Pool out of Level
Is your pool out of level? Did one side settle over the years? Was it a bad installation to begin with? Above ground pools do not have to be perfectly level to be safe. Pools look better when they are level but it
is not always a safety hazard if they are a little off.
If you do have a leveling issue and want to fix it here is
what I would do. Drain the pool down to
just a few inches. Remove about five top
rails in the low area and with one person inside the pool, pull the liner back
away from the cove area. With the liner
held in this position the person on the outside can insert a round point shovel
under the rails and foots plates and slowly raise the pool. You can also block under the footplates when
it looks level. With that done reach
over to the inside of the pool and make sure your cove is in place and add more
if needed. Then reset the liner and put
the rails back on.
The two biggest problems are not replacing the cove and
letting to much water out of the pool causing the liner to shrink.
How much is to far out of level? There are so many factors involved it is
impossible to say for sure what is safe and what is not. A one inch drop at one post could do terrible
things to a pool where a gradual three inch drop from one side to the other
might be just fine. It also depends on
the amount of dirt backfilled around the outside of the pool. A pool one foot in the ground could easily be
six inches out of level and be just fine.
If you do have a pool sinking in one area here are a couple
of things to keep an eye on. Examine the
wall closely and look for sings of buckling. Also check the uprights and top rails.
The uprights should not be pushed out of shape by the side wall. The top rails should be firmly attached with
all the screws in there proper locations.
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