Winter Covers and Safety Covers – What’s the Difference?

Findlay Pool Safety Covers

Findlay Pool Safety Covers protect more than just your pool from the harsh winter & fall elements, they are designed to prevent accidental submersion. Making them the ideal cover for families with small children and pets.

We recommend our clients to a Safety Cover when it comes to their swimming pool. Findlay Safety Covers are made of a strong polypropylene mesh; they are tough and long lasting. These strong materials give the expectancy of your cover 12-15 years in most cases, with regular care. Proper washing, storage and maintenance will ensure your covers longevity.

Safety Covers work differently than Winter Covers. While Winter Covers are held down around the pool with water pillows, Safety Covers mount to anchors, which are drilled into your deck or patio around the pool, with heavy-duty double springs. Because your traditional winter cover is made from a solid material, rain, snow and ice will collect on the top of you pool cover. Once the water collects on the top of the cover you will need to pump the water off.

Mesh Safety Covers allow rain or snow pass through cover & into your pool, leaving behind the debris on the top of the cover to be removed. Both Covers Safety and Winter protect your pool from algae growth over the long winter months & chemical loss through evaporation. Safety and Winter Covers offer their benefits, however, we recommend a Safety, and we believe it is the only way to go. While the Winter Cover secure the actual pool from the elements they do not secure your family, pets or stray animals. Safety Covers provide a protective barrier between the pool and accidental intrusion, while a Winter Cover will not.

Findlay Covers are USA made in Findlay, Ohio. Every cover is custom made to fit your swimming pool. We help you every step of the way, from cover design and material choices to a quality installation. Findlay offers mesh covers for maximum drainage in a variety of material weights and colors. All can be custom designed to fit any size or shape pool precisely, including any special features such as raised walls, stairs and railings.