Specifications

MilvsGaugeMaterialthickness
Thebiggestsecrettoconsideraboutabovegroundpoolliners.Thisisperhaps
thebiggestsecretkeptfromthepublic’strustfuleyes.Whenretail
establishmentsadvertisecertainmilorgaugematerialswhattheydon’ttell
youis.Thethickestpartofthelineristhesidesoftheliner.Thefloor
isnot
guaranteedtobeatthatthicknessadvertised.That’shugeto
knowisn’tit?
Mostmanufacturesselllinerthicknesswith
twochoices.Thereisthemilchoiceandthe
gaugechoice.Thefactisthatthesetermsare
notinterchangeableandaredifferentinthe
poolindustry.Sowhen
youhavethechoiceofa20milit’snotthesameasa
20gauge.Atypicalabovegroundpoollineris15‐16milwhichis.0015‐.0016of
aninch.Thereareplaceswhoadvertisehighermilsuchas20‐25milandthis
meansthelinerthicknessis
.0020‐.0025ofaninch.
Gaugeisnotanexactmeasurementandcanvaryintheformofthickness
fromonetotheotherbecauseit’satermusedwhenmeasuringdifferent
metals.Havingaheavygaugelinerdoesn’tmeanit’sthickerthanahighermil
choice.It’seasierto
producelongsheetsbeingthesameMilthicknessthanit
istoproducelargerareasoftheliner,likethebottomsection.