Blue Wave Rugged Mesh 24 ft 8-Year Above Ground Pool Cover for Winter – Fine Mesh Debris Barrier – 4 ft Overlap, Reinforced Grommets, Vinyl-Coated Cable, Metal Winch – Black Finish - BWC608

This is the best pool cover I have used it lets the water drain back into the pool so there’s no water pooling on top which stops frogs from breeding and making all the noises around the house on the average the pool cover last about 2 to three years. Pro tip to keep these covers lasting long is to get those inflatable pool pillows are probably a whole bunch of them for a 24 inch above round pool. I got like 12 of them and I filled them up and I put the cover on top of it it’s like a doomr structure and then around the edges of the pool. I tightened the cover and then I put clips all around the pool cover all those of those green camping clips that you get from Amazon, they’re not really cheap. They’re like $21 for like a dozen of them or so, but they have really helped me keep water from pooling which was causing a lot of issues with the frogs as they were you know breeding and making all those noises. As I mentioned earlier, my installation process is simple. I fill up the inflatable pillows. I put the pool cover on top of it and then use the cable rent system that they provide to tighten everything and then use those clips that you get from Amazon for camping tents to keep the keep everything nice and taught. Essentially I have a dome over the pool that doesn’t let water collect on top at all it. This system lasts me for about 2 to 3 years when the inflatable pillows start deflating and at that point I have to take the cover off and reinflate the pillows and put everything back. I hope this company continues to create this pool cover as has been a lifesaver for me to be able to get some sleep at night.

Pros: 1) Easy to install, even with 1 person if absolutely necessary. 2) It does keep leaves and tiny debris from going through. Cons: 3) It holds water; doesn't drain through unless it is NOT touching the water, which is impossible unless you blow up so many pillows to put underneath that it covers the entire surface first. You have to siphon the water off the top before you can remove it. It takes at least 2 people to remove it, because of this, and it takes a very long time. Water does not seep through easily. It is extremely heavy even after siphoning what can be siphoned. 2) Algae grows on it therefore cleaning it is virtually impossible. It turns white and crusty. After hours of scrubbing it, it still isn't clean. (see attached pictures) 3) Cover is brittle, and we have used it only 1 season. It also already has holes in it. (see attached pictures) 4) The seam at the outer part is already starting to come apart. You touch one of the hanging pieces and the weave starts to unravel (see attached pictures) 5) It blows off easily even after tightening the cord as tight as it will go, and believe me, my husband is a strong man, so we had to use clamps to hold it down. I read another review and it is true that the warranty is ridiculous. Packaging it and sending it back for a partial refund is not a problem, but paying the shipping for it, that's poor customer service, since it states there is an 8-year warranty. Basically, you use it for 1 season, loses half its value, so risk using it a second season, and it is worthless. For the price of it, it'd be worth it just paying for a cheaper one, using clamps to hold it down, and then buying another cheap one year after year. It's more economical.

This is my second one. It's pretty durable. The only problem was that the winch corroded kinda fast. Emailed customer service and they took care of it. Other than that, I like it. Would buy again.

UPDATE WINTER 2026: We've had lots of rain now, and the cover seems to be performing well, with most of the water moving down through the mesh. On the windward side, the cover is remaining suspended above the water (I have 18 half-filled half-gallon milk jugs weighing down the edges), while on the leeward side, the cover is sitting on the surface, with less than an inch of water in puddles on top. I've been having to clean fallen sticks and leaves out of these puddles with a net. (At one point I did make sure the water would go through by poking a hole in each puddle with a straightened wire hanger. Not sure if that was really necessary.) Also, the "DIY pool-tree" ropes keep the puddles small (with more milk jugs keeping the ropes tight). No Canada geese so far this season... UPDATE FALL 2025: I bought a second one last fall (but didn't use it until this fall). It seems a much lighter-weight cover than the old one. It says it's made of polyethylene. Polyethylene floats, right? The first one sank. I think this product's material has been changed. It's hard to get past the marketing for a real understanding of how it will perform. Does it really sit on the water surface? I prefer that it stay above the water (pool-tree type system) so it would stay clean (free of Canada goose poop--since they love to stand on top). So far we've not had much rain, but the water doesn't seem to go through, nor the cover float on top. I will update about water permeability. What I want is for the water to go down through the cover. For that to happen the cover has to FLOAT and be WATER-PERMEABLE. If it doesn't float, then it will have to be suspended above the water surface, which is not recommended by the manufacturer. About the warranty: purchaser has to pay shipping for new cover AND to return old cover. Warranty is void if you used milk jugs or anything else besides the provided cable. Warranty is void if installed other than as instructed or if edges of pool not "padded" to protect cover from wear. The new cover is made in China. Not sure whether or not it was 8 years ago. I suspect it's really not the same cover as before. ORIGINAL REVIEW: If I'm not mistaken, this cover served us seven years, with a little help from some Gorilla Tape. The first time I used a mesh cover, it just sank into the water. Since then, I've always put a solar cover under it to support it. I cut some holes in the solar cover and attached it to the skimmer with tarp clamps and twine so that it wouldn't shift around with the wind. Next time I might try the ratchet straps or pool-tree idea. I think I'll also try cover clips. I've been using 1/2 gallon milk jugs, but they're very hard on the cover, keeping it stretched tight when the water level drops. The mesh cover does let silt through so the water is very acidic in the spring. With a solar cover under it it still gets a fair amount of debris on top, but very little water! So I can "rake" the debris off pretty easily and generally just let it go until pool opening time. I never need to syphon water off anymore.

