I've had this for 2 months, bought it in early June and now it's August. Used it once or twice and I didn't even mind that the tube sticks out as a tripping hazard because it did look nice initially. Purchased the matching cover - We keep it covered whenever it is not in use. I opened the cover today to find that it is crumbling apart. Seems like the concrete expanded and cracked, cannot even get the heavy top to come off to because it is completely deformed. 2 months and 2 uses out of this and it was a complete waste of $1000. Extremely disappointed in this product.