I purchased this solar cover for use on an Intex 15' round metal-frame pool.
I had tried to cover the pool with the cover that comes with the pool. But I was unable to get it to stay on, even with two people working at it. The cover that comes with the pool is supposed to fit over the frame and it has a drawstring to hold it in place. It is very heavy and can get filled with water and sink. I was unable to get it on the pool by myself - as I would get one side in place, the opposite side would slide into the water and sink. Also, the water coming out of the filter pushed it around, making it even harder to work with. But even with the filter turned off and the help of a second person, we were unable to get the cover on.
This solar cover, in comparison, is so easy to use! It is very lightweight (it's essentially a big sheet of heavy-duty bubble wrap). It floats on the water surface. I can easily put it on and take it off by myself. It is sized to fit with a little extra, so even if there are air bubbles trapped under the cover, it still covers the entire water surface. The water coming out of the filter doesn't move it at all. Any leaves or debris that fall into the pool lay on top and as I pull the cover off they come off with it (where I can remove them) and don't fall into the water.
Updating my review: I have used the solar cover for one week. Prior to putting the cover on, the pool water temperature was previously around 71-72 degrees on sunny days when the air temperature ranged between highs in the upper 80s / low 90s and lows in the 70s. In the week that the cover has been on, the air temperature only reached highs around 80 and dropped into the low 60s at night yet the water temp went up to 76 degrees. That's a 4 degree gain in water temperature even though air temperatures had dropped by 10 degrees, and the water temperatures were within about 5 degrees of the high air temps. I am very pleased.
2 notes:
1. The instructions say that you need to remove it if there are going to be high winds, because it can blow off of the pool.
2. It's not a safety or tear-away cover, so it could potentially cause entrapment and drowning if anyone fell onto it. I remove the ladder and place it away from the pool when this cover is in place.
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| Sold By | Gloworks Inc. | Spreetail | WOWELL DIRECT | Spreetail | In The Swim Pool Supplies | KETNET Shop |
| size | 15 feet | 14-foot | Round 15 FT | 15-foot | 15 ft | 15 Ft |
| shape | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round |
| material | Polyethylene (PE) | — | Polyethylene (PE) | — | Polyethylene (PE) | — |
| style | Cover | Custom | Compact | Compact | Premium | Thermal |
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Works very well until he started falling apart after 3 months.
Update. After three months of use it is falling apart. Unlike previous solar covers I’ve had before. I called and they only offer a 90 day warranty. Unfortunately I purchased in May but didn’t start using until July. In text stand by their 90 day warranty so apparently they only expect these pool covers to last three months.This is a nice cover for the price. It works very well for heating up pool and keeping debris out. It’s important for maximum results to run your pump so the water circulates so you just don’t get hot water just below your cover. On particular hot days you plan on swimming. Good idea to check and be sure water not getting to warm to not get the benefits of cool water on hot day.I do wish this cover was a little thicker. This is second pool cover I ordered but first one by intex. I don’t see this one surviving more that two seasons. I would replace over winter or it will breakdown in pool water. You can wash and store. Also because it thinner it is not as easy to fold as you remove from pool. I like to fold in a way that makes it easier to slide back on. But being on the thinner side, noticed not as easy as the thicker one I ordered from home improvement store. Also this one does have some water flow holes. I don’t like that as it will allow some dirty in. But so far not a big problem. Just other had no holes so so no fine dirt got it. I ordered mine purposely bigger as seen in pictures so I can control surface dirty water from sliding into pool when removing. The holes just mess with this thought process as if any dust on cover and water gets on top during removal it can wash into pool water. But not do big if deal.But all and all for price and that it works I would buy again! As end result of a floating solar pool cover makes it worth the purchase. I would have given five stars on durability if it was a little thinker. But very happy with purchase. If you are thinking of getting a cover and this is in your budget, it’s a fine choice.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2023
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We bought this a year and half ago but due to some unexpected problems with our pool, it was not taken out of the packaging and used until this spring. So it was on our pool for 6 months and it has totally fallen apart. It did warm the water and worked fairly well for the first couple months. We attached to a roller and we could easily roll it up when we wanted to swim and it wasn’t too hard to unroll and recover the pool with it when we were done. But as swimming weather was ending for us we just left it unrolled on the water until we winterized the pool so maybe two months at the longest. When we winterized the pool this last week this is what we had to deal with. It completely fallen apart. I can’t believe how much of a mess this is. We normally do not drain our pool every winter but we will probably have to because every time we try to scoop the pieces out they just keep crumbling. It’s crazy that it literally disintegrated in water when that’s where it’s meant to be. I am so disgusted with this product. It is going to cost us money to finish taking care of it and it has already taken us a couple days with a couple people working on it to get it this far. I rarely write reviews, especially bad ones but this is just ridiculous. I will not buy products from this brand again.
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