Bent pool wall

Our pool wall folded over in the area just to the left of the skimmer and just to the right of the return outlet due to a shrunken liner. The fold is about 1 foot from the top of the wall and is not quite a 90 degree angle. Is this safe to straighten out and put a new liner in?

Hi, you should have no problem with straightening the side wall and reinstalling a new liner. If this leaves creases in the wall they can be reinforced and smoothed over with cut tape on the inside of the sidewall.

In extreme cases of wall damage thin sheet metal or aluminum can be taped to the inside of the sidewall. The upper half of the pool wall has a lot less pressure on it than the bottom half. You can safely make repairs of just about any nature in this area.