Solar cover thickness and sellers

[Bart]

Does anyone have any advice for the thickness on a solar cover? I need a cover that something in the 20’ x 44’ range to cover the entire pool in one piece and I’m wondering which thickness I should go for. Obviously the 16 mil thickness will be more durable, and last longer than the 12 mil thickness, but I’m concerned about the extra weight. (when pulling it on and off early in the season, and rolling it up and storing it over the winter.)

Does anyone have any good suppliers for solar covers? I’d love to hear some recommendations rather than just using the Google.

Thanks!

 

[Newdude]

Obviously the 16 mil thickness will be more durable,

I had a 20x40 16 mil liner. By itself, it was heavy. Coming off the pool wet ? Pfffffft. Even the $500 beefy reel struggled.

And regardless of the thicker material, the bubbles are the same on them all and flimsy. That's the typical fail point.

If the thicker covers last longer, the cost to upgrade is probably a wash. You can still rip/tear the thicker ones, and you'll be more upset about it. Lol. We usually reccomend going as cheap as possible and to consider them disposable.

Hang tight, someone will have a good current supplier.

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

Here's my most recent recent input. It's a 12 mil cover. No reason to further clutter up the interweb with more repetition...

New Pool, Heater Help/Advice

My new in ground pool was finished recently and we were given the green light to turn on the heater. The pool is 35,000 gallons with 1,000sf surface area according to the build specs. We are using propane and opted for a heat pump heater/chiller. I was lead to believe that while slower to...

www.troublefreepool.com

I bought my most recent cover at Poolsupplies.com

I tested code LBD23B22 and it's good for $20 off. They charge no shipping, but sneak in a $10.95 "handling" fee.

 

[wireform]

I'll say they all tear at some point but get the lightest one because when you need to rig the heavier one you'll think twice about using it as often.

 

[Bart]

Thanks folks!!! Great advice as usual.

 

[Bart]

I tested code LBD23B22 and it's good for $20 off. They charge no shipping, but sneak in a $10.95 "handling" fee.

Not only did that code work, because my order was over $300, I got $30 off!

Thanks again!

 

[bskaggs]

Here's my most recent recent input. It's a 12 mil cover. No reason to further clutter up the interweb with more repetition...

New Pool, Heater Help/Advice

My new in ground pool was finished recently and we were given the green light to turn on the heater. The pool is 35,000 gallons with 1,000sf surface area according to the build specs. We are using propane and opted for a heat pump heater/chiller. I was lead to believe that while slower to...

www.troublefreepool.com

I bought my most recent cover at Poolsupplies.com

I tested code LBD23B22 and it's good for $20 off. They charge no shipping, but sneak in a $10.95 "handling" fee.

I do NOT reccommend Poolsupplies.com for a cover. I have owned 3 covers from different suppliers in my 10 years. The clear Poolsupplies.com cover was the worst. It degraded the fastest and forget about their warranty. Contacting them is a fruitless waste of time.

This was also my only clear cover. Not sure if the color makes a difference, but clear was a bad choice. No hear difference, uglier...

 

[Newdude]

No hear difference, uglier...

Everyone around me heard how ugly mine was.

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

I do NOT reccommend Poolsupplies.com for a cover. I have owned 3 covers from different suppliers in my 10 years. The clear Poolsupplies.com cover was the worst. It degraded the fastest and forget about their warranty. Contacting them is a fruitless waste of time.

This was also my only clear cover. Not sure if the color makes a difference, but clear was a bad choice. No hear difference, uglier...

Just to be fair, the cover is warrantied through Sun2Solar and not poolsupplies.com. I received fast service from the vendor. I'm on my third year with this cover and it's starting to fall apart. I'm not even gonna try to get warranty coverage.

I'm searching for a PoolStyle 10 mil cover which made it through 4-5 full seasons before it started to come apart. It had much more durable feel than the Sun2Solar cover despite being thinner.