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Summer Waves Summer Waves

2 source-linked failure reports. Most reported: Leak. Typical failure around 1 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

2 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

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2 confirmed failure reports · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue
Leak
Typical first failure
1 yr
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Median repair cost
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What breaks?

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  • Leak1 · 50%
  • Electrical shock / short1 · 50%

When does it break?

Failure timing

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Median months to failure

12.5

Failure reports

2

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Leak

Above-ground Swimming Pools (Excl Portable Pools) (3221)

17 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 28, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220726-2E831-2147354753. Matched catalog product: Summer Waves Summer Waves. Source model text: PS23122452-AC. Incident: We purchased a Summer Waves 24ft x 12ft x 52in Rectangle Above Ground Frame Swimming Pool Set in February of 2021. When we set up the pool for the summer (end of May) we found out the 90-day warranty (from date of purchase) was passed and the leaky filter pump would not be covered. However, after a season and a half of use (so a total of 4.5 months), the entire liner ripped even though it was installed on level ground and not overfilled (in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions). The instant release of 8000 gallons of water bent parts of the steel frame to 90-degree angles and if one of our kids had been in the pool, simply standing next to it, or even mowing (as they were planning to do that day), they would have been seriously injured by the force of this poor quality product or even killed.

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Months until failure

17 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

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Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Electrical shock / short

Above-ground Swimming Pools (Excl Portable Pools) (3221)

8 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 16, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20221024-BE3D9-2147353175. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Product: Summer Waves Summer Waves (32 x 16 x 52 Summer Waves Above ground rectangle frame pool desk. dark Wicker). Incident: Last week October 18, 2022, while I was working the pool ripped along the top seam all the way around. The seam was defective. I bought the pool online through Walmart.com on March3, 2022. It was delivered on March 10, 2022. I set up in March 2022. know I have already called Polygroup. I bought the pool from Walmart online. Here is the complaint I was sold a pool with a faulty seam that went down like I have never seen before. The day was gorgeous outside, I was on my last break of the day outside and all of a sudden, I heard a rip and before I knew it well you see the pictures. Once the seam started ripping it continued. That seam was faulty. I bought the pool in March 2022, delivered it in March 2022, and put the pool up. At the beginning of this week October 18, 2022, the top seam ripped creating a rippling affect rippling all around the top. Had one of my little dogs been outside they would have died. Had it happened when my kids were outside one of them would have hurt. To top it off the pump was running, and I tried unplugging to turn it off and got shocked really bad. We did use the pool once we had up until the day it went down. I was told by Polygroup (maufacturer) I believe the pool had a 90-day warranty from date of delivery. I was told by Walmart the pool had a 30-day warranty from date of purchase. I haven't even had the pool for a year and although we did use it obviously, we can't now. It wasn't just the pool I had purchased. I got a new pump, electricity for the pump, water, weekly cleaning, vacuuming, etc.... I bought the pool because the previous summer my

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Months until failure

8 months

Repair cost

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Repaired

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Manufacturer warranty

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

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