Blue Wave Arctic Armor 25x45-ft Rectangular in-Ground Pool Winter Cover, Heavy Duty Solid Pool Tarp, 14x14 Laminated Polyethylene, 5-ft Overlap, Metal Grommets, Cable and Winch, 15-Year Support

We have a 16X32 pool but ordered the 16X36 because it cost quite a bit less. We have the room to accommodate the extra. We use water blocks and it is secured by them and also with cord through the sturdy grommets. Very pleased with the purchase and I hope it lasts 12 years, but anyone who has a pool knows there is no way!! lol

We've had a pool for 26 years and have needed a new cover many times. This is the best cover we've ever purchased, It's good quality, material is thick and we will purchase again if needed in the future.

Just installed this attractive blue pool cover....seems like much better quality (i.e. heavier-duty) fabric than previous ones owned (35 year's worth). Previous covers seemed to leak too "early" Probably will get one size bigger next time (to extend further-out around our 16x32 Kidney ValMar concrete) inground pool. Bought Aug. 2014....installed at pool close Sept. 2014.

Excellent value for pool protection

Have used same

I spent some time researching this. I live in California and was looking for ways to cut down the evaporation of water in my pool because of the drought. My pool is kidney shaped, but since there are no kidney shaped pool covers available except as a custom install, and I am on a tight budget, I went with a rectangular pool cover that was close to the general dimensions of my pool. The cover is basically a thinner version of a regular plastic tarpaulin with a black shiny anti-bacterial/algae coating on one side. It wasn't too hard to spread it out and stretch it across the pool, despite the irregular pool shape, and after three weeks seems to be doing it's job, keeping leaves and debris out of the pool as well as drastically cutting down the water loss through evaporation. The warranty is one year replacement with seven subsequent years of prorated replacement. There are silver and gold versions, which one assumes are heavier duty since they are also more expensive for the same size cover and have better warranties. Over all, for fifty five bucks this works pretty well for me. I saw comparable size covers for three or four times the cost, but have no way to determine whether they are any better quality or heavier duty. For those who want to minimize the set up, you may want to check on a roller that sits at one end of the pool that you can use to roll up the cover when not in use, but it runs around two hundred bucks. I set my cover up on my own in around an hour. Stretching it out so it is smooth across the length and breadth of the pool was the most time consuming part which in my case involved laying weights (I used cinder blocks but the water tubes that are sold would be less damaging and heavier albeit more expensive) around the perimeter and tying retaining string from the cover grommets to various supports to tension the cover ( diving board, breezeway 4X4s, pool slide, etc.). Other options would be to drill or sink permanent anchors around the perimeter of the pool, but that was way too much work for me.

My packaging was messed up

Like the light weight, we are hoping it is just as durable. We like the loops, but it would be easier to use with the water bags if they were Velcro, not closed. Until spring, we cannot give a full fledged assessment. We are really crossing our fingers and hoping it is great. Very happy to be able to have this shipped.

When I order the 20'x 40' cover, I thought that it would be 20'x40'. The actual size is 24' x 44'. This is better than having it be too small, but I had already account for having an overhang of a couple feet on each side...when it came in an extra 4 feet loon in each direction, it looks pretty sloppy and the things that are mae for holding the weighted water bags are unusable because they go out beyond the deck area of the pool. I didn't take it back because I had already unwrapped it and gotten it wet befor I realized how huge it was. It's a nice cover, but I would have ordered a smaller one if I had known that it would be bigger than described... I would recommend this cover for someone that needed a 24' x 44' cover...

Have had this tarp on my pool about a month and it's already pulled apart at the seam.