Tear in Liner

I drained & refilled my above ground pool. Well, of course the liner shifted a little and we tried to get it in place as much as possible. We started to fill and got a few feet of water in and now we noticed that on the side that was kind of tight now has a nickel size tear. I took the top rails off on the side and let an inch or so of liner down for more room. Is it possible to patch and fill on up or will it just continue to rip. The liner is about 2 yrs old.


Hi. The liner is still young and fresh so I would definitely patch it. I have patched entire skimmer openings before so any hole can be patched. If you still have the rails off it might be a good idea to double patch it. You can get into the backside and apply a patch and then another on the front side.

I use only the liquid glue, Boxer vinyl repair glue is my favorite. I also like to use a piece of the actual liner to use as a patch. This can be cut off of the overhang if you still have plenty available.