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I have a vinyl liner pool and I was wathcing the bottom being prepared. 1) The bottom needs to be very smooth my builder used a hand trowel to do this. My liner is 22 mil thick and I do feel little bumps her and there. If it is not trowled smooth it will be very rough on your feet. 2) The corners where the wall and bottom meet need to be rounded so that dirt won't settle in. 3)A cement product called vermiculite ( Im not sure of the spelling) should be used. This has an absortion material mixed with it that helps pull moisture away from the vinyl so that it doesn't get mildew underneath.I believe this is about 2 to 4 inches thick.
If you are having a vinyl liner installed in the pool, then your pool is not being constructed properly.
Asking "how do i know if a vinyl liner pool is being constructed properly" is like asking "how do i know if the straw house being built on sand is being constructed properly."
A properly constructed pool needs no liner of any kind.
Todd you need to study about the types of pools that are installed that is installed!!!! Putting in a vinyl lined pool has nothing to do with the pool being constructed properly, it is the type of pool by choice, obviosly you didn't read the answer from Tim. There are FIBERGLASS, GUNITE and VINYL lined pools, that is if you want to consider FIBERGLASS and GUNITE as a liner . I have a vinyl pool which incorporates steel walls with the bottom being vermiculite. Of course if you want a mud hole then you wouldn't put in a liner.
If the water level in your pool is declining faster than evaporation or splashing would account for, chances are it is leaking. If it is an above-ground pool you should be able to see the leak; if it is a below-ground pool, the leak won't be visible, however you may notice abnormal wetness in the surrounding ground (unless it's all paved over, of course - even then, the paving can sag or fail, if the ground it rests upon is being washed away by flowing water).
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Does a pool liner pad stop an existing leak?
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.
Can you put tiles in a pool without liner?
No you cannot, because the pool would leak and not work properly without the liner.
If you have to add water every day could your inground pool have a leak?
Definitely has a leak! Best to put the snorkel on and try to locate the leak by looking for tears in the liner.
How can you tell if your pool liner has chlorine damage?
It turns white and brittle.
Why is the inground pool liner growing I keep the chlorine at and the pH just above In two years the liner has grown at least a foot wrinkling. The ground drops 3 feet off one side of the pool.?
The cause of the wrinkle in the liner has little or nothing to do with the chemicals you add to the pool. The ground below the pool is shifting and will most likely slide. You might want to check the pool for leaks. One sign of a leak on the exterior of a pool would be a very green patch of grass or weeds in the area of the leak.
Is there a self sealing liner repair?
Not currently anything on the market that is safe. Fill and clean your pool thoroughly, vacuum and call a swimming pool leak detection company.
You just had new liner installed and pool is losing water and installer insists its not leaking from liner what can you do?
Offer to pay for a pressure test of the system's plumbing as well as a dye test of any lights and steps underwater. If he can find a system leak or a light or stair leak then it's not the liner job. If he can't...
Where can one buy a pool liner?
There are many places where one can buy a pool liner. One can buy a pool liner at popular on the web sources such as Liner World, USA Pool Pros, and National Pool Wholesalers.
How do you turn a fully concrete liner pool into a fully concrete pool with out a liner?
by taking the liner away!
How reliable are pool patches and do they hold up well if you just noticed your brand new pool has a leak?
Pool patches work just fine if you do them right. But if its a brand new pool then u shoudl have the liner replaced for free!!!
Can you get rid of bleach stain on your pool liner?
As far as I can tell, it is not structurally harmful to vinyl pool liners, but can fade their coloring. The first year I had a pool, I made the mistake of dumping 1/2 pound of calcium hypochlorite (bleach) in one spot in the pool, which caused the liner to turn from blue to white, but did not cause it to leak.
In ground pool liner leak what's the risk of the walls caving in?
If the pool is allowed to empty and/or remain empty, the chance of the walls caving in goes up dramatically. Much of that will depend upon the age of the pool, the way it was originally constructed, and what damage was done to the structure and the substrate by the leak.
