The poster, hennigdalgaard, is asking about European style slatted pool covers, made with PVC or PC. I'm not sure if anyone is selling these in the USA, or not -- I wasn't even aware such things existed, till I checked out his post and registration to make sure he wasn't a spammer. (Spammers from Europe outnumber actually pool owner registrants, 5 to 1.)
To hennigdalgaard: as you see, I can't answer your question. I can tell you that I have some experience with white PVC pool components, and that experience is NOT good. PVC is not UV resistant, and while UV stabilizers can be added to PVC, in the components I've seen (mostly gutter grates), the grates failed after a few years. I don't know whether not enough stabilizer was added, or if it leached out, or if it simply doesn't work that well -- but the grates have to be constantly replaced. Gray PVC used in electrical conduit in the USA seems to hold up well enough, but then, it's gray, not white.
I don't know about the UV stability of PC.
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