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The pool liner pad is placed underneath the pool liner to prevent items from cutting through the liner. If the liner is already leaking, the liner pad will not stop the leak.
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What makes a pool liner brittle?
The sun and the chlorine are the worst things for a liner but there is not much you can do about that try dissolving the chlorine in a bucket of water before adding to pool it does help some but as i said there is not much to stop it.
How can I stop grass from growing and puncturing my above ground vinyl liner?
You need to throw down a 3 inch layer of pool sand then level it out a put your liner down.
Can you reuse above ground pool liner when moving a pool?
Yes, it can be accomplished. But you would need to install new bead receptor over the existing bead receptor and the old liner should not have any wrinkes. But if the pool bottom surface is in good shape, there is no value to leaving the old liner in. If the bottom surface is bad, then resurfacing the bottom is the best option.
How can you protect from or reverse chlorine damage to a masonry foundation that is close to an in ground swimming pool?
you have to stop the continued exposure to chlorine. the damage done is done and can not be reversed. put a liner in the pool to stop the leaks, expose the foundation and apply a protective membrane or simply backfill and abandon the pool.
How do I Find a leak in above ground vinyl pool liner?
Let your pool sit for a few days without filling it back up with water. Every day the water level will slowly go down. If your leak is in the wall of the pool the water will stop going down, once it has stopped just follow your water level all the way around and you will find your leak.Of course if the whole pool drains empty your leak is in the floor i thought i had the same problem.but low and behold my filter cap,where you drain the filter was loose and water was slowly seeping out.tightend the cap and problem solved. Empty pool completely. Flip it upside down on to some lawn chairs or picnic table so there is enough room for you to climb underneath. Take your picnic lunch and inspect the liner for holes. Using this technique, even a pin hole will be visible with the sun shining through. Ensure you have plenty of patching material & patch them immediately as you find them.
After emptying a pool to replace liner there is ground water in sand and will not stop running?
It sounds like there is a broken water line under the sand. Perhaps from a sprinker system?
What will stop a water leak?
Repair the pipe of fixture to stop your leak.
How do you fix the leak in the vinyl liner of an above ground pool?
Here are more recommendations from other WIKI ers:This may not be the answer your looking for, but we used goggles and just went around looking really carefully. It took a while but we did it! There were small air bubbles around the hole - actually we found four holes, but at least we got them!We've had our pool for about 12 years (are in the process of possibly replacing it) and have had only one hole in liner in all those years. The way I found it (yes, the water appeared to be draining, first) was that the grass in an area around the pool was much greener than anywhere else. So, diving down around that area I found the slice in the liner, actually fairly quickly, and placed a wet patch on it, which held thereafter.First check the perimeter of the pool for soaked areas or look at the sand cove and see if any craters have formed, as the water washes away the sand it will leave a ctater in the floor. For small leaks try this. Turn off your pump so the water is still. I put in a dozen OS so 3" squares of paper towels scattered through out the pool. As the water leaks out it will drag a couple pieces of paper towels to the leak. This method has worked for me in the past for small leaks.We were told to use red food coloring. When you drop it in the water, it will be pulled towards the hole. It can take awhile.Use a rubber hose to listen for the leak! Fill with water, plug both ends and put one end to your ear, and probe around the liner with the other end. Make sure it's a quiet evening and believe it or not, even a small leak makes a lot of noise. If you have some electronics background, a small microphone encased in epoxy and a good audio amp will make a excellent leak finder.You sound like you are sure that you have a leak and the answers above cover that. I just wanted to offer a hint to anyone that isn't sure whether they have a leak or if the water is just evaporating. Fill a bucket full of water - level with the pool - and place it on the step - if it is evaporation - the level should drop about the same.The most common way to locate a leak is to swim to the bottom of the pool with a bottle of food color. Squeeze a drop or two by seams or other suspicious locations. The leak will draw the water towards and out of the hole. It is helpful to wear a pair of gogles and to drain the pool leaving about three to four feet of water.See the Related Link for "Use this in your pool to fix ANY leak" to the bottom for the answer.I used ink (specially made for pools) to find my leak and it worked, after looking for days and even over looked the spot where the leak was found. It was until I read this how to and specifically the one about the creaters that are formed on the floor of the pool; that is exactly where the leak was. Also the water outside the pool was in line with the crater.I used Automotive Goop to make repairs in the vinyl liner from the outside. If the hole is small you can wipe away the running water, clean the surface with paint thinner, and apply the Goop to the hole. The water may leak through at first, but apply pressure and smear it into the hole and the leak will hopefully stop. (I lick my finger to prevent the goop from sticking to my skin so I can work it) It worked for me on numerous holes (my crazy dog goes ballistic over water and won't stop jumping at the walls:)and it is a cheap fix. After the first application is dry, add more layers.
