Drowning is the 2nd leading

cause of accidental deaths

for children aged 1 - 4

Did you know...

SAFETY: According to the National Center for Injury Prevention

ENERGY SAVING: Heat loss

and Control, roughly 4,400 people drown each year in the United

in swimming pools is made up

States. Of that group, about 1,000 are children younger than age

of evaporation (75%), radiation

15. Further, for each child who drowns, another four drowning

(20%) and convection (5%).

incidents are hospitalized for nearly drowning. Drowning and near-

drowning involving children under the age of 15 in the United States

The Floatek Tiling System is

costs about $6.2 billion in insurance claims each year. That means

a surface insulation system.

the estimated cost per near-drowning is $84,000 and the estimated

The Floatek system reduces

cost per drowning is $3.6 million. This sad reality has led the public

evaporation by acting as an

to create safer pool environments by pushing for more stringent

insulator.

safety regulation.

he swimming pool industry is expanding

Why use a pool cover?

rapidly as the population spends more time

• Reduces heat loss

and money on exercise and leisure activities.

• Reduces amount of chemicals

required to maintain the

Swimming is an activity that almost anyone can

water’s balance

participate in, regardless of age, fitness level or

• Reduces maintenance by

physical limitations. Unfortunately, swimming pools

keeping airborne debris, leaves

and insects out of pool

are costly to heat and maintain. Most pools are heated

• Increases pool safety

using natural gas or propane heating. In order to

reduce heat and chemical loss and lower operating

costs, the use of swimming pool covers is strongly

recommended.

Energy costs have increased a staggering 400% in the last decade

and are forecasted to increase even further over the next 15 years.

Some of the Current Pool Covers on the Market

Advantages and Disadvantages

Bubble Wrap - Floating thermal or solar blanket with

deck mounted roller:

• Unlimited pool size/shape

• Reduces heat loss & evaporation

• Requires storage space and/or deck mounted roller(s)

• Does not protect children and animals from falling into pool

• Can be difficult to cover and uncover pool

• Can be fit into existing pools

• Lowest capital cost (around $2,500 for 1000 sq. ft. pool)

• Does not comply with Health & Safety regulations

Aquamatic - Manual or Automatic Track Mounted Cover:

• Limited pool size/shape up to 1500 sq. ft.

• Reduces heat loss & evaporation by 10%

• Requires under deck box or deck-level storage box

• Protects children and animals from falling into pool

• Easy to cover and uncover pool

• Can be fit into existing pools

• Mid-range capital cost (between $8,000- $14,000 for 1000 sq. ft. pool)

• Automatic covers require heavy construction on the pool

• Complies with Health & Safety regulations

Hydralux - Rigid PVC Floating Cover:

• Limited pool size/shape up to 1000 sq. ft

• Reduces heat loss & evaporation up to 70%

• Requires under-deck or in-pool storage box

• Does not protect children and animals from falling into pool

• Easy to cover and uncover pool

• Must be installed during pool construction

• High capital cost (around $30,000 for 1000 sq. ft. pool)

• Complies with Health & Safety regulations

Safety Mesh - Winter Blanket or Safety Cover:

• Limited pool size/shape

• Used for extended periods of time when pool is not in daily use

• Requires storage space

• Protects children and animals from falling into pool

• Labour intensive to cover and uncover pool

• Can be fit into existing pools

• Mid-range capital cost (around $5,000 for 1000 sq. ft. pool)

PATENTED SYSTEM: SAFETY AND HEAT CONSERVATION AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON

How does the Floatek Tiling System Differ?

Floatek Tiling System:

✓

Complies with Health & Safety regulations

Floatek Pool Covers will save

the consumer 80% in

✓

Protects children and animals from

operational costs

falling into pool

•

60% in energy savings

✓

High Insulation value - reduces heat

•

10% reduction of water evaporation

•

10% reduction of chemical evaporation

loss up to 80%

ROI within 3 years: Floatek Pool Covers

✓

No additional storage/deck space

consumers get a Return On Investment

required or contraction

of 3-5 years in North America. In Europe

the Return on Investment is even

✓

Able to retrofit into existing pools

greater at about 2-3 years, due to higher

energy costs.

✓

No size limitation

Inflate your tiles. Deflate your cost.

