Pool Covers Canberra
Australian-Made Pool Covers
Every cover we sell is Australian-made and cut to order for your pool’s exact shape — dispatched within 2 business days, delivered free to Canberra with StarTrack tracking from the moment it leaves the factory.
Prices depend on size and shape, so get yours from the Pool Cover Wizard — measurements in, exact figure out, order done in minutes.
Built for the Coldest Capital
Canberra pools fight a short season from both ends: frosty nights that strip heat away, and summer UV that punishes the pool blanket itself.
A cover pushes back on both — up to 8 °C warmer water by day, and less of it lost overnight.
Ours are built to last through it — Australian materials, high-grade UV stabilisers, and genuine resistance to damage from pool chemicals.
What separates our covers from imports is in our guide to Australian-made vs imported covers
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- Sizing & Shape to Match Your Pool
- Huge Savings on Pool Shop Prices
- Premium Australian Quality
- Free Delivery - Next Day Dispatch
- Real Warranties - Up to 12 Years
Outstanding Advice & After Sales
Our customer support is second to none – users rave about how we don’t rest until every issue is solved to their satisfaction.
Highest Customer Satisfaction
We currently boast an industry leading client review rating of 4.9 with Google. Clients most appreciate our speed and pre sales advice.
Secure & Safe Online Shopping
Clients receive a unique transaction ID directly from Pay Pal (even if paying by credit card). Don’t receive the goods? Refunds are simple.
Fast Free Aerial Pool Measure Service — We Will Recommend Cover Sizing
Completed in only 2 hours
We recommend the right cover size and shape from high-resolution aerial images — taken regularly from aircraft.
Over 95% of Australian homes are already imaged, and we measure to within 5–10 cm.
- Submit your details below to get our sizing assessment and discount pricing within 2 hours
- Floating Solar Covers Vs. Tie Down Covers? - Distinct Strengths
| Key Issues for Pool Owners | Floating Solar Covers | Tie-Down Mesh Covers |
|---|---|---|
 Keeping Out Leaves / Debris |
 50-75% |
 100% |
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Time To Remove / Put Back |
2 & 2 minutes |
 5 & 15 minutes |
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Reduces Maintenance Work |
Yes |
Maximum |
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Evaporation Reduction |
98% |
50% |
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Summer Water Temp |
Increases 6-8oC |
Increases 3-4oC |
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Added Safety |
 Marginal |
Considerable |
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Compatible with a roller |
100% |
If required |
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Australian Quality |
? Depends on what and where you buy |
100% |
Fast Aerial Pool Measurement and Quote
We can recommend cover sizing and shape, based on High-Resolution Images (already taken from aircraft).
A fast and free, same day service
A Pool Express Exclusive
We access High-Resolution Aerial Imagery (taken regularly from low level aircraft) – 95% of Australian homes have been imaged.
We can measure your pool within an accuracy of around 5 to 10cm. That is far greater accuracy than could be achieved from “Google Earth views”.
We can then recommend cover sizing – We can even design your cover. Simply provide your details in the form below.
- Submit your details below:
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You will receive our assessment &
suggestions today
Our report will also include discount prices for the highest grades of pool covers on the Australian market
- Submit your details below:
- You will receive our assessment and suggestions today
Our report will also include discount prices for the highest grades of pool covers on the Australian market
Pool Cover Benefits
One Pool Cover - Many Benefits
A cover will offer all pool owners multiple benefits. The durability of our covers means you can enjoy these benefits for years to come.
A summary of the main benefits will include those shown below:
To enjoy those benefits you will need a good and reliable roller in order to deal with the cover on a daily basis. We offer a range of well designed and thoroughly tested roller models to suit various pool sizes and design style preferences.
- A longer and more enjoyable swimming Season
The gain in average water temperature can transform how your pool is used. You can start swimming much earlier in the swimming season (and also much later).
You will also be tempted to use your pool much more often during the regular swimming season.
- Almost total elimination of evaporation water loss
Most Australian pools suffer serious daily water loss from evaporation, especially during summer.
A good cover will almost eliminate evaporative water loss altogether (by around 98%). This not only saves cost, it saves work and stress having to constantly monitor the pool’s water level during dry periods.
- Less work with leaves - You can even use a garden blower
A pool cover can make a dramatic difference to the work of dealing with leaves. A pool cover will keep leaves “above the pool” and out of the water.
If leaves do not just later “blow away” in the next strong wind, you might just “blast these away” occasionally with a garden blower. Not even an option without a cover.
- Reduced chemical and treament expenses
You can expect a cover to eventually pay for itself from savings on other pool costs. Putting a cover on a pool is one-step away from having an indoor pool.
With care, you can certainly reduce filter running times, chlorine dosage and other chemical requirements.
How does a pool actually lose heat?
Your pool will gain significant heating from the effect of sunlight simply striking our pool cover. But further heat gain benefits result from the ability to “retain heat”.
Most pool owners do not realise how much pools can “chill” every day (and especially overnight) by heat lost from evaporation alone.
