Dog Made Hole In Liner

by Haili
(Minnesota)

Ok, so my dog fell in our pool and ripped a hole in the liner, and now my dad is threatening to take down the pool (this happens to be the one year that the pool has warmed up enough to swim in it!). How can we fix it without having to purchase a new liner?


Hi Haili. A Boxer patch kit can repair just about any hole a vinyl liner might have. Any store that sells above ground pools should have these. I have repaired holes as large as the skimmer opening, so the size should not be a problem.

Most normal size holes can be patched with water still in the pool. I actually have better luck with water in the pool. You need to determine the size of the patch you need, cut it out in a circle shape, apply glue to the back of it and go under water and put it into place.

The patch then needs to be held in place for a minute or so.

My brother in law had an above ground pool that was installed over nut grass. The grass was constantly growing up through the pool liner. He would simply go under and pull up the grass and put his toe over the hole. One of his kids would hand him a patch with glue already applied. He would go down and put the patch over the hole, and put his toe back on top of the patch. Another kid would hand him his bowling ball, he would go down again and place the ball on top of the patch. The next day the ball would come out of the pool and another problem was solved. He did this for a couple of years until the grass finally decided to quit growing.

I hope you can convince your dad that the pool is worth saving.