Installing a Beaded Liner

by Greta Vanlandingham
(Hartford, Ky 42347)

I am installing a beaded liner and need help on what direction the bead receiver goes on the top. Do you slip the liner in it on the inside or outside?



Hi.

The bead receiver hooks over the top of the pool wall. You might have retaining rods that fit over the receivers or you might not. All of the joints in the receivers need taped to prevent any sharp edges from tearing the liner. I also use the tape to secure each receiver to the wall so that it does not slip off. The lip that holds the liner bead goes on the inside of the pool.

When the liner is opened up, inside the pool, the bead hooks into the receiver, also on the inside of the pool. A beaded liner can be installed without taking the pool top rails off, as long as you already have a receiver in place. This makes them a good choice for pools with decking over the rails.

For more details about installing beaded liners be sure and see this page.

Beaded Liner Installation

Beaded Liner Replacement

by Nick
(WV)

I just bought a new beaded liner to replace my old one which is also a beaded, but after installing it it doesn't seem to fit right. It seems like it is to big because there is a lot of excess material left, and yes, it is the same size as my old one which is 15x52.

I've tried and tried to smooth out the excess material but it just seems there is to much. Do you have any ideas of what might be wrong.

My pool is an above ground round 15x52. Could I install the beaded liner as an overlap liner instead?




Hi Nick. It is not uncommon for beaded liners to be to large for the pool. You have two options. You can work the wrinkles out to be as small as possible or convert to an overlap type installation. I prefer converting to overlap. It will allow you to install the liner without any wrinkles. In most cases all you need to buy are the coping strips. The coping strips go over the liner and the bead receiver goes back on over the coping.

If your liner looks anything like the photo below, I would definitely go overlap.