Why Inferior Covers Fail |
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Brand & Quality Matters
Don't Waste Money
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| A cover is an important investment - in terms of both time and money. The last thing you need is to go through the buying and installation process in just a year or two. |
| We sell thousands of covers - Many of our clients tell us of horror stories when we help replace their old covers. |
Various covers may look the same.
Fact is, they are designed and
manufactured very differently.
One may last over 8 years, the other less than 2 seasons.
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| Take a look at these image provided by clients - their covers (purchase on eBay) after less than 2 seasons. |
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1 - Poor Design from the start
Weak Points & Thin Bubble |
| Regular cover manufacturing creates a stretched bubble shape. This leads to weak points. These week points are first to fail. |
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| Many products are fully or partly like this. |
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| Our covers are produced with very even thickness. |
2 - Polyethylene uses inferior UV and Oxidation Inhibitors |
| Early UV and Chemical Damage |
| Poor quality covers become "brittle" and fade, often after one or 2 seasons. |
| Covers break down for two reasons : |
| A - UV attack from the sun. |
| B - Oxidation due to pool chemicals. |
The highest quality pool covers use
polymers that: |
| 1 - Contain the best/maximum additives to absorb/deal with UV damage, |
| 2 - Include additional additives to deal with oxidation caused by pool chemicals. |
3 - Poor Quality Control and Delamination
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| When buying a cover, you are trusting in the quality and control of the manufacturing process. |
| Pool covers are manufactured from two layers: |
| 1 - the top flat sheet, |
| 2 - the bottom sheet (with the bubbles) |
| When these two layers are fused together, poor quality control (e.g., inclusion of contaminants) can lead to "delamination" - separation of top and bottom layers. |
| This often becomes evident in hot weather when the bubbles expand. |
| Take a look at the below example of delamination. You can see that water has entered the space between the two cover layers. |
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How other warranties often mean little |
| An honest warranty normally provides a good indication of the pool cover's life expectancy. |
At issue - Not only the money you spend on a pool cover. Keep in mind, selecting, purchasing and then installing a pool cover can be a lot of work and effort.
Something best done only every 5-8 years and not every second season. |
| But Unfortunately.... From our experience, the warranties of most other pool cover brands are worthless. For example: |
| Who do you contact? Is there a company that will respond quickly? |
| What onerous requirements are there in order to make a simple claim? |
How our warranties work |
| Given the quality of this product, we hardly ever hear of warranty issues - despite selling thousands of items each year. |
| Should however there be any issues (over the coming years), we and this major supplier provide support - Quickly and professionally. |
| If over the coming years there is a warranty issue, you can either contact : |
| The manufacturer directly, or |
| Or ourselves directly - we then make all the arrangements. |
| Warranties vary by micron grade and are Pro-Rata - (i.e. the percentage or coverage declines according to time). |
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