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“There are many different covers on the market and they all have their pros and cons”
inside of the water tubes. A mere 0.2mm can reduce heating efficiency by as much as 10%, so this could be a major issue. If this rises to 0.8mm, clubs could be wasting as much as 25% in excess energy, or even preventing the system from doing its job!
One of the best ways of protecting a football pitch is to use some form of cover. In an ideal world, a permanent roof like structure would be the best method, but this option isn't financially effective, so the majority of clubs settle for a cover that can be deployed when needed.
There are many different covers on the market and they all have their pros and cons. Most can be deployed with a
pleasant environment for the grass to grow with fresh warm air circulating. These structures allow access to the pitch but, again, shouldn’t be used in high winds or heavy snowfall. One of the more modern methods of covering a football pitch is using a number of inflatable tubes which have the protective material attached. The tubes are inflated, then can be rolled out with a number of people. This has been designed to make it easier for ground staff to deploy them, and does work. Again, you may want to have a think before deploying the cover in high winds. There are many different kinds of materials on the market, ranging from plastics to mesh, whether it’s for a frost
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Philip Dixon Contractors Ltd Established 1978
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Miles Drainage Limited
Quality Land Drainage Systems for Sports Pitches, Golf Courses and other Amenity Areas
•Advice, design and installation •Piped systems •Sand Slitting •Gravel Banding
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small army of men in around two to four hours, protecting the pitch from frost, snow and rain. Whilst being a positive point, it is also a negative one, as it is back breaking work and takes just as long to fold away as it does to deploy.
Also, the covers are made to be as light as possible for ease when manoeuvring, making them less durable when machinery is clearing the snow from them. Other covers use inflatable tubes in which many individually covers are zipped together, and fastened both sides of the pitch to either the stand or ground anchors. The inflatable roller then inflates to raise the cover from the pitch, and forms a tent like system which allows the groundstaff to access a percentage of the pitch.
Again, like the ground sheets, this method takes hours to erect and can be very dangerous in high winds and heavy snowfall, resulting in a damaged cover and serious injury.
Inflatable dome systems have been used for some time, and work very well, creating a
cover, rain cover or one which is suitable for all adverse weather. All these systems have one thing in common; they have all been designed and manufactured to protect sports pitches from rain, frost and snow. Nowaday, as a result of listening to current and potential customers, there is a need to develop new products, making automated pitch covering systems a real alternative in pitch protection from both frost and snow, and in helping prevent waterlogged pitches.
With one continuous cover, it is fully waterproof and, when used alongside undersoil heating, provides an insulating effect that can make real savings on heating bills. It’s a case of learning from many of the historical problems that older methods of protection have suffered from.
The problems of keeping pitches playable in adverse weather conditions will always be a challenge for groundsmen, but new technoligies will help provide them with the pitch protection they need.
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