WATCH A VIDEO PRESENTATION

http://youtu.be/wLymhyE6G-M

FLOATEK: NO SIZE LIMITATION | NO STORAGE REQUIRED

Pool Cover Comparison At a Glance

Floatek

Bubble Wrap

Aquamatic

Hydralux

Safety Mesh

Compliance:

Yes

Health & Safety

Protects Children

& Animals from

Yes

Falling In

Energy Savings

Reduces

Negligible

heat loss &

evaporation up

evaporation

evaporation by

evaporation up

to 80%

10%

to 70%

Cost

High

Low

Mid-Range

High

Mid-Range

Requires Storage

Yes

Ease of Use

Push of a

Moderate

Easy

Labour

Button

Intensive

Unlimited Pool

Yes

Size/Shape

Fit & Installation

Can be fit into

Varies from

Must be

Can be fit into

existing pools

Manual to

installed

existing pools

Automatic

during pool

Model

construction

Additional Info Sources:

http://www.coverpools.com

http://www.aquamatic.com

http://www.coverstar.com

http://www.allsafepool.com

When the cover sits on the bottom

Tile cover floats to

it becomes a second floor and

the surface

can be walked on safely

Perforated platform for

Stainless steel pipes allow the

Uses existing drainage pipe

water circulation

cover to slide up and down

as a conduit for air pipe

How Does The Floatek Tiling System Work?

To fully appreciate great design,

of tiles used. Each tile is a de-

like a very strong floor, providing

one must first understand it. The

formable air chamber. Tiles are

cushion underfoot.

basic design of the cover is a

assembled with invisible hinges

series of tiles. Each tile has the

at each corner and act as an air

The result of this design is a

ability to float and sink using the

conduit. This allows the air to

pool cover that meets fiscal

physical law of specific gravity.

travel from tile to tile.

requirements, including a Return

Really we are talking about the

On Investment (ROI) of 3-5 years.

same tile which is air-filled or air-

If no one is using the pool, a

It meets impending energy-saving

absent. The tiles are interlocked

push of the button kicks the

statutes, safety regulations, pool

using rubberized hinges, allowing

compressor into action, inflating

operator’s criteria and insurance

the tiles to act as one single unit.

the tiles with enough air to float

regulations.

the entire cover. Should someone

The tile dimensions are 50cm by

want to go into the pool, you

50cm by 22mm for private pools,

push a second button and a

and 50cm by 100cm by 22mm for

vacuum device deflates the tiles,

commercial and public pools. The

sinking the cover swiftly to the

pool size determines the number

bottom of the pool where it is

WATCH A VIDEO SIMULATION

of how the Floatek pool cover works

http://vimeo.com/17507065

The Installation Process

First, the swimming pool is drained and four poles are installed so that the pool cover can slide up and

down the pool. Next, an air-tube is inserted through the existing drainage pipes. This is used to inflate

and deflate the tiles. From the existing drain, the air tube passes from the pool to the utility room. The air

tube then exits the drain pipe and connects to the compressor. Finally, the pool is refilled, and the tiles

automatically connect to one another, one row at a time through a specialized conveyor system, as they

float on the water’s surface.

Ami Kolechstein

Inventor & CEO

Floatek Innovations Inc.

mi’s Story: A graduate of Israel’s Rupin Academic Centre, Ami has been

working as an industrial electrician and industrial management technologist

since the 1980s. From an early age on, Ami has been building things like

electrical bicycles and wind power stations. He eventually refined his natural talents

and skills to specialize in industrial automation.

Ami immigrated to Canada in

his idea. The project could

features of either insulation or

1993, was hired as the manager

not be launched, however, as

human safety, yet not both.

of Vancouver’s Pita Plus bakery,

heating the pool would have been

and with his background in

extremely expensive without a

Ami has been developing the

industrial automation, turned

proper cover to prevent heat loss.

Floatek Tiling System since 2001,

the bakery’s manual pita bread

while also being self-employed

baking machine into a fully

After consulting mechanical

as an electrician. In 2007, he

automated system, increasing

engineers and speaking with

expanded his operation from

output by over 200%. Pita Plus

pool cover manufacturers, Ami

a small backyard garage into

received an innovation grant from

realized that no pool covers

a machine shop, where he’s

the NRC for Ami’s innovative

over 1,500 sq ft existed in the

been developing the Floatek

design.

worldwide market. This is when

prototypes and producing

the Pool Cover idea for the

metal parts for other industry

It was while working at the bakery

Floatek was born. Ami ran his

professionals. His 1,600 sq ft

that Ami came up with an idea

idea by the Stanley Park pool

warehouse boasts, among others,

to turn Vancouver’s Stanley Park

manager, and was encouraged by

a CNC machine, an ultrasonic

outdoor swimming pool into

him to pursue this innovation, as

plastic welder, a compressor

a public hot spa, like the spas

the market for such a product has

vacuum machine, and a small

that had become a hot trend

been, to date, untouched. In fact,

milling machine. Ami owns all

in Europe. He designed and

current pool covers only present

the equipment necessary for

built a replica model of Stanley

5% of the potential market for

producing the parts of a full-sized

Park’s Second Beach Pool and

private, commercial and public

Floatek Tiling System.

presented it to Vancouver Park

pools. Moreover, these pool

Board management, who loved

covers only provide the added