Customer Reviews for VEVOR Pool Cover Reel, Aluminum Solar Cover Reel 14 ft, Inground Swimming Pool Cover Reel Set with Rubber Wheels and Sandbags, Fits for 3-14 ft Width Swimming Pools

A combination of aluminum and stainless makes this a corrosion resistant, sturdy spool for a solar pool cover. The set comes with five aluminum sections comprising the spool. At furthest extension the sections will fit a cover of 18 1/2 feet width, at their most compressed 11 1/2 feet is the narrowest width possible using all five sections. After that you can remove sections to fit narrower widths. Wheel hubs are metal. Uprights and stands are stainless tubes. Sandbags you fill and clamps complete package. I agree with the reviewer who says that sandbags are an inelegant solution to holding the reel in place when rolling up and unrolling the pool cover. Some kind of weight that could be mounted to the stands and left in place would be much better. Otherwise, I like the build of this reel.

I got this to replace an aging pool reel that we have at our family pool. As you may know pool reels are a gamble. Most break within months and usually at the handle or straps. So far this one seems really durable. The metal wheels are nice and sturdy without adding too much weight. It fits our pool cover perfectly and seems like it will last for several years. It is hard to find a good quality reel nowadays but this one seems good. I will update this review if anything goes wrong with it prematurely but so far it seems really good and priced right.

The pool cover reel came in quickly and with no issues. The VEVOR Pool Cover Reel is an aluminum solar cover reel that measures up to 18-foot. This inground swimming pool cover reel set comes with rubber wheels and sandbags. This reel fits anywhere from 4 to 18-foot width swimming pools. The reel is strong and very sturdy feeling. The materials used seem to make this durable and long-lasting outside. The only issue that I had was that the assembly instructions were not very clear. It would help if individual pieces were labeled. Other than that, the reel works great. I would recommend this to anyone that needs one, just have patients putting this together and really study the pictures (where the holes are and look forward to making sure the right pieces are in the right place).

Ok this reel made opening our 15’ x 30’ pool a breeze! We highly recommend this product! Easy to use. Remember to roll the cover back out on the grass to wash and use sheets on the inside when you reel it back in to preserve your cover from cracking. Make sure to use the protective cover over the cover and reel while storing. Stores nicely under the deck!!!!

Some online reviews stated that the assembly instructions weren’t very good. I thought they were very clear and pretty simple. The unit does come with the straps for the Solar cover. Comes in 2 separate boxes, one shipped by FedEx, the other by UPS. It was a little confusing because Amazon only listed the FedEx delivery. I contacted the seller about the UPS shipment and they got back to me within a few hours. That box arrived a day later.

The shipment comes in 2 boxes. For me the 2nd box came first and the other box came a day later. If you don’t receive both boxes I would give it a day as mine showed on day 2. This seems to be very well made. Put this together last night. Had to switch some of the pipes around till it fit together. But this is a very nice reel

Assembly is very easy

This works well. Took a but about 30-45 minutes to assemble and get everything hooked up but it works quickly and effectively

Directions for assembly were a little vague but everything went together well.

This was very easy to set up for two people. Works will with my cover and find it is working as described. Totally recommend!!