INTEX 28013E Solar Pool Cover: for 15ft Round Easy Set and Metal Frame Pools – Insulates Pool Water – Reduces Water Evaporati

4.2 | 31,388 ratings

Price: 38.19

Last update: 07-31-2024

About this item

SOLAR COVER: Keep your pool protected in the off season and reduce maintenance costs with this solar swimming pool cover; Save up to 50 percent on pool chemical usage when covered
RETAIN HEAT: Retain heat to keep water at a consistent temperature; Ideal as a thermal blanket for heated pools
DRAIN HOLES: Floats on the surface of the water and has drain holes to prevent water accumulation
REDUCE EVAPORATION: Reduce water evaporation by 95 percent; Keeps leaves and debris from getting into the pool
SPECIFICATIONS: Includes reusable carry bag for easy storage; Cover size: 15 foot; Pool size compatibility: 15 foot

Product information

Size

15 feet

Color

Blue

Material

Polyethylene (PE)

Brand

INTEX

Style

Cover

Model Name

Solar Pool Cover

Item Weight

5 Pounds

Special Feature

Hot Water, Insulates Pool Water

Theme

solid

Shape

Round

Closure Type

Drawstring

Pattern

Cover

Installation Type

Floating

Item Weight

5 pounds

Department

mens

Manufacturer

Intex

ASIN

B000PGOKJ6

Item model number

28013E

Customer Reviews

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 30,584 ratings

4.2 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#123 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
#1 in Pool Safety Covers

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Top reviews from the United States

mablade2

Must have

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024

If you have an above ground or inground pool these are a must have. you dont have to go through all of the issues of putting your main cover on. It is very easy to put on and off it just floats on the water. It does help heat pool. Notice not as much water loss when its really hot. and keeps dust and debris down If you can get one that's a foot larger than what you need. 18' foot pool get a 19'/20' foot cover. This is pretty heavy duty I have taken it off and on many times yet to tear or rip anywhere

Amazon Customer

Super easy for one person to use! Warms water well.

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2014

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.

I'll Buy It 4U

Yes it will fail after a season or two, but cost vs effectiveness is a winner.

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2015

I've had a couple of these. They do help with raising the water temps giving you a earlier and later pool season. Expect to replace the cover every year and at a push year and half. It's going to break down.. this is a given. It's not a expensive cover.. look at it as a single season use item that extends your fun for a few extra weeks. Is it worth that to you... if you get 120 days of pool fun.. then that works out to be roughly .03 to .04 cents a day (or less) depending upon pool size. It helps cut down on debris.. so less time fishing out leafs, bugs and the grass your neighbor or kid blew in there with the lawnmower. Yes you can get more costly covers.. which may last two seasons.. but when you sit down and do the math over the period of time these add up to be about the same. Less Cost = Shorter life span. Higher cost = slightly longer life span.. the two average out to be the same when you start doing the math for long term benefits vs. cost.

However, be warned. Just as others have pointed out it will fall apart after one to one and half seasons. The plastic is thin.. but the main factors is the plastic breaks down under the heat, chlorine and UV light (sun exposure). While the plastic is thin, the three factors play a major role in it failing. The plastic isn't a UV stable plastic (most likely given the cost) and chlorine within itself will break down things quicker as well.. throw in the heat as well and you get a even quicker break down and lots of blue bubble pieces in your pool.

One way to avoid the cover from breaking down quickly is if you can spray it off if you can in between uses on the pool.. the months that you don't need to use it all if you are using it solely as heat and not debris catcher. Defiantly don't just let it dry out and store it over the winter months.. spray it down.. get the most pool chemicals you can off of it. Store it in a cool place if you can.. not in the top rafters in a garage where it can still get very warm in early and late parts of spring /fall. Most people have seen where they go to get something that has been a hot attic or rafters of a garage and the plastic is dry as a dead leaf and falls apart.. this can do the same.

When you drag it off the pool for swimming, see if you can put it in a shaded area. It folded up on itself and being wet.. it gets hot.. real hot. Not good for plastic (add pool chemicals to make a nice hot steam within its self), especially when you take a scorching hot cover and throw it back over pool water.. think of how heated glass/metal and cold water react.. rapid cooling causes stress cracks, not so much in the plastic, but over and over it will have an effect. Also.. don't just drag this off and leave it laying over the grass.. within a hour or two (or less) it will have scorched the grass. Nothing like a lovely round scorched/semi-dead patch of grass in your yard.

Christian

Great so far!

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024

Great product so far. I've used it for a few week now. Feels flimsy but it's working. Warmed up the pool water by about 6 degrees in about 12 hours. It kept the water warmer than the air temperature while with the cover on.

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