Liner to Small

by Glen Short
(NSW Australia)

I have just installed a second hand above ground pool , I have just finished fitting the liner and it seems like it has to stretch at least 300mm either way all the way around to reach the bottom corners. Will it stretch this much? It is the original liner.


Hi Glen. If you are installing a used liner it is a good bet that it will not stretch. Liners loose their elasticity when they are drained and most of the time they will not re-stretch. The best chance you will have is if you fill the pool under direct sunlight, on a very hot day.

In Arizona, under a 115 degree sun, the liner might become pliable and stretch into place.

A quick way to find out is to hook up the wall skimmer and position the liner up against the cove at the bottom. Now go directly across from the skimmer and see if you have enough liner to pull over the wall.

If the liner is way short of pulling over, across from the skimmer, you might as well give up and buy a new liner.