimming pool safety covers, including the Importance of Installing a Pool Safety Cover, provide confidence in protecting your pool and ensuring the safety of children, pets, and other animals. They are critical for safety and offer essential benefits for your pool.

Newer pool covers are much better than old-fashioned tarp covers, and are more convenient and durable, lasting as long as 15 years or more. Safety pool covers are also customizable, so even if you have an unusual pool shape, or have water features or raised spas to work around, you'll be able to find something to fit.

Types of Safety Pool Covers

Swimming pool safety covers come in two main types: solid and mesh.

Solid safety covers are usually made of vinyl. Solid covers don't let any water through, so a cover pump is necessary at times. You may also need to brush snow off in the winter to prevent a buildup. Solid safety covers block light completely to protect the pool from the sun's UV rays which can add wear and tear on to your pool and promote algae growth.

Mesh safety covers obviously allow water and some sunlight through. As a result, you don't need to pump water off, and generally don't need to brush snow off. Because of the light that gets through, there is an increased chance of algae in the spring, although quality, high density mesh safety covers can block as much as 99% of the light.

Springs are sewn into the edge of mesh safety covers, which are attached to anchors on your pool deck to secure the pool cover. You can also get an automatic pool cover, which would use one of the mesh pool cover materials.

Pool Safety Covers

Pool safety covers provide a few key benefits - protecting the pool, preventing algae growth by stopping the sun's UV rays, just like traditional winter covers, such as a tarp style cover. However, unlike tarp covers, a safety cover provides more of a barrier, and provides an additional, critical safety function.

Essential Safety

Pool safety covers are an essential safety device. A safety cover is designed to hold the weight of an adult, child, or large animal to prevent the unthinkable from happening. They cover the pool area tightly, to prevent anything from slipping under into the pool water, too.

Prevent Algae Growth and Keep Water Clean

Safety covers also help you keep your pool clean. They help keep dirt, organic debris and UV rays out, which are major factors in algae growth. A safety cover also prevents water loss to avoid exacerbating poor water conditions.

Protect Your Pool Investment

A pool cover also protects your pool from harsh weather conditions like hail, or the degenerating effects of UV rays on pool materials.

Aesthetics

While not strictly important, a good pool cover is attractive and enhances the look of your pool area. Since a swimming pool is a major element in your yard landscaping, this is a consideration and benefit for most pool owners. You can even choose a colour to enhance the aesthetics.

Long Lasting and Convenient

New pool covers are longer lasting and more convenient than the old, tarp-style covers many are familiar with, which require dealing with water bags that break and need to be scrubbed and regularly replaced. While these tarps generally only last a couple of years, newer pool covers last for 15 or more years.

A modern safety pool cover is easier to put on and take off, and easier to store, especially the mesh varieties. A pool cover can be easily folded up and kept in its protective bag.

Get Your Seasonal Safety Swimming Pool Cover Installed For You

For convenient pool safety cover installation in Toronto, turn to People for Pools at 647-710-8926. We prioritize safety by offering both winter and year-round safety cover installations. Visit us at 1585 Britannia Rd E, Unit B3 Mississauga, ON L4W 2M4 to secure your pool with confidence.