Compare solar, winter, automatic, and safety pool covers to find the right fit for your pool and how you use it.
Parrot Bay Pools offers solar, winter, automatic, and safety covers, and covers can be installed on most pools. Choose based on whether you want help retaining heat, keeping out seasonal debris, adding safety protection, or avoiding manual cover handling; automatic covers are the most expensive option described here.
We offer a variety of pool covers to fit your needs.
Whether it’s a durable mesh, solid, or an automatic cover that goes on and off with push-button convenience from a device, covering a pool can cut down on energy use and costs, evaporation, safety concerns and time. We offer a variety of safety, solar, winter, and automatic models.
Start with your main goal: retaining warmth, keeping out leaves, covering the pool for the off-season, or making daily cover use easier. Not every cover serves the same purpose, so ask which options are appropriate for your pool.
What this means for you: Choose a cover for the job you need it to do, rather than assuming all covers offer the same protection.
Types of Pool Covers
What's the difference between the types of pool covers? Parrot Bay Pools offers solar, winter, automatic, and safety pool cover models.
Solar covers float on the pool water surface and capture the energy of the sun and transfer it directly into your pool water, maintaining a higher pool temperature which extends your swim season. Using this cover daily will help keep debris from entering your pool and reduce evaporation.
Winter covers will be used during the off season to keep leaves and debris from entering the pool, while lowering the loss of water through evaporation. This cover uses water bags to remain tightly fastened over the pool throughout the off season.
Automatic covers are the most expensive cover option, purchased for convenience and ease. These covers are for those who do not want the hassle of manually putting on/taking off their pool cover. Automatic covers offer the same protection as a safety cover and help raise the pool temperature while reducing evaporation.
Safety covers are meant to keep your pool safe-guarded from accidental entrance of animals or small children during the off-season months. A safety cover can hold the weight of a car, making it possible to walk across the cover safely. This cover is the shape of your pool and bolted down into the concrete. There are two types of safety covers: mesh and solid. A mesh safety cover allows rain and fine particles through, while a solid cover will not.
Important safety clarification: Do not treat the weight statement above as permission to walk or drive on a pool cover. Load capacity and safety protection depend on the specific product, its condition, and correct installation; follow the manufacturer's instructions and keep people and pets off the cover. Solar and winter covers are not substitutes for safety covers, and no cover replaces supervision or required barriers.
What this means for you: Heat retention, seasonal debris control, convenience, and safety are different needs—identify yours before comparing products.
Consider this option when retaining warmth and reducing evaporation are your main priorities.
Consider this option for leaves and debris during the off-season.
Consider this option when you want push-button operation instead of manual cover handling.
Discuss a properly fitted safety cover and compare mesh with solid materials.
Automatic covers are the most expensive option described on this page, but a useful comparison also includes how you will put the cover on, take it off, and use it throughout the year.
What this means for you: A conversation about your actual pool and daily routine is more useful than choosing a cover by category alone.
Let's talk!
Talk with a sales consultant about the type of cover that is the best fit for your pool package when you schedule your consultation. If you’re shopping for a cover for an existing pool, you can contact us online and we’ll be happy to talk through your options with you.
Parrot Bay Pools & Spas serves Raleigh, Fayetteville, Wilmington, and central and eastern North Carolina. The Design Center at 194 Federal Rd Ext, Benson, NC 27504, is open by appointment.
Call (919) 888-0327 to discuss your pool or arrange an appointment. For an existing pool, bring photos and any available pool measurements to help guide the conversation.
What this means for you: For a new pool, discuss the cover with your pool package; for an existing pool, contact the team to review your options.
Still deciding? Call (919) 888-0327 or book a time at our Benson Design Center and we will walk you through it.
Pool covers can be installed on most pools. Contact Parrot Bay Pools to discuss which options may fit your existing pool.
A solar cover floats on the water to capture solar energy, help retain warmth, and reduce evaporation. A winter cover is used during the off-season to keep out leaves and debris and reduce evaporation.
Automatic covers are the most expensive cover option described on this page. They offer push-button convenience for homeowners who want to avoid manually putting on and taking off a cover.
A mesh safety cover allows rain and fine particles through, while a solid safety cover does not. Ask which material best fits your pool and maintenance preferences.
No. The solar covers described here are intended to help with warmth, evaporation, and debris; do not rely on them to prevent someone from entering the water.
Do not walk on a pool cover or test its load capacity. Follow the specific manufacturer's instructions, keep people and pets off the cover, and do not treat a cover as a substitute for supervision or required barriers.
Schedule a consultation with a Parrot Bay Pools sales consultant to discuss the cover that best fits your pool package. Explain your priorities for heat retention, seasonal debris, safety, and ease of operation.
Call (919) 888-0327 or contact the team online. The Design Center is at 194 Federal Rd Ext, Benson, NC 27504, and visits are by appointment.
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