Sun2Solar Blue 10 ft x 16 ft Rectangle Solar Cover | 800 Series | Heat Retaining Blanket for Rectangular Inground & Above Ground Swimming Pools | Use Sun to Heat Pool | Bubble Heating Blankets

For as cheaply made as this pool cover is, it works really well - we are done spending 5 - $600 a year for the expensive covers that don't last in the desert summers more than 1 - 2 years ... this pool cover has made the pool much warmer and it's super light and easy to deal with - it has already ripped but that's to be expected with something so thin - we will be buying this cover again

Short version: cover was terrible but company credited me toward the thicker/better one.Long version: I'd always bought the 1200 series and tried to squeeze a second season out of it. This year, I decided to just spend a little less and just get one season (because I was usually getting blue flaking off the cover and into the pool by the end of the life of the other); it would be more expensive in the long run, but easier (I figured). When the 800 series came, I was surprised at how much thinner and flimsier it felt. It was actually hard to get on the pool, behaving like Saran Wrap. Rolling it up to uncover the pool for use was really hard... just too flimsy. Still, I figured, it's preventing evaporation and warming the pool just as effectively.But after only 7 weeks, it was sinking; virtually all of the bubbles had cracked. It really behaved like Saran Wrap, and it was impossible to roll it up. It could not be left on the pool; it was 1-2 feet under the surface in several places.To the company's credit, I sent in pictures and within two hours had a response that I could either get a free replacement or pay up the difference to the 1200 series. I paid up the difference. Soooo...save yourself the trouble and get the 1200 (or better) series right of the bat. The 800 series simply did not hold up, but credit the company for making it right.

As of Sep 2019 I have had this 8mil cover for 1 month shy of 2yrs (will be 2 yrs in Oct). Incredibly pleased with it. it has held up very well in the Fl sun and I will now purchase another one.Yes it has flaked a bit in the last 4-5 months, I would say less than 50 bubbles have flaked off and frankly I find it no big deal as they just go into the skimmer and then I retrieve them.If you have a heated pool this thing works excellent to trap the heat and keep it in the water instead of dissipating into the air. On average during Florida winters I am losing only a cpl degrees during the overnight hrs when using this as compared to about 10 degrees without it. This of course allows my pool heater to run less and thus save significantly on electricity costs. And during the rest of the year it allows my pool to coast at a comfortable 88 degrees-ish without losing any temp during overnight hoursAgain, this thing has been awesome!!!

While the coverage is good and the bubbles seem ok, the overall material feels thinner than what we had before. In addition to likely not lasting as long as previous, this cover doesn’t stay in place when the jets are on or the wind picks up. At $117, I expected better.

This is my 2nd Pool Solar cover. It lasted 5 years and started to fall apart. So I bought another one. Between the sun and the chlorine of the pool, it takes a beating. I also have the roll up device for this cover. You simply take the solar cover and place on top of your pool (bubbles down) and cut it to the shape of your pool so it lies directly on the water. I have the one end attached to my roll up device and it's so each to roll it up and pull it back out. I usually put it away with tarps and bungee cords for the winter to keep it nice. I'll put my new one together spring of 2024. It really makes your swimming season longer. I live in Concord, CA so it gets pretty hot here. 90s and 100s all summer. With the solar cover on my pool is like a bath tub...89 to 96 degrees.

This one is THIN and you'll have to put a brick on the end or it will get pushed back by the water current when your pump is running. I also have some doubts about how well it heats, given the thinness of the cover, and how durable it is. I wish I had paid a little more and gotten a thicker one.

This is a great tub mat. Very slip resistant. I give my kids a bath and it never picks up from the water filling up. It stays in place the whole time and very easy to clean.

I have used solar covers for years. And this company makes good ones. I have found that they don't last (like most people) and I'm okay with that. Against the cost of an automatic cover it's a no brainer. I use the trouble free pool method so I keep my chlorine levels higher. No algae and trouble-free clear water yes, but solar covers lasting that long no.I have bought a 1600 and 1200. They both last me a year and then maybe half. Then they start falling apart and the plastic pieces are everywhere. So I adopted a new strategy. I'll replace them every year. They never fall apart and I never have to worry about drying/storing for the winter. Use it and toss. So this year I went one step farther and decided that as long as it was one year and toss, I'd buy the cheapest one.Uh....no. As soon as I opened it, I could tell it was noticeably thinner than the others. But who cares...only a year. I opened my pool April 25 and it went on that day. August 17 and it's ripping (which no other cover had before this) and the bubbles are disintegrating at an unbelievable rate. It didn't make it a year. Now I just ordered the 1600 in the hope that it will last the rest of this year and next, which I think it will.I live in an area with very high winds, and in the past as long as I threw a couple of used chlorine bottles a quarter full of water on the cover, it didn't go anywhere. This one is so light if the jets were pointed up it was pushed to the middle. In the wind I have to pull it over the edge and hold it down with cinder blocks. I have never had to put bottles on the reel side. This year I have three or four bottles on the reel side as well to hold it down against the wind.Great solar covers, just steer clear of the 800.