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Paying a little bit more for a liner that you'll never have to replace is worth it! Add the Horizon pool pad and cove kit to the liner purchase and the 100% Warranty will extend not only to seam separation but to any other failure of the liner due to manufacture defects.
Cover your heat pump up to 3 years parts and labor! This is not a manufacturer's warranty coverage but a pool heat pump protection plan offered by one of the largest US warranty companies in the nation. National: Two (2) Years Parts. Five (5) Years Compressor. Two (2) Years Labor.