11Safety
Pool Cover Systems
Automatic covers, safety lids and shaft systems — cover solutions that cut heat loss while protecting your pool against accidents.
How to choose: Pool Cover Systems
Pool covering systems do three jobs at once: safety, heat retention and cleanliness. Automatic covers make daily use effortless, while enclosure solutions extend the season across the whole year. The choice follows the pool geometry and the surrounding usable area.
- Safety requirement
- Where children use the pool, a load-bearing cover comes before comfort features.
- Heat loss
- A thermal cover stops evaporation and noticeably reduces heating expenditure.
- Pool geometry
- Free-form pools may need alternatives to a standard automatic cover.
- Motorised or manual
- The more often the cover is used, the faster an automatic system pays back.
Pool Cover Systems
Pool covering systems are equipment that cover the pool during hours it is not in use and perform three functions: reducing evaporation and heat loss, keeping out debris, and providing child safety. This category includes automatic slat covers, safety-certified rigid covers, solar bubble covers, winter covers, and telescopic pool enclosure structures.
The selection criterion is intended use: a solar or slat cover for heat retention, a load-bearing rigid cover for safety, and a telescopic enclosure for year-round use. A cover reduces heat-pump running cost by 50 to 70 percent and lowers chemical consumption.
Frequently asked questions
Does an automatic pool cover provide safety?
Slat covers are designed for debris and heat retention; safety is provided only by a load-certified rigid cover (able to bear a person's weight) or a barrier.
Is a permit required for a telescopic pool enclosure?
Low models (under 1 m) are classed as installations by most municipalities; tall, walkable enclosures are classed as a structure and must be included in the building permit project.
By how many degrees does a solar cover heat the water?
On sunny days it raises water temperature by 4 to 6 °C and cuts nighttime heat loss in half; it does not replace a heating device, but it lowers its running cost.
Are a winter cover and a safety cover the same thing?
No. A winter cover protects the water from leaves and light; a safety cover is tensioned with a strap system and can be walked on.