3/8 - Safety instruc
ti
ons and user guide for automa
ti
c pool covers
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ti
on.
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2. Advice for use
• Always check that the pool water level remains
constant and in compliance with the manufacturer's
recommendations (-12 cm as a standard) before
using the cover in order to avoid jamming the slats in
the trench (against the beam or the par
ti
ti
on wall),
or to prevent them from rubbing against the pool
copings, or to avoid the slats being warped by excess or
insu
ffi
cient water levels. Make sure that the over
fl
ow
and the water level regulator are opera
ti
onal so that
the skimmers do not suck in air if the water level is too
low.
• Remove all floating objects that could hinder the
correct opera
ti
on of the ABRIBLUE cover during its
closure, and lock the access to the pool using the
blocking straps.
• Do not forget to unlock the safety mechanisms before
opening the pool cover as failure to do so may damage
the pool cover.
• Always keep the pool in full view during the opening
and closing operations. It may be necessary to
accompany the cover manually during rolling or
unrolling opera
ti
ons in order to posi
ti
on it correctly if
there is a strong side wind, a free form pool, or a pool
with a speci
fi
c con
fi
gura
ti
on.
• It is impera
ti
ve not to halt the cover in an intermediate
posi
ti
on, this can cause the risk of jamming a bather's
body at the level of the cover casing, if a bather uses
the pool. The person carrying out the ac
ti
on must
make sure there are no bathers in the pool before
star
ti
ng.
• Check that the hose or power supply cable of the pool
cleaner does not get tangled in the cover; this could
jam the opera
ti
on of the roller and damage the PVC
slats.
• Check that unrolling and rolling runs correctly over the
fi
rst few metres (the slats roll e
ff
ortlessly, there is no
jamming on the sha
ft
with the top "bulging" towards
the outside of the roll), and if necessary, stop the
ac
ti
on immediately in order to intervene on the cause
of the malfunc
ti
on.
• The
rota
ti
onal speed of the sha
ft
is not constant due to
the rolling/unrolling of each new layer of slats which
unbalances the roller. Adapt the wheel's rota
ti
onal
speed on the manual model in order to avoid the
harder spots by handling the wheel with both hands.
• It is impera
ti
ve during rolling or unrolling opera
ti
ons,
not to release the key un
ti
l the end of run stops have
been reached (especially on the BANCS) in order to
correctly posi
ti
on the slats on the sha
ft
when rolling
in is complete, or on the water when unrolling is
complete.
• On the model without run stops, make sure not to roll-
in the slats too much in order to prevent them from
falling to the rear and breaking.
• Do not operate the cover more than 15 consecu
ti
ve
minutes.
• It is prohibited to manoeuvre the cover if there is a
load on the duckboard walkway of an immersed cover,
this might cause the cover to scrape the beam.
• Prohibit an overload on the duckboard walkway for an
immersed cover due to the physical limits of the beam
and the
fi
xtures. The duckboard walkway is supported
by the pool edge and the beam, and is designed to
support a maximum load of 400 kg over its complete
length (duckboard included) and 150 kg per linear
metre.
• Do not walk or jump on the covering of the BANC roller
in order to avoid deforming it.
• It is essen
ti
al, for safety reasons, to remove the key
from the control box or the manual wheel once the
opening or closure ac
ti
ons are complete.
• Programme
the
fi
ltering system to start as soon as the
"solar" slats are in sunlight. During very sunny periods
with the cover closed, the water temperature can
reach 30° or more and can damage the slats.
• It is strongly recommended not to empty the pool
without the authorisa
ti
on of your installer.
• If the cover is
fi
tt
ed with a WING System
®
, take care not
to operate the cover without having folded the WING
System
®
onto the cover. Opera
ti
ng the cover with the
WING System
®
deployed can cause major damage to
the cover and the pool.
• If the cover is
fi
tt
ed with a SURF System (mobile roller),
make sure the roller is correctly posi
ti
oned on the pool
before any automa
ti
c ac
ti
on of the slats.
• In the case of an emergency operation, a person
walking on the cover will have his/her feet under the
water.
• Limit
opera
ti
ng the cover when the temperature is
below 5 °C and do not handle the cover below 0°C
when it is locked in ice. Avoid all shocks and mechanical
contacts on the slats when the temperature is below
0°C.
• When the cover is installed on a sheltered pool, make
sure that the air temperature is no higher than 40 °C.
Make sure that the surrounding air is ven
ti
lated in
order to avoid all distor
ti
ons and deteriora
ti
ons of the
parts (PVC slats, bench panels, duckboards, etc.).
