I have a summer escapes 18' metal frame round pool. Does it fit this pool? and is a tarp with clamps or this cover better in your opinion? thanks!
847897
They're two different things... this is a solar pool cover, designed to be used when the pool is open, to keep water in and debris out, while heating the water. The tarp with clamps (or cable) is used when you close the pool up for winter.
1457793
I have an above ground metal frame 18' diameter pool. If that's what you have, this liner will work. Of course, you'll have to take all the top rails off. Not hard at all to do. Have an extra person or two on hand to help get the liner in place. Good luck. :-)
1656206
If it's a metal pool you shouldn't have that problem. I had the thickest cover the clear one and never had a problem. My pool was a 24" round and 4 1/2 feet deep.
1733510
I would get a whole different cover. We bought ours last year, we have trees above our pool that drop seeds. When the sun hit the pool the cover fell into shreds. It was floating in pieces on our pool? We had to open our pool in March.
2135790
I actually have 18x48 intex pool and it works for me. It has 50' clearance from the ground. I use the ladder that comes with the pool on the other side in the water. So this ladder's top step sits on top of the support pieces of the intex ladder. This way 2' gap is closed and they both sit on the pool wall. I also bought the widest plastic zip ties from Home Depot and secured both ladders to each other and to the pool wall. I have been using it for two pool seasons and so far so good. Also, the lock that comes with the enclosure is crap and it rusts after a few weeks. I would recommend buying a stainless steel one from hardware store.
218472
My pool is 40 by 19. I had just enough for the cover to cover the pool and then almost the steps. The length was fine. I believe the width was just about exactly 22 feet, So the cover will cover your pool nicely but not the steps. I don't think that matters much.
2107926
Yes I do use a cover it is also a rectangular intex cover that fits snugly down over he sides of the pool. And we just used clear plastic for underneath the pool and spread sand onto the plastic, seemed to work real well for us.
1727239
I used it with that exact pool. It worked great. You set up the pool and let it fill. Then screw the braces on the side right above the pool ledge. Wait til it's full. Otherwise, the frame sinks a little and the braces aren't sitting on the ledge. I am using it with an INTEX 20ft X 52in and it works great with that, I just moved the braces.
355902
A smaller cover will almost work as well as a big cover to keep the pool warmer and to help lower evaporation rates. It would still be better to get a slightly too big cover to keep dirt/bugs/debris out of pool. All the mess on the 15' cover will fall in the 16' pool when you take the cover off.
1310462
This not true. We got a flimsy small cover. It barely 6" extra with to cover all around the pool. According to this pic I should have had 15" drop all around the pool. Also the cover faded away due to chlorine and sun exposure. I'm still looking for a sturdy cover. I am not sure may be I got a wrong shipment from INTEX.
606322
I own this ladder and am very pleased with it. We currently do not use a pool cover, but the one we have is big enough to fit over the ladder without removing the ladder. I think it all depends on the type of pool cover and the size of the pool cover.
319460
I found that with my pool I have enough to cover the pool and a little extra that I pull up the sides and clip to the frame. this helps keep it from moving around in wind or from the water jet on the pump.
610010
This cover is intended for the 12 foot intex pools. I have a 12 foot and the cover fits perfectly, if your pool is 15 I could see it being way too small.
552587
I wouldn't know where to find the rope. But one thing I know about this pool cover is that it does not work at all. I had the pool cover for about 2 weeks than it ripped and was no longer usable. I was better off using a tarp with bungee cords. Trust me
2210994
It's likely you will need some extra hoses. If you want to make it somewhat permanent, you should get better stuff from Leslie's. They sell by yard. They cut to length. I put away my pool in the winter, so I got cheaper kind from Home Depot. I also got better hose clamps. The ones that come with the pool were not that good. Hope this helps. Good luck!
1340186
I have an 18' cover to fit a 20' pool - no need to take out the ladder. We've had it blown off the pool once by a 50 mph wind, but otherwise it stays put. We have a PVC pipe to roll the cover up on when we're using the pool. I can roll it up by myself, but it is easier with someone at the other end of the pipe.
330568
This cover is great this is better thn a tarp or elastic ..... And keeps water out ...