As we have commented in previous posts, we at Piscinas Vailet discourage you to empty the water of your swimming pool at the end of the summer. For economic reasons, but above all for ecological reasons, the water of the swimming pool should be kept the longest possible time. With our tips and a simple maintenance guideline, you will be able to maintain the water of your swimming pool many years.

This is why it is important that at the end of each swimming season, you cover the pool with a pool cover for wintertime. This way, you will extend the life of the water and also minimize the tasks of maintenance during winter. Energy savings, economic savings and water saving with a swimming pools cover for wintertime.

Advantages or a swimming pool cover for wintertime

1. It avoids the pool to get filled with dirt (leaves, dust from land, insects…) and prevents the water to be deteriorated from the rot of these dirt substances.
2. It avoids the sun light to go through, avoiding the spread of microorganism on the water and also avoiding the feared algae which gives the unpleasant green color to swimming pools.
3. It increases the temperature of the water up to 10 degrees, consequently extending the swimming season considerably. Also, it avoids frosts, something quite important in cold areas, since the freezing of the superficial layer of the pool may cause cracks and fissures.
4. It breaks water evaporation, avoiding this way the continuous filling of the pool.
5. Since you will have no dirt and no microorganism, the hours of water filtration are drastically reduced, in some cases, the water filtration may even be stopped during all the wintering period, you will make savings in energy and on products.
6. There are pool covers on the market with a good resistance, who also provide an additional protection system to avoid drowning and accidents. The pool cover is an essential element when there are children at home.

Remember, installing a wintering pool cover, you will save money, you will contribute with the environment and you will win time for you.