Pool Covers - Winter

The homeowner wants to keep the backyard looking good, even when the pool is closed for the winter. And to that end, dealers are selling both the safety and the beautification potential of winter safety covers.

AQUA spoke with a few experts in the category to get a better understanding of how winter covers are being marketed, what dealers are looking for and any manufacturing advancements.

Beginning this summer, LOOP-LOC dealers will be able to order products, check estimates and even submit pool measurements for safety covers directly from any mobile device at their jobsite.

More pool projects have come to include fancy rockwork, waterfalls, vanishing edges, free-form shapes, attached spas and multiple-level architecture. But for homeowners looking to install a well-fitting and attractive cover to keep the pool safe and clean, these same beautiful features can add difficulty to the covering process.

Here are some of 2012's finest safety products from leading manufacturers nationwide.

The purchase agreement, the measurement and ordering of a cover and its installation are all vital components of a successful winter safety cover sale.

Dealers from across the country explain how they sell winter safety covers.

Drought conditions at one pool dealership led to an interesting side effect: a rise in winter pool cover sales.

Looking ahead to closing time? Check out these winter safety covers from across the industry.

For a smooth winterizing season, keep this philosophy in mind.

A look at sales strategies and popular choices in the winter pool cover market.

This service company takes a proactive approach to safety. Why? Because safety is less a matter of what you say, than what you do.

Before winterizing season hits, brush up on best practices for installing winter pool covers.

Burgeoning sales are bringing in more automatic pool cover work. Is it best to give it to the experts or become the experts?

With a cover, these pools save more money staying open in winter compared to winterizing.

A look at winter covers, from solid tarp to mesh.

Covers present many maintenance challenges. Fortunately, maximizing cover life is mostly a matter of common sense.

Following these steps and taking proper precautions will help ensure pool health through the winter season.

Here, we have compiled a list of winter pool covers and accessories to help techs and customers in seasonal areas have a stress-free off season.

A step-by-step guide to measuring a pool cover with the traditional A-B method.

Avoid longer wait times for both you and your customers by placing safety cover orders now.

Look for these pool cover maintenance issues anytime you pay a homeowner a visit.