Above Ground Pool Under Ground

by Tami Darling
(Palm Bay FL)

Well, today I noticed my water was going down very fast, I had my daughter go into the pool to check things out and it seems the vinyl has completely torn , it's floating off the bottom of the pool and the walls are coming up to the top.

My question is, do I drain the pool until I can replace the vinyl or do I just leave the water in it, it seems the water is coming up along the sides of the outside of the pool.

I'm just afraid that being that it's buried under ground that if I take the water out it will buckle. Please help, thank you .



Hi Tami. I'm sorry to hear about your torn pool liner. It does sound like a bad situation. Your biggest fear should be of the dirt around the outside of the pool caving in. If the pool is empty, and the ground is wet, it could happen very easily.

I would not drain it and let is sit or you will for sure have cave in problems. I would, however, drain the pool immediately so all that water does not saturate the ground around the pool. You should then replace the liner as soon as possible.

From the sounds of it the pool will drain itself very quickly. I could not imagine trying to keep water in it after what you described.