Built primarily for safety, automatic pool covers have been available for 30+ years. But only in the last 10 has their popularity increased tremendously. Why? Heat savings. In fact the U.S. Department of Energy calculates a three to five year payoff for the cost of an automatic cover. Yes, automatic covers are expensive, ranging anywhere …
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Judging a Pool by Its ‘Automatic’ Cover
There are many amenities that make you proud of your pool. And while an automatic cover may be a less sexy item than, say, swim-out steps, tanning shelves, and lap sections, these covers do provide plenty of bragging rights. First, the nitty gritty of an automatic cover. Automatic covers run on a track along the …