Blue Wave 8-Year 16-ft x 36-ft Rectangular In Ground Pool Winter Cover

Fall 2019: I bought this because of the low price and it’s a breeze to install. I’ll eat my hat if it last eight years. But I just needed to keep leaves and pine needles out of my pool during the winter months. For that it works great. It is in no way a safety cover and a fallen tree branch would probably poke a hole in it.Spring 2020 Update: After a moderate winter, the cover did the basic job of keeping debris out of the pool, But a couple wind storms ripped half a dozen grommets out of the cover and that allowed the tarp to develop long rips and worn spots. It was not salvageable for a pool cover, although I was able to cut it up in sections and use those to drag leaves to the street and cover some other smaller things... so not all was lost.Overall, it will last only a year or two as a pool cover. But considering the price, I could buy a new one of these tarps every year for 20 years and still spend less than I would on a "real" pool cover.Fall 2020:Ordered a new one for this fall/winter. The only thing I would add is that the tarp’s grommets cannot take very much tension. If you are going to drape this over something and lightly secure it with rope or bungee cords it will do fine. But if you need to put any tension on the tarp or pull it tight, the grommets will start to pullout within minutes.

We have been using similar covers for 30 years and never had a problem. We covered our pool in September and knew we had a problem by December. The cover started to disintegrate. We taped the areas that were torn at first, then, the disintegration became out of control. We took the cover off last weekend in pieces. Our pool water was lime green with leaves and scum. Today, we spent over $400 to have a pool company work on fixing the water.The pictures show the larger pieces of the cover we pulled off and the green water.We called Amazon's customer service today. They said the cover is only guaranteed by Amazon for 30 days after the purchase. The cover was still in the box at the time the guarantee had ended. We were also told if we returned the entire cover, this problem would be escalated. Amazon wants a restocking fee for the return. (As if it is going to be restocked) This cover is in three 40 gallon garbage bags.When we purchased this cover, the reviews were 4's and 5's. If you look at the reviews now, the 4's and 5's were prior to 2024. Something changed.

First one i bought wrong size easy exchanged -Seems a little thin - but strong - I will update in spring to five stars if it makes it theough the winter :)

great

This product was a perfect fit for my 14' x 30' rectangle pool. Please know that this product has a 5' overlap, meaning that the actual dimensions for this product is 21' x 37'. The overlap is necessary and convenient because you want to have some lag that allows the cover to "droop" into the pool and touch the top surface of the water, and so you have enough of the cover material to weigh down so the wind doesn't blow it out of place. The material itself is decent, it is not going to be super thick, but feels tough enough to withstand a few winter usages if maintained properly. You get what you pay for in this case, and for this low price when compared to other vendors, it was an excellent deal. This is the first year so it's all good so far.Note: I had help unfolding the cover since it is large. I laid the cover out in the sun for a whole day to try and get rid of the creases that formed when the cover was packed. Instead of buying expensive water tubes, which all have received horrible reviews for their quality, I went to the nearby home improvement store and bought 10 of their 5-gallon buckets to use as the weight to hold down the cover. In order to minimize friction/damage to the cover, I cut out square pieces of 1-inch styrofoam and placed it between the cover and buckets. Blue Wave Bronze 8-Year 16-ft x 32-ft Rectangular In Ground Pool Winter Cover

The first one immediately ripped, just installing it. I contacted brand support, who were kind enough to send me a replacement. On the first one I could see a snag or some type of defect that made it susceptible to tearing right down the middle.But the second one tore several places after just a few days. This is thinner than the cheapest tarp you can find, it's just a very thin material, a somewhat disposable one-season cover. The grommets are thin aluminum that you can just bend with your finger. And the fabric under the grommet isn't reinforced so they rip out easily.

This is the 3rd time I've purchased the Blue Wave pool cover over the years. These cover usually last me 3 winters but his last one is a different story. Their quality has obviously gone down hill. I knew when I installed the cover it wasn't going to make it because it was already coming apart at one of the seams. I'll be reaching out to them to see if they truly honor their warranty. According to the description the first year is warranted for a full replacement on defects and material degradation.The sizing is accurate and the cover is easy to install. It is a 2 person job but there's no way around that unless you want the cover to end up in the water. The material is pretty light weight but that's to be expected at this price point. All I really care about is keeping the leaves out of my pool. Be careful putting a pump on the cover to drain rain water because it will suck the water out of your pool. I put my pump on the very edge so it doesn't sink down into the pool water.Hopefully Blue Wave will honor their warranty and I'll continue to purchase their cover.

Covers the pool and keeps it dry.

The pool cover arrived on time (quick), the quality is good and it's bigger than expected (which is good cause I ordered a little bit too small than what I needed). Overall would recommend great price/quality.

Si protege adecuadamente el agua de polvo y de evaporación.

Even though i order the right size for the pool it was much larger than it needs to be but overall happy with product

I did not notice it as I was opening the pack but after placing onto my pool I have noticed cuts on the material now water is leaking. I have already placed it on my pool so not point to return it but would like to get a partial refund at least.

Great cover for the price