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As with any competitive sports event, the training environment must be optimised to provide the very best chance of success. In swimming disciplines, water temperature and chemical input are all important and a pool cover is essential if you want to give your athletes a competitive edge. Furthermore, a cover creates a more sustainable training pool with reduced water and chemical requirements. On a larger outdoor pool, the prevention of 98% evaporation with a pool cover adds up to thousands of litres saved every month.
PowerPlastics Pool Covers is the oldest specialist pool cover manufacturer in South Africa, with extensive experience in covering school, gym and community pools. With our GeoBubble range, one can heat the pool naturally, save electricity, water and chemicals. It's about winning at events in sustainable, competitive pools that are cheaper to run and easy to use with the aid of Rollup Stations.
We would love to engage with you and better your swimmers' chances of winning by improving their training pool. Read on for more, and you are welcome to contact myself or Leroy Arendse in our sales team.
Roger Bester Managing Director | |
Professional training environments start with GeoBubble.
Our pool covers have always been favoured by a number of different swimmers including - athletic swimmers
- waterpolo teams
- divers
- artistic swimmers
- para swimmers
When covered, an outdoor pool can add eight weeks to the training season either side of summer. A cover will help maintain the ideal water temperature of around 26 degrees C. Please note these are not child safety covers to prevent drownings. | | | |
FEATURE: Introducing Thermal GeoBubble SolarWeave Stronger, tougher and longer lasting
GeoBubble technology combined with a weave option brings even greater durability and performance to the range
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Our high-performance Thermal GeoBubble cover is now available with SolarWeave which adds a woven surface layer and is ideal for large covers. This additional layer provides extra strength and durability to your cover, while continuing to provide water, energy and chemical savings. This is a tougher, longer lasting solution for high traffic, larger pools. | |
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Why cover a school or commercial pool? For schools, coaches, trainers and managers of large and high-traffic commercial pools, a pool cover has numerous benefits.
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Heat generation and retention GeoBubble thermal covers raise the water temperature by 6 to 8ºC, an ideal solution for those wanting a heated outdoor pool without the power overheads and environmental impact. On heated pools, a thermal cover reduces heat loss, making heat pumps more effective and allowing their settings to be lowered. This results in a far more cost effective heated pool that uses only the sun’s energy to supplement the electrical heating system. | | | |
Save water Evaporation is reduced by 98%, allowing for remarkable water savings and reducing the pool’s water footprint. | | | |
Reduced chemical input Dirt and debris are prevented from collecting in the pool, making the water cleaner which in turn lowers filtration times by 50% and less time is spent on pool maintenance.
in sunlight, chlorine naturally evaporates and is lost into the atmosphere. With a thermal cover, chlorine is contained in the water, works more efficiently and input can be reduced by up to 60%. | | | |
Did you know?
A school pool - 25m long by 12.5m wide - with an average depth of 1.5m holds as much as 469,000 litres of water. In an average year in South Africa, the pool may lose as much as 312,000 litres of water through evaporation. A thermal cover reduces that loss by 98%. | | | |
Standard Thermal GeoBubble without SolarWeave This 400 micron cover is always the popular choice for larger pools. It offers excellent performance on water, power and chemical savings. It also heats the water naturally and the cover retains the heat in the pool. Enquire about choosing the Thermal GeoBubble Solarweave option for extra durability.
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EnergyGuard This 500 micron GeoBubble cover offers both heating (adding 6 to 8ºC) and power savings. By preventing light from entering the water, algae is reduced. This reduces chemical input while maintaining water hygiene. Learn more
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Sol+Guard - optimise natural heating This 500 micron GeoBubble cover is the leading heating cover, adding between 8 and 10 ºC. This is significant natural heat generation, making it one of the preferred pool heating systems for competitive athletes, particularly those training in outdoor pools. This cover also offers water and chemical savings. Learn more | | | |
Rollup Stations for large pool covers | |
Rollup Stations for lane covers with starter blocks in place
PowerPlastics Pool Covers is able to design covers that accommodate starter blocks on school and gym pools. Using a V-shaped frame, the winding mechanism and the pool cover are hosted on the back bar, while a parallel front bar extends over the starter blocks ensuring the cover comes into contact with only the water, not the pool’s coping or the starter blocks. The design means that starter blocks do not have to be removed when using the Rollup Station and pool cover. This design significantly extends the lifespan of the cover as abrasive damage and wear and tear is avoided. Castor brakes keep the Rollup Station in place. Learn more. | |
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RollerBench - extra functionality from a Rollup Station | |
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The RollerBench design incorporates a durable fibreglass frame, under which the Rollup Station and its mechanisms are concealed. Using a detachable winder, the cover is rolled in through the front slit. When rolling out, one guides the cover over the pool using the leading edge ropes. It effectively adds a handy bench seat and storage unit to the Rollup Station, creating a more aesthetically pleasing setting. Learn more.
Mercury Rollup Station We have also designed the Mercury Rollup Station, available in blue, black and grey. These Rollup Stations keep the poolside area clear and safe while also storing the cover correctly when not on the pool.
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Why PowerPlastics Pool Covers is the first choice for schools and gyms - PowerPlastics Pool Covers have been covering pools for over 30 years and will never compromise on service delivery and customer care.
- Perfect workmanship with every cover. Experienced in the design, manufacture and installation of large pool covers which have different approaches to smaller domestic pool covers.
- We have developed sophisticated finishings for our leading edges and our attachment kits, suited to harder, more industrial usage.
- Able to protect large cover installations from wind.
- GeoBubble is the global leader in thermal pool cover material and, as a company, we have contributed to the innovation and success of GeoBubble material. The addition of SolarWeave, a woven top surface, has further elevated this range.
- Excellent after sales support both nationally and cross border, into the region.
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Some of the school and commercial pools that we have covered | |
Pretoria Boys High Bishops Diocesan College Sweet Valley Junior School Muizenberg Junior School Sun Valley Primary Wynberg Girls Reddam The German School Elkana High Rustenberg Girls High School SACS | | Potchefstroom University Klerksdorp Municipal pool Saldanha Bay Naval Base Rondebosch Boys High St. Benedicts St. Theresa’s Planet Fitness Jhb Fox Fitness Virgin Active Steenberg Virgin Active Windhoek Virgin Active Humewood Virgin Active Randburg
| | Virgin Active Broad Acres Virgin Active Vodaworld Virgin Active Loriane Virgin Active Constantia Virgin Active Paarl Virgin Active Table View Virgin Active Tygervalley Virgin Active Benoni Virgin Active Gateway Virgin Active Maponya Mall Virgin Active Somerset West Virgin Active Foreshore Virgin Active George | | | |
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