Water Behind My Inground Liner

The leak has been fixed but now I can't get all the water out from behind the liner in our inground vinyl pool. So when I fill it back up there is a ring in the deep end?


Hi. I can think of a few different solutions. It might be possible to pry the bead of the liner out of the receiver in one small area. The water could then be forced out the hole and the bead put back into place. If I understand you correctly the water is in the deep area of the pool so it might be difficult to work it all the way to the top. But worth a try anyway.

It is also possible to put a small slit in the liner, force the water out, and then patch the hole. Correctly patching a liner actually reinforces it instead of weakening it, so I would not hesitate at all doing this. When doing a repair like this it is best to use Boxer glue and a piece of actual pool liner as opposed to the clear vinyl that comes with the patch kit.

You could wait until the water evaporates on it's own, and it will eventually. The only downside to this is it may permanently stretch out the liner. If the bulge is big enough, and it does stretch the liner, you may be left with a baggy liner. This could possibly pose problems with cleaning the pool.