Is it okay to stop filling a concrete pool with water due to the drought in CA?
Sure is, however you must maintain the cleaning the pool regularly. If you are filling your pool more than twice a week there miht be a leak in the pipes leading o the filtration system.
How do you find a leak in an above the ground pool vinyl liner?
Here are more recommendations from other WIKI ers:This may not be the answer your looking for, but we used goggles and just went around looking really carefully. It took a while but we did it! There were small air bubbles around the hole - actually we found four holes, but at least we got them!We've had our pool for about 12 years (are in the process of possibly replacing it) and have had only one hole in liner in all those years. The way I found it (yes, the water appeared to be draining, first) was that the grass in an area around the pool was much greener than anywhere else. So, diving down around that area I found the slice in the liner, actually fairly quickly, and placed a wet patch on it, which held thereafter.First check the perimeter of the pool for soaked areas or look at the sand cove and see if any craters have formed, as the water washes away the sand it will leave a ctater in the floor. For small leaks try this. Turn off your pump so the water is still. I put in a dozen OS so 3" squares of paper towels scattered through out the pool. As the water leaks out it will drag a couple pieces of paper towels to the leak. This method has worked for me in the past for small leaks.We were told to use red food coloring. When you drop it in the water, it will be pulled towards the hole. It can take awhile.Use a rubber hose to listen for the leak! Fill with water, plug both ends and put one end to your ear, and probe around the liner with the other end. Make sure it's a quiet evening and believe it or not, even a small leak makes a lot of noise. If you have some electronics background, a small microphone encased in epoxy and a good audio amp will make a excellent leak finder.You sound like you are sure that you have a leak and the answers above cover that. I just wanted to offer a hint to anyone that isn't sure whether they have a leak or if the water is just evaporating. Fill a bucket full of water - level with the pool - and place it on the step - if it is evaporation - the level should drop about the same.The most common way to locate a leak is to swim to the bottom of the pool with a bottle of food color. Squeeze a drop or two by seams or other suspicious locations. The leak will draw the water towards and out of the hole. It is helpful to wear a pair of gogles and to drain the pool leaving about three to four feet of water.See the Related Link for "Use this in your pool to fix ANY leak" to the bottom for the answer.I used ink (specially made for pools) to find my leak and it worked, after looking for days and even over looked the spot where the leak was found. It was until I read this how to and specifically the one about the creaters that are formed on the floor of the pool; that is exactly where the leak was. Also the water outside the pool was in line with the crater.I used Automotive Goop to make repairs in the vinyl liner from the outside. If the hole is small you can wipe away the running water, clean the surface with paint thinner, and apply the Goop to the hole. The water may leak through at first, but apply pressure and smear it into the hole and the leak will hopefully stop. (I lick my finger to prevent the goop from sticking to my skin so I can work it) It worked for me on numerous holes (my crazy dog goes ballistic over water and won't stop jumping at the walls:)and it is a cheap fix. After the first application is dry, add more layers.
Is there a stop leak for gas lines?
Replace the line that is leaking, and do not try any stop leak.
How can you stop the liner from floating in an ingound pool?
You are in for a rough ride. We had the same problem every spring here in the notheast. Finally the liner ripped. We had to remove the liner, dig a big crush stone pit, put a sewer pipe in the pit, and run it off to a location at the back of the yard that was lower than the pit. The water comes out of that pipe every spring and the liner does not float. we were lucky due to the lower elevation out back, it allowed us to drain there. I have heard there are special valves that can be installed into certain pools such that if the hydrostatic pressure of the groud water is about to float the liner, the valve will open and let the water escape into the pool. I don't know how well this solution works though. I don't know what to do once its floating but for people looking to prevent it - installing a french drain. Thanks, The Windsor-Browns when this happens liner must come if can save good i am from NJ we would pump the water out then i would put rock and daed line this will keep the water down so your liner will not float when the liner gose back in the water will keep it down.try that manny advanced pool and spa service,inc For our inground pool with what we found to be 3 undergroung springs we had to dig 3-4 foot below the original pool drain and install a sump pump that runs year round.
