Like its pool cover counterpart, the T4 Versa, T4 Spa is designed with a smaller motor to accommodate a spa footprint with just a 12.25” offset and can be used with either stainless steel cable or Ultimate rope drive systems.īridging the gap between tradition and technology is T4 Rope. As with the original T4 automatic pool cover system, T4 Versa can accommodate pools up to 50’ long and is available with either cutting-edge stainless steel cable or durable Ultimate rope for strong, long-lasting reliability. (Comparatively, the original T4 system provides a 23-inch offset). T4 Versa features a smaller motor and a space-saving offset of only 12.25” that fits under standard 14-inch coping, eliminating the increased expense of larger coping. With a smaller offset and a rope option, the T4 system can be mixed and matched by preference: “Now, with this new T4 lineup, we can truly offer a range of choices to suit any pool or spa with an advanced design that offers the same safety and reliability and doesn’t detract from a pools aesthetics.” “Having invented the first automatic pool cover back in 1959, we have a long history of pioneering new technologies to further improve on our product and provide the safety and reliability that pool owners depend on,” said LaMont Drechsel, Vice President and General Manager, Cover-Pools. Similarly, each features adjustable end hubs to accommodate varying lengths of the cover roller tube, an adaptable reel diameter to ensure alignment with the leading edge, and easy-to-install adjustable mounting bracketry that can be shifted for proper positioning - all resulting in an easier installation and a strong, secure cover seal every time the cover is closed. Just as with the first T4 system, these latest advances in automated pool covers can be installed with game-changing Stainless Steel cable or alternatively, Cover-Pools has introduced Ultimate™ Rope as a more traditional option that can be utilized with any T4 system.Īs with the groundbreaking T4 Stainless Steel Cable automatic pool cover system, all three new models incorporate Corr-Resist™ technology - which is unrivaled for fighting corrosion. Harnessing the same innovative technology first introduced with the original T4 system, both T4 Versa and T4 Spa offer greater versatility with a smaller mechanism and motor footprint that enables them to be discretely hidden beneath 14-inch coping to accommodate the sleek lines of modern pool designs as well as stand-alone spas. SAN DIEGO – Ap– Cover-Pools, the originators of the automatic pool cover, has broadened their selection of industry-leading pool covers with an expanded T4 lineup comprised of the original T4™ automatic pool cover system and the new T4 Versa and T4 Spa automatic cover systems. unless you have specific evidence otherwise.Cover-Pools Expands Its Most Advanced Automatic Pool Cover SystemĬover-Pools’ NEW T4™ lineup now comes with options to cover all your pool and spa needs So I would encourage you to not just assume you are being ripped off.

But on higher quality items - and CoverPool has had a pretty good rep for a long time - replacement costs can be expensive for both material reasons, and for 'cost of doing business' reasons (that I won't go into here). It's entirely possible that you've encountered suppliers that are trying to 'rip you off'. Second, unless you know materials, you can't know costs. One of C.G.'s product engineers could not tell me a method even I could use to distinguish them - much less a pool owner. liners, but aren't and don't last so long. Other liner companies buy liners that LOOK LIKE C.G. Likewise, Plastimayd buys liners from Canadian General, liners that last a long time.

But after that the non-UV resistant black stitching on the Anchor covers lets the straps separate from the cover mesh material. For example, Anchor mesh pool covers look very much like LoopLoc or Meyco covers. I don't know anything about those ropes, or the prices being asked.įirst, there are often differences in plastics, including synthetic ropes, that you have no way of testing until it's too late.

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