Blue Wave 12-ft x 20-ft Rectangular Leaf Net In Ground Pool Cover, Black

Works great to catch the neighbors big leaves that seem to gravitate over into my pool. Being hurricane season & remembering the years past after storms would come thru.. I ordered this leaf net to save myself a headache. Storm came thru just as I put it on yesterday and wow at the time it saved me today because I didn’t have to get those leaves & sticks out of the bottom of my pool. A leaf blower took care of what was on the net. Little stuff still falls thru but the vacuum can handle that and not get clogged up. I did throw all my floaties in the pool to keep them from blowing away in these storms that are headed our way. No more chasing floaties down🤷🏻‍♀️I’ll be Sharing this on my social media for friends who have pools and may not have come across this idea yet. I didn’t even know it existed until I spotted it on Amazon looking for a cover for the pool. I may be ordering another to put up incase this one gives out on me one day. I just need to get something proper to hold it down flat but for now these concrete blocks work for me. Mine was perfectly intact when it came..no holes or snags!

During the winter months, my neighbor's trees lose all their leaves and make a mess in my pool. The leaf net was a great leaf catcher and although it still allows the dirt and smaller leaves in the pool, it was quite useful! It's very light, easy to spread across the pool, weighted down with the water bags, stayed put during the wind, and I was able to take it off the pool without dumping the leaves in to the pool. And I did it by myself, I am a 64 year old woman. Now that all the leaves are off the tree I don't need it anymore, but it's good for next Fall. You do need to be careful, it tears easily.

I'm using this leaf net for a garden pond actually, not a pool. Although the netting material appears a little thin, it is actually stronger than expected. The hole size is fairly small which is good for keeping most all tiny leaves and such from getting through. I bought a size that was a good deal larger than I needed because I'm using large stones around the edges to keep it in place, just taking the excess over the stone and tucking it in under the backside. My biggest concern, aside from keeping leaves out of the pond, was my dogs. They use the pond for playing and drinking, general good times. The previous net I used was plastic mesh (this new one may be plastic ? but has more of a fabric feel) and very thin strands. By the end of fall, it had numerous rips in it from them stepping on it to get into the shallow water areas and play. The Dirt Defender, in my application, still sags into the water since I don't have any floats or framework across the pond to keep it up, but it's gotten no tears yet despite the same canine treatment. The leaves still get in the water but stay on top of the net where I use a long handled dip net to pull them out every couple days. The water gets discolored brown but the problem of rotting leaves accumulating on the bottom (and robbing oxygen from the fish) is greatly reduced. I'll remove it once most of the leaves are down, another 2-3 weeks, dry and store it until next year. Hopefully I'll get a few season's use out of it.The material along the edges of the leaf net, as another review noted, is the plastic rain tarp type of material. Pretty cheap crinkly stuff. The way I'm using it, it makes no difference though. This cheaper material is my reason for the 4 star vs 5 star rating.

Some important background info before proceeding with my review:I live in NE Florida where full pool closures are not only rare they are actually discouraged. The weather is such that the pool water will never freeze over, however it does become too chilly for most folks to tolerate between November and April. My water temp falls below 70 in late October/early November and isn't comfortable again until Late March/early April (case in point, it's January and the current water temp is 47*F). I run my pool pump year round to keep the water clear, and run the pump continuously during periods of hard freeze to prevent the pipes from freezing. That said, I purchased this cover to keep leaves out, not ice or snow. As such, there is NO full liner between my net and my pool water.I found an 18 x 36 pool leaf net "NIB" at Pinch-a-Penny for $130 but wanted to try Amazon first. I am *SO* glad that I did! I found this one in "Used/Like New" condition for a fraction of the NIB price (around $42). When it arrived, it was not in the original box, however it did have instructions and the net itself was neatly folded. I'm guessing this one was a factory 'second' due to the large seam running the length of the net and three 10-12" seams that appear to be repairs. Aesthetics aside, there are no holes and it works beautifully.I was able to deploy this net, by myself, in less than 15 minutes. Two people would be able to deploy this is less than 5, I'm certain. It is designed to lay on the surface of the water, not suspend over it, as I originally thought. Even though it is in contact with the water, the leaves remain dry and it has yet to 'dip' or 'sag'.The net does does not inhibit circulation and I can still pour chemicals, retreive water samples and access my skimmer with ease, though the last one is no longer a necessity, since my skimmer has been empty since deploying the net (a sure sign that it works!)I am extremely pleased with my Dirt Defender pool net and look forward to seeing if it will capture those pesky little crepe myrtle blossoms next fall as well as it is the oak leaves now.

Works well...just wish it came w/bags to fill w/water to hold down. We had to use cement blocks, bricks & other heavy objects.