Drained pool, Liner came off.

by David
(Tennessee)

We own a 16x28 doughboy pool with a deep section and an expandable liner. We drained it to remove some roots that were growing under the liner. When we tried to refill it, it wrinkled and pulled the liner out from under the top seat in a 10 foot section. Is it possible to fix this or do we need to buy a new liner?

Hi David, you probably need a new liner. Vinyl liners should never be completely emptied. Liners that are only a year or two old can sometimes be drained and refilled. Pools with a deep end should never be drained into the deep area. The liner in the deep area has been stretched and will shrink as soon as the water is taken out.

The only way to know if the liner can be reused is to place your foot against the liner where the cove meets the wall. If you can hold your foot against the wall and still pull some liner over the top of the wall you should be OK. Be sure that any work you do is in full sunlight, the liner will cooperate much better.