Solar Sun Rings SSR-1 Solar Sun Rings Solar Pool Heater

It is just ONE ring for this price when the add eludes you to believe it is actually 6. It is a ripoff and poorly presented item.

Minimal effect on the pool

Poor it comes broken big hole around the valve

I bought two different ones the same day-- the other one is lovely, lies flat -- This one , however, this one curls , won't lie flat, gets blown off the pool by the wind . I do not recommend this one at all

First I was not sure about these solar rings because of 50/50 reviews but i wanted to give them a try. I have a 16000gallon inground pool 400sq...I ordered 13 of these and covered 90 percent of the surface. And i also ordered hooks and put four hooks on my side yard so i can store them while not using. After one week my pool water temp up about 10 degrees and before i was losing 5 degrees overnight and after the rings now i am losing 2 degrees a night. I am also using liquid pool cover too in addition to solar rings. Now my pool water is about 85 and wife is happy!!! I am cleaning these ones a week with a garden hose.... It is not very easy to use but pool cover is way worse.... What i got is the latest model so be careful with what you order....one last note is we had two days of winds gusts up to 35miles per hour and they stayed where they are :) i recommend it if you don't want to spend your money on a heater....

I bought 10 of these for my 10,000 galon kidney shape pool. It's not enough to cover the entire pool. I probably need 3 more to completely cover it but the description said you just need to cover 70-80 percent of the pool.I don't have a problem with this product curling up etc. as from some other reviewers. Just follow the instruction and don't inflate the middle section too much. It said give it 2 big puffs of air. Whoever can do that must have a really big puffs because I have to probably give it about 4-5 long puffs before I can roll up and separate the middle section. However many puffs you give it, just don't over inflate it; make sure it's just enough to keep the 2 layer separated and that's it. Next, inflate the outside ring and you're set to go. I had it for about 1 month now and I did have to re-inflate them once already. It's not too bad to re-inflate them as they only need maybe 2 puffs on the outside ring and 1-2 puffs on the inside. The only thing is I'm not sure if it helps heating up the pool. My pool was around 78 degree when I got this on. We have not had too many sunny days this summer in the sunshine state (Tampa, FL) last month but when we did have 2-3 days of mid 90s. My pool only measured at close to 80 degree. I'm not sure if it would've been the same if I don't have it on.At any rate, it is easy to use and maybe it does help a little. But don't expect too much out of these.

I previously reviewed this product and after a few days of use gave it a 2 star rating. After a month of use, I had to down grade it to a single star. The negatives expressed by others are all true. Windy conditions flip, fold and toss rings from the pool. They also lose air in a couple of days....I believe due to problematic air valves. On the positive side, when there's little or no wind, they do serve to heat the pool.It would have been nice for the manufacturer to warn / advise potential buyers of problems when used in nearly all windy conditions. I rate this product as a positively DO NOT BUY!

We purchased 8 of these solar floats to see how they worked. Because of the huge difference in reviews (some rave, some terrible) we decided to purchase 8 floats first to try out, then if they worked, order the rest of needed floats for our pool. We wanted to love this product so much! It is a great idea, and a wonderful alternative to the bulky huge pool covers. We got the first 8 floats and followed the instructions to a "T." The floats worked great. Stayed on surface of pool, didn't kink up like we saw other reviewers mention. The only issue with the first 8 floats was that 3 of the stems on the floats were smashed down from the way they were packaged, so the valve didn't stay closed at first. After lots of massaging, & manipulating and putting in sun, I got them all to stay closed and hold air. To be honest, I thought other reviewers just didn't follow the instructions and were complaining unfairly (sorry reviewers!!) So, we ordered the 8 remaining needed floats.The second order of 8 had an outer ring that was VERY much smaller than the rings on the first floats. The first floats outer ring was about 3 inches wide, the second batch's outer ring was about 1 inch. The second batch was much thinner & flimsier, and despite only blowing two breaths of air into them, they all kinked up. I followed the instructions again, to the letter, and because of the kinking, tried putting the rings in the sun for 15 minutes (per directions). This helped with 3 of the rings, which now lie flat, but the remaining 5 are still all kinked up. Also, because of the smaller ring on the second batch, the pool water easily gets on top of the floats so they don't float as well and I'm not sure if they will work with water all over the top of them.I am extremely disappointed and feel like I wasted $400 and a lot of time on floats that are not as promised. It's frustrating to see that there are 2 different grades of these solar panels. If you get the FIRST type (with THICKER outer rings) they are awesome. Work great, float great, and kept the pool very much warmer than with no cover at all. If you get the SECOND type (with the 1" skinny ring) they are not good quality and do not work as promised. Product description should differentiate between these two models so buyers know what they are getting. I love amazon.com and order stuff from here all the time, but this transaction is going to be very difficult to fix. I feel like we were sold a product that was not as described. Product picture is the same, description is the same, even reviews are exactly the same, but we ended up with TWO different products, from two different sellers. I now have to figure out if I can get a refund (per their 2 year warranty) or if I am out of luck. VERY frustrating and a pain in the neck.**** EDITED TO ADD- Added 3 photos to product customer photos to show difference in products. Hope this helps buyers.