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Pool safety covers are a good method of keeping children away from the pool when they are not supervised and decrease the risk of drowning. These safety covers are designed in a way that they can support great deal of weight, which is something we're all looking for in pool safety covers. Regardless if your child is young and crawling, older and toddling or even later when they grow and perhaps sit down on the cover, during that split second when our attention as parents wanes, they can provide a level of safety for you. In fact, if you are ever considering a safety pool cover for your pool a good quality one should support the weight of three older children, or approximately 400lbs. Do enquire about this feature before purchasing any of the various types of pool safety covers.

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Safety covers come in either mesh or solid materials. Mesh refers to simply a crisscrossing cover stretched over the pool while a solid reference means that the cover is opaque and has no openings or gaps in it. For the sake of providing good swimming pool safety solid pool covers are ideal, especially if you live in areas that receive plenty of rain or snowfall. Should you live in a different climate, mesh safety covers are another option and both types of pool safety covers provide protection against having a child or an adult unintentionally falling or slipping into your pool.

When choosing a safety cover for your swimming pool, there are a number of factors that you should consider so as to ensure that your child is protected from pool accidents.

Know the difference between the different types of pool covers.
You are seeking safety pool covers that have very specific safety features versus a winter or solar pool cover. These are designed quite differently from pool safety covers, but you can get a safety cover that will work both in the winter and shield the suns hot rays thus affecting the temperature of your pool water. The weight that the different types of covers can support indicates whether your child will be safe and will provide protection for both younger and older children living in the house. Also, consider babies, children and teenagers, who many visit your home regularly. For example, grandparents may have grandchildren of different ages in their house so research pool safety covers in general and find out which make and model is right for your needs.

Choose the best features for your household.
If you live in a high rainfall area but you still choose a solid pool safety cover, select the best features that will manage the accumulation of water on the surface of the pool cover. Some have a drainage mechanism to lead the collected water off the surface, while others come with pumps that automatically draw any water that is detected on the cover. It may cost you more to have these installations, but keep your child safety concerns in mind and do what you can to create a safe environment at the pool area. Too many people make the right decision in purchasing the best product from an array of pool safety covers only to have a accident or injury because of the water that accumulated on top both from yearly rainfall and accumulating and melting snow that was not properly disposed of off the top of the cover.

An automated pool cover has more benefits than a manual one.
If you lack the ability to repeatedly cover and uncover your pool yourself, or if you simply lack the time to do it yourself, then the best idea is to have the pool cover automated. Your pool will always be covered when nobody is using it, and you will have a key that will give you access and control the pool cover. You can keep the key used for this process far away from the kids so that you can be the decision maker about pool play times and ensure there is adequate supervision.

Get covers for your hot tub, too
Child hot tub safety is also an important issue and open hot tubs are just as dangerous as a swimming pool for a child. To ensure child hot tub safety, close it up using a cover, whether it is an original cover over the tub or one you had to install it yourself. Do not take the hot tub for granted because drowning accidents also occur in them. Make it a habit to cover the hot tub as soon as possible after using it - this will save on your hydro bill too as it keeps the water temperature in the spa from decreasing too much.

Use safety pool covers together with other safety devices.
Simply having a pool cover is not enough for the safety of your children. You should seriously considering combing pool safety covers in conjunction with a child safety deck around the pool, install durable safety locks on a child safety pool fence up high and ensure all latches are away from the child's reach. Consider other devices as well such as swimming pool alarms to maximize the protection that your child receives when playing near the pool.

Whether your pool is an in-ground model an above ground pool, protection using pool safety covers is not an option - they are vital to ensuring swimming pool safety and once you have your cover remember to make a clear, non-negotiable house rule that the pool must be covered when children or adults are playing outdoors and certainly have the pool or hot tub cover on when they are not in use.