Liner Installation Problem

by David
(Minnesota, USA)

We just installed a new liner into our 30ft round above ground pool. We left a 6-8" overlap and started to fill the pool. We had started to fill the pool Friday night when the weather turned colder (went from 70 down to about 50).

It has been cold and rainy since then and is not due to warm up for over a week (upper 50s for highs and 40 for lows). Yesterday was Saturday and we filled the pool all day and worked out the wrinkles.

This morning, Sunday, we came home and found that the liner had slipped down on about half of the pool. We still had a lot of overlap so we kept filling the pool, only to find later that it had slipped further, varying from about 4-7" total in some areas. This left us with about 3" of overlap in some places and we only have about 1 1/2 feet of water in the pool right now.

Help! Do we let the pool sit the week or two weeks that the weather report says will be cold until we get warmer weather so that the liner can stretch? Do we drain the pool and pull it over towards that side if that's possible? Will the water continue to pull the liner down until it pulls it completely out?

Thanks for any assistance you can give!

David



Hi David. If it were me I would continue to fill the pool. I would, however, watch it closely. It is doubtful the liner will pull down any more with that much water in it, but it is possible. Once you get it full you should be fine, regardless of how much liner is left hanging over the wall.

If you do have to do it again you might try my method of folding the excess liner back into the pool. It doubles the thickness of the liner under the coping, making a tighter fit, it also looks a lot better. More about this can be found on this page.

Vinyl Liner Overhang

General liner installation tips are on these pages.

Overlap Liners


Above Ground Pool Liner Installation

Vinyl Liner Replacement