The PowerPlastics Solid Safety Cover

Summer 2024

Are you ready for a safe swimming season?

PowerPlastics Pool Covers has for the past 30 years championed the pool safety industry and is recognised today as one of of the most active educators in this area, both among domestic pool owners and also the industry. We have just marked another World Drowning Prevention Day where we reminded pool owners about safety and the risk of uncovered pools. Please read on for more on how to prevent drownings and other important resources, and share widely. Importantly, cover your pools. Don't gamble on safety when securing a pool with a PowerPlastics Solid Safety Cover is so simple.

Safety aside, as we head into summer months, pool owners in the areas of Gauteng that are currently affected by water shortages are going to have to adopt a different pool maintenance routine this summer. Day Zero and dry taps are a real possibility but pool owners can play an important role in easing the supply issues. By covering a pool with either a safety cover or a GeoBubble cover, you create your own home water storage system. With what is essentially a home reservoir in your garden, and because the pool is covered and you will be using less chemicals, you can then use your pool water in the home. You can also harvest rainwater with our gutter sleeves, thereby avoiding top ups with municipal water. Covered pools make a lot of sense in South Africa right now!

Chat to our sales teams in Gauteng and Cape Town or pop into your local Builders and get your pool summer ready this September. It is easier than ever before to get a quality pool cover and, above all, it is the responsible thing to do.

Stay safe.

Roger Bester, Managing Director

Did you know that pool safety is regulated in South Africa?

Pool safety is regulated by the SABS (South African Bureau of Standards) as part of their recommended building standards. Learn more about the SABS Standard SANS 10134 here.

Child and pet drownings are not seasonal.

Heading into summer, ensure your pool is secured year-round with the leading safety cover

The PowerPlastics Solid Safety Cover is the benchmark for any pool owner that is concerned about child or pet safety. Choose from a range of colours to suit your own style.

Did you know that this safety cover doubles up as a water and energy-saving cover? This translates into less filtration, fewer chemicals to maintain standard water hygiene and it stops 98% water evaporation which is a huge water saving in summer months. Definitely a consideration given the electricity and water crisis affecting parts of South Africa.

Learn more here.

The six stages of a child drowning

What really happens to a child’s body in a drowning accident?

An uncovered and unsupervised pool is a drowning waiting to happen. You can’t have your eyes on your child at all times especially in the case of curious toddlers who can slip out of sight so quickly, but having an understanding of what happens during a drowning can make a significant impact on the child’s recovery. Even if you do get to the pool in time and save your child’s life, the chance of long-term brain damage is a very real possibility.

PowerPlastics VektorPro: a new era in automated pool safety

Although this is not essential and a manual safety cover is very easy to use, VektorPro is the most cost-effective way to semi automate your pool cover when fully-automated covers are not in your budget.

The lightweight, portable unit is slotted into the battens of the PowerPlastics Solid Safety Cover. When the gear motor is engaged, it rotates the cover’s battens to open or close the pool for swimming. Learn more.