VINGLI Pool Reel Cover Set 18 FT Solar Cover Roller for Inground/Outdoor Swimming Pool Solar Cover Reel Well Made Aluminum Blanket Reel (Gray)

Higher quality and sturdier than I had anticipated. I have a rectangular 16 x 32 ft pool with a fairly substantial solar cover. The reel assembled easily (took about 90 minutes). Attached securely and squarely to solar cover. With my wife on one side to anchor the stand guide the cover, and me on the other to crank the wheel and guide the cover, we rolled the cover squarely and very easily onto the reel. I’m very pleased.

This is the first season that I have used this solar cover reel. It was easy to assemble, seems sturdy enough for my needs and is easy to operate. Rolling up the cover is a breeze for one person... rolling the cover out over the pool can be done by one person, but having a person on each side makes the job quick and easy. I do recommend getting a pair of (water-filled) weights for the reel's feet. They just help hold the reel in place while using it.

This reel was fairly easy to assemble and DID come in separate boxes ON SEPARATE DAYS, just as the description states. The reel does work very well, as long as you have two people rolling the cover up to hold the reel in place, unless you are bolting or locking one end to hold it in place.The placement of the straps to the reel is key and you have to have your straps adjusted so the tension is even across the cover as you wind it up. Sounds basic but when you do not have a rectangular pool or straight line edge on the end that the straps attach to, you will need to adjustments each strap. The straps are very easy to adjust so this is not a difficult task to to do.I was disappointed that the attachments from the reel to the lines were velcro instead of the slide in clips that were described. I also do wish that the reel came with a long line that could be attached to the other end of the cover so you can unroll from the other side of the pool.At the end of the day, the reel works well, it winds and unwinds smoothly so far. Moving the reel when the cover is on is not bad but it is a 18 foot pole with a decent amount of weight on it, but is doable with the wheeled end.Good for the price but could have some minor changes to make it better.

We have a heated pool and during the cooler months the solar cover extends our swim time without expense of the electricity. We had to cut it to our size and it was not hard. Also as seniors it’s manageable to put on & off The set up is sturdy Very happy with this purchase

The product quality is outstanding. It's much better than the worn and saggy reel it replaced. There are, however, two areas that need improvement. #1 is the assembly instructions. Assembly is quite simple but the instructions rely almost completely on pictures. I few words at each stage would make assembly a bit easier. #2 The reel is shipped in two packages. Competitors use shorter tubes, allowing for a smaller box. The Vingli uses just 3 tubes, allowing for a stronger, stiffer reel, but it means the box is very long and leaves no way to pack everything in a single box. That's not a problem, two boxes. The problem is box 1 is shipped with a tracking number and all the info Amazon is famous for. Box 2 is a ghost. Amazon closes shipping info after box 1. The only hint that there is a 2nd box it some printing on the first box that I didn't see until I finally discovered a second box was coming. I suggest Amazon and Vingil both make a better effort to explain the other parts are not missing, they are coming in another shipment. Tracking for that shipment would help. Mine were several days apart.

Pros: Reel is lightweight, pretty easy to assemble, and can easily be moved/ rolled wherever you need it. Concept is good.Cons: Reel is lightweight. Almost too light. Definitely can’t unroll and roll without one person standing on the other end holding the base down. If you try to roll or unroll the pool cover by yourself the other end just tips right over cause there’s a lot of weight and pulling to the cover itself which definitely wasn’t described in the listing or video they show. We have an 18x36 pool and with a little extra water on the cover since it is wet the total weight of the cover far exceeds what the reel can handle with one person using it. Was very irritating seeing that it isn’t in fact as easy as the description and video make it seem. Also in the instructions (and not the description or video) they offer some tie down rings that you would have to drill into the pool deck to permanently secure the reel. So now I either have to decide on keeping sandbags on each end to weight the feel down so one person can hopefully roll the cover off the pool or drill holes in my deck and take away the mobility of the reel and screw it down into the cement. Not what I was expecting. At least in the description they should really mention that the only way one person can use this would be if they have a really small pool and cover. Otherwise the weight of the cover is just too much for this reel.

I'm sorry I bought this product. We are looking at alternatives already to replace it. My pool is 18 ft wide so I ordered the 18 foot reel thinking the that would meet my needs, but the footings are just 3 inches wider so there is very little wiggle room when moving the reel. No where was it recommended that I purchase a wider reel when I researched it. It's already fell in our pool 2 times and I've only had the product 3 weeks. The clamps that attach to the pool cover, that came with the product, have come off 5 times out of 5 times when I unrolled the cover. I spent another $20 replacing their defective clamps. We bought this product thinking this was going to made our lives a little easier than using the pool reel we had originally purchased when we put the pool in 26 years ago, now I wish I had my old reel back

I would recommend this very highly!! Worked perfect. I used it for my above ground pool , I used 2 4x4 treated wood, dug holes 24" added cement, used a 2x6 about 23" long and screwed on the top of 4x4 i had an extra c clamp along with the 2 provided to hold on top of the 4x4, had to use a strap temporally for my 4th c clamp that I didn't have.DO NOT BUY THE CHEAP plastic CLAMP ON SYSTEM you will regret it.Also I did not have a need for the 2 tires.