Worsening the situation – the warmer you pool gets, the greater the evaporation and heat loss. Water temperatures far lower than ideal are the natural result.
Why Quality Matters
Don't Waste Work & Money
- Wasted, Early, and Repeated Expenses
Experienced pool owners agree: Investing in a high-quality pool cover is a smart decision.
- While cheaper options may need replacement every 18-36 months, superior covers can last nearly a decade. This longevity not only saves money in the long run but also spares pool owners the frequent hassle of purchasing and installing new covers.
- While cheaper options may need replacement every 18-36 months, superior covers can last nearly a decade.
- This longevity not only saves money in the long run but also spares pool owners the frequent hassle of purchasing and installing new covers.
Cover Quality - How Other Covers Fail Early:
- Poor Quality Ingredients - Covers Damaged Quickly by UV and Pool Chemicals
- Poor Quality Ingredients - Covers Damaged by UV and Pool Chemicals
While various pool covers may appear similar, such as “blue plastic bubbles,” they can be made from substantially different ingredients. This significantly impacts the cover’s performance and durability.
Our covers utilize an optimal combination of anti-oxidants (to resist damage from pool chemicals) and UV inhibitors (for years of protection in outdoor sunlight).
- Poor Design From the Start
Each brand of pool covers has its own distinctive bubble profile, which plays a crucial role in determining its lifespan.
Our bubble design is optimized for performance and maximum durability, a level of detail often overlooked by other manufacturers.
- Rapid, Poor Quality Manufacture
To save costs, inferior covers often employ overly rapid manufacturing techniques and pay little attention to quality control. This compromise typically leads to lower cover quality and durability.
The material formulation of our covers, particularly the anti-oxidants, results in a high-quality and consistent product after the high-temperature molding and formation process.
- Australian Covers Universally Better than Imports
Based on our experience, all Australian-made pool covers are significantly more reliable than imported covers, which are primarily sourced from China and available online through forums such as eBay, Temu and Catch.
Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with products made in China. However, when it comes to pool covers, these products are manufactured at the lowest possible expense, resulting in severely compromised quality. Such covers should be treated as “semi-disposable,” requiring frequent replacement, accompanied by substantial work and mess each time.
- 100% Made in Australia
Canberra Pool Cover Guide
Picking the Right Pool Cover for Canberra
The grades differ in one main way: how many years they’re built to survive. Match the warranty column to your plans, and the rest of the row follows.
GradeWarranty
Pro-rataTypically
Used For
As a guide, our Australian-made solar covers run from $14 per square metre (250 micron) to $25 per square metre (600 micron top-of-range) — your exact price depends on your pool’s shape and size. Our Pool Cover Wizard gives you an instant figure in under a minute. Compare those rates with any pool shop retail quote and you’ll see how we offer both better value and advice.
Also available: 5 mm foam thermal covers from $39/m² — Our solar covers already provide excellent insulation and help retain pool heat. Our thermal covers take this a step further. They are most often used on pools heated by a heat pump, where reducing overnight heat loss is more important than gaining heat from direct sunlight.
Canberra water: the top-up bill nobody budgets for
Canberra’s dry inland air evaporates pools faster than the cool climate suggests — on long-term Bureau of Meteorology estimates, an uncovered 8 × 4 m pool can lose around 54,000 litres a year, more than its own volume.
Icon Water’s second tier starts at just 200 kilolitres a year — roughly ordinary indoor use — so pool top-ups almost all land at $5.91 a kilolitre (FY2026–27). A year of evaporation can cost as much as $320.
A cover shuts most of that down — 97%+ less evaporation — while lifting the water up to 8 °C and holding more warmth through Canberra’s cold nights: more season, smaller bills, and a purchase that can pay for itself within a couple of seasons.
Can a cover really stretch Canberra’s short season?
That’s its best trick here. Up to 8 °C of solar gain moves opening day weeks earlier and pushes closing weeks later — and because a pool loses most of its heat to evaporation, the same cover that warms the water by day keeps more of that warmth overnight.
If retaining heat matters more than gaining it — heat-pump owners especially — our 5 mm foam thermal covers (from $39/m²) are built exactly for that.
Warranty & Peace of Mind
Warranties run pro-rata from 3 to 12 years by grade, and claims stay simple wherever you are: a few photos by email settles most of them — handled by us, or direct with ABGAL, the manufacturer behind our covers for 40+ years.
Pool Express is by far Australia’s leading retailer of ABGAL pool covers, with 20+ years behind us.
Australian-made, without the wait
Your cover is cut to order at our Australian factory and dispatched within 2 business days, with StarTrack Express carrying it to Canberra — tracked from dispatch to your door, delivery free.
You will receive a tracking link by email as soon as your cover leaves the factory.
Custom-made doesn’t mean slow: the queue is measured in days, not weeks.
No measurements? We work from aerial imagery
Address in, measurements out: we size your pool from current high-resolution aerial imagery and recommend the most economical cover for it — usually within hours, always free.
No tape measure in the frost, no waiting on a site visit.
Simply provide your address and expect to hear back withing a few hours.
