Cover balls

The Euro-Matic outdoor cover ball is the best choice for airports, mines, sewage treatment plants and livestock farms, as well as for covering reservoirs.

What is a cover ball? How does it work? What can it be used for? What are the benefits of using it? Where and for which areas can these balls be used effectively? These are all questions we often encounter in our work, so we try to answer them.

Where and for which areas can these balls be used effectively?

airports
mines
sewage treatment and wastewater plants
drinking water reservoirs
fish ponds
fire water reservoirs
irrigation reservoirs
hazardous substances and chemical tanks
heated or cooled open surface tanks
livestock farms, slurry pits and lagoons

What are the benefits of using it?

covers 91% of the surface
wind resistance up to 150 km/h
requires no maintenance
10 years warranty
Evaporation of liquids can be reduced by up to 90%
disguises and hides the open water surface from birds
quick and easy installation
spread automatically as the liquid level rise and fall
thermal insulation layer – heating costs can be reduced by up to 75%
reduction of oxygen absorption
excellent chemical resistance
UV stabilized base material – weather resilient
less light enters the liquid, resulting in making worse living environment conditions for algae and plants, that cause degraded water quality
allows movement or immersing of equipment in the liquid
toxic gases, vapors and unpleasant odors are reduced, which ensures increased life expectancy of building structures and has better environmental affect
more stable temperature of liquid; smaller temperature extremes in cold or hot weather

What is a cover ball?

The cover ball is a hollow high quality plastic ball that can be used to create a continuous cover layer on the surface of liquids. Depending on the amount of balls placed on a given surface, they can cover up 91% of the surface in a regular shape, self-arranging next to each other. This cover layer separates and isolates the open surface of the liquid from its surroundings, i.e. it significantly reduces the effect of the liquid on the environment and vice versa. In English, several names are used for these balls, often referred to as ‘shade ball’, ‘cover ball’, ‘armor ball’, ‘barrier ball’, or ‘bird ball’. We, as a proud European Manufacturer, call them cover ball and Bird Ball™.

How does it work? What can it be used for?

The cover balls have countless benefits, so it can be used in many diverse areas. Those advantages usually help our partners to achieve their goals for cost-saving, more efficient water management, safer work environment, environment and nature protection. Thus, the Bird Ball™ is an excellent solution for reducing evaporation, preserving water quality, preventing algae formation, keeping birds away, camouflaging the water surface, thermal insulation, reducing heating costs, reducing the release of toxic gases and vapors, reducing unpleasant odors, covering hazardous materials and many more, where cost savings or other beneficial effects can be achieved as a result of use.

Types

	Bird Ball™	Water-filled Bird Ball™	Self-Filling Ball®
Diameter	100 mm	100 mm	100 mm
Weight	40 g	240 g	40 g
Material	HDPE	HDPE	HDPE
UV resistance	Yes	Yes	Yes
Color	Black	Black	Clear/black
Warranty	10 years	10 years	10 years
Wind resistance	Up to 80 km/h	Up to 150 km/h	Up to 150 km/h
Packaging	Big-bag, cardboard or in bulk	Big-bag or in bulk	Big-bag, cardboard or in bulk
Quantity	116 balls/m²	116 balls/m²	116 balls/m²