Patching Skimmer Hole In Pool Liner

by Allen
(C.B. Iowa)

I replaced my old skimmer with new and bigger skimmer. I set it too low and now I am missing out on about 8 to 10 inches of water in my pool due to it overflowing through the skimmer.

I would like to patch the new hole to move skimmer up wall as to have my water level deeper in my pool. Can I patch the hole?



Hi Allen. Patching the hole in the liner is very possible, I have done it many times. You first need to find a piece of pool liner that's at least a one foot square. Most of the pool stores I've dealt with sell squares of pool vinyl for the purpose of making patches. Hopefully you can find a piece of vinyl to do the repair with.

The way I have done this is to lay the liner out in the yard and center the hole over a piece of plywood. I lay the front side of the liner on the wood so that I have the backside facing up. I then spread Boxer vinyl glue onto the vinyl covering an area about the same size as my patch. The patch goes on and another square of plywood gets laid on top of it. On top of that I set a large building block. The next day this liner is ready to reinstall into the pool.

Patching the hole in the wall is easy also. You just tape some sturdy flat stock aluminum or steel to the inside of the wall. A new hole can then be cut in a different area of the pool wall.