GLI HyPerLite Solid Safety Cover
Cleanest opening (solid) — The solid safety cover for people who hate a green opening: a 100% PVC-coated fabric that blocks all sunlight, so no algae grows under it all winter and you open to clear water. Same brass-anchor, spring safety system as a mesh cover, but solid — which means rain pools on top and you need an automatic cover pump, unless you add GLI's optional mesh drain panels. Custom or stock rectangle, ordered through pool specialists.
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Specs
| Type | Solid safety cover (PVC) |
| ASTM F1346 | Yes |
| Warranty | 15-year (3-yr full) |
| Sizing | Stock rectangle + custom |
| Cover pump | Yes — unless you add mesh drain panels |
Pros
- Blocks 100% of sunlight, so you open to clear water with no algae bloom
- A true ASTM F1346 safety cover with a 15-year (3-year full) warranty
- GLI's 4th-gen PVC is lighter and branch-puncture-resistant; optional mesh drain panels kill the pump requirement
Cons
- Not for you if you don't want to babysit standing water — a plain solid cover needs an automatic cover pump or it fails under the weight of rain and snowmelt
- Heavier to handle than mesh, and pricier (roughly $1,050–$1,500)
- Ordered through pool specialists, not a one-click Amazon buy
FAQ
Who is the GLI HyPerLite Solid Safety Cover for?
You want the cleanest possible spring opening — zero sunlight, zero algae — and you'll accept a heavier cover (and a cover pump, or mesh drain panels) to get it.
What is the warranty on the GLI HyPerLite Solid Safety Cover?
15-year (3-yr full)
Record
- — Given its own page, with the reason there is no owner rating on it: GLI sells the HyPerLite through pool builders and dealers, with no marketplace listing, so there is no owner-review base to read and there will not be one. Every safety cover in this class is sold the same way, which is why none of them carries a star average here.
Warranty — and what changes if you buy it on Pool specialist retailers
15-year (3-yr full) · you are buying this on Pool specialist retailers
Read it yourself: GLI warranty document · we read it . Terms change without announcement, so treat this as a dated snapshot. How warranty works by buy path →
✓ Safety: no active recall — ASTM F1346 safety cover. No active CPSC recall found for the line (July 2026).
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Data last verified: July 2026. Ratings are real, dated reads — never scraped or invented. Full methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.