Update- changed from 2 to 1 star because of lack of customer service. I’ve emailed 4 times in 2 weeks. Received 1 reply last week asking for pictures and no communication since then. Definitely will not buy again and do not recommend. Original review-I am giving this an overall 2 stars because it was easy to install. We purchased the clips and they helped tremendously! I deducted 3 stars because the cover does not allow water to drain through. That is the one reason, we bought this cover. The first time it rained, the water slowly drained through. The second time it rained, same thing. We had three solid days of steady rain and now I have 5 inches of water sitting on top of the cover. It had been two weeks since that steady rain, the water should've drained somewhat by now. I'm confused as to why it stopped working. In theory, it is a good idea and the quality is there, I just don't see the purpose of paying twice as much for a cover that doesn't work as described. I would love to be contacted by customer service. I tried to go through Amazon but they were no help since it was sold by a third party.

I waited to make a review on this pool cover to see how it did through the Michigan winter. It is durable and held up to high winds. It does allow for water and melting snow to flow through. Did not have to add as much water in spring. Keep in mind that because water does flow through cover, pool may need a little extra tlc in spring with cleaning and chemicals. However for me it was better than using a cover that did not support weight of ice and snow and tear allowing for debris to fall in pool regardless. Recommend using with pool pillow and leaf net in fall. Outperforms many other expensive models I have used in past.

This cover is not what it says. This is just a cheap regular cover that is not water proof. There is no real "mesh" design . The instructions show to lay the cover on top of the water. All this does is allow the pool water to seep through and collect on top. Even with a large bubble the cover has so much water on top of it. This will sure be a pain in the spring wish me luck! But for the price it will do the job of keeping out leaves.

Purchased this cover in 2016 and used it to cover pool for last 5 seasons. This is a mesh cover, meaning it will let water pass through and keep leaves and other objects out. To do this it needs something in the middle of the pool to keep the middle higher than the outer part of the pool. I use a home made PVC pipe in a Xmas tree stand with straps coming down and tied to each post. This forms a frame for the cover to slide over and looks like a tent when installed. I use pool cover clips and the included wire to tighten the cover in place. Don't know how this cover works with snow and ice as I am in the south where we don't get that. People who are complaining about this cover just pull it over the top of the water. It doesn't float so it has to be held up!

Fit just as it said it would. Great quality

Heavy duty perfect

If I could give zero stars I would! Terrible quality actually came with gaffe tape covering the holes. It was clearly second hand. Absolutely disgusted. Arm on tensioner was even broken and rusty.

So this is an update to the previous review. We have had this cover on the pool for two winters now and it is still working perfectly and is still in good shape. We put it on in the fall and remove it in the spring. Makes starting the pool so much more easier. The only problem is when taking off the cover it takes forever for the water to drain through so we used a simple drill pump to remove the water on top of the cover before having to remove it. I would highly recommend this cover! Previous review: The pros: Sizing is great. Installation was quite easy since the cover kinda floats on the pool. The included wire fits easily in the grommets and ties down the cover securely. I will update once we have gone through one of our rough Canadian winters to see how well this held up. The cons: The warranty. Although it's an 8 year warranty the value goes down fairly quickly (50% after 1st year). You also have to ship the used cover back and prepay the shipping for the replacement cover making any return cost prohibitive after 1 year.

This really was a game changer with pool season. It was really easy to take off and put on. I did it myself every time I wanted to use our 16 foot pool. I can take it off and put it on myself, so one person can definitely use it. And the cable/wire used to tighten to cover is VERY durable, I take that cover on and off every day for a roughly 3 months straight and I've been doing that for three summers now.