Above Ground Pool Liners

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Reinforcing Oval Wall Base 
Hello, I want to thank you for this site as it's been a great help with our pool dilemma. Anyway, we have a 24 year old 15x24x52 buttress oval installed …

Help With Leaking Liner 
I have a 21 foot round above ground pool that is 4 years old. Before installing the liner I invested in a Liner Pad for extra protection for the floor. …

New Liner Install Problem 
Help??? I hired a local above ground pool outfit to install a new liner in my 18x38' long oval Secard pool. The old liner had a leak in a seam so went …

Stripped Screws in Above Ground Pool Buttresses 
I have an above ground pool. I have all of the metal tops off the sides. There are about 10 screws in the uprights around my pool that are stripped. …

Pool Blocks Not In Same Place 
Hi, I am putting up another pool and I am noticing that the blocks do not seem to be in the same spot as the ones before, is this normal? Can I leave the …

18' Pool Liner Replacement Problem 
I have a 18' above ground pool that is around 15 years old. I finally decided to change the liner this year even though it is in "good shape" (no holes). …

Pool Seams Not Even 
I have a 30 foot, 52 inch agp, all walls and floor level. I installed the liner this past week. I used the foam cove which is 4" instead of sand which …

Holes in Outer Edges of Vinyl AGP Liner 
We've had our 24' AGP for about 7 years and are on our second liner. When the first pool liner failed, because of small holes we couldn't find, we thought …

Replace Pool Liner or Not 
Hi, At the begining of spring I had a local pool company install a 24' round pool for me. After they bulldozed and prepped the ground for the frame and …

Liner Has Come Off The Track 
Our (above ground) pool liner is about 8-10 years old and just recently I noticed that it has pulled off the track in 2 places (about 8"). Should we remove …

Expandable Liner Not Working 
We are installing a 28' round doughboy with a 6' deep end. We attempted to put the liner in yesterday but after filling about 5000 gal we realized the …

Pool Liner Cave Ins 
How do you fix where your pool liner has made a divot, or hole along the inside, the edge of pool? While in the pool I can fit my entire foot in one and …

V-bead Liner Question 
I ordered a 33 foot round by 54 inch pool. The v-bead liner that was delivered is a 33' by 52'. Wouldn't that be too small? Or does the sand make up …

Installing Doughboy Liner with Deep End 
Hi, We are about to embark on an adventure of replacing our pool liner with a deep end. It is a 28' round Doughboy. How do we line up the seams for the …

Liner Shrinking and Starting to Collapse 
Hi, We purchased out house over the winter and the previous owners didn't do a very good job of winterizing the pool. We have an above ground approx. 24 …

Beaded Liner Installation Questions 
I have an 18x33 oval pool. It has a beaded liner. We just in stalled the liner and started to fill only about an inch or two. I got all the wrinkles …

Liner Seam Tear 
Hi. We started to open up our Above ground pool this spring and found that the liner has ripped at the bottom cove seam about 14 inches!!! and you can …

Replacing Atlantic Malibu Liner 
I have installed three Doughboy pools with no problems. I was asked to help replace liner on an Atlantic Malibu pool. My question is can we install the …

Beaded Pool Liner Not Fitting Correctly  
We are having a lot of problems with our pool liner. We have an 18x33 oval pool that is 48" high. We are clearly not doing something right and turning …

Considering Using A Slightly Used Liner 
Hi - We just bought a 2nd hand 24' round Doughboy pool to construct on our ranch in country (TX). The liner that came along was only used for 2 weeks before …

Pool Liner Too Small 
We have just installed a 27 foot 54 in deep above ground pool. When we installed the liner it was so tight on one side that the wall started to buckle …

Liner Wrinkled On The Bottom 
I have read where a liner shrinks when pool is empty. Wish I would have known sooner. Mine is empty and has wrinkles on the bottom. I am going to wait …

Liner too Big 
Ok, I have read all through the posts and I don't see any cases like mine, of course, we always have the rare problems. Anyway we bought our house last …

Pool Cleaner Liner Damage 
I have an above ground pool in the ground, so to speak. I have recently purchased a 'Barracuda' pool cleaner. I did not attach the AD flow valve but basically …

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Liner Gauge 
We have an Artesian Pool (Seville) that is a 30ft round above ground pool that has 54" walls with J Track Eclipse (perm 30) Liner. The pool is 12 years …

Aqua Leader Liner Questions 
I purchased a 15 yr old Aqua Leader Concerto pool. I was told it is 24'x 52" round and it is a beaded liner. I need to replace the liner when I set it …

Rain Created Crevices in Deep End Slope 
I am digging for a 21 foot round pool. I am digging a deep end in the center with sloping around the circumference. I have finished most of the shaping …

Pool Cove And Padding Questions 
A few more questions... 1. Is 100 degrees too hot to install a liner in a 15x30 ABP. Any special procedures? 2. I used Gladon wall foam on the walls. …

Brand New Liner Leaking 
Just had new 24' pool installed. Started filling pool and by next morning found leaking around pool in 2 places. It only had 23" of water when leaking …

Will Liner Collapse If Left Empty 
We have a 24' x 52" round pool with a liner that was put in two years ago. The pool itself is 12 years old. We had a problem with leaves and stuff getting …

Tiny Bubbles On Bottom Of Pool 
My wife and I just replaced our liner and we are currently adding water. There is about a foot of water in the pool and we have noticed tiny bubbles around …

Pool Liner Off Center 
Hi! We just installed our brand new whispering wind 18x33 pool yesterday. Everything went according to plan until we got to the liner installation. …

Empty Pools 
I had someone lined up to install a new liner for me. He told me to empty the pool. It took 2 days. He never showed up and now can't get in touch with …

J-hook Liner Problem 
I installed a J-hook liner in my 24' round AGP yesterday. It was very hard to stretch to the sides but we finally got it on. We left the foam overlap …

Rivets in Pool Wall 
Hello again. I finally have the pool up and liner in and its full of water!!!! My concern is this. It is a used Doughboy 16x32. One section of wall was …

Above Ground Pool Lower Wall Buckling 
I just had and 30 foot round installed and it has about a foot of water in it. The liner is extremely tight on one area and it is buckling the wall. …

Inground Pool Concern 
Hi. I just had my inground pool liner replaced after waiting 5 years to do so. My first liner lasted 15 years. I asked for foam under the liner like …

Liner Questions 
We are not sure what is on the bottom of the pool. We had a lot of thunder storms and are not draining the pool so that we can move it next year. At first …

Esther Williams Liner Questions 
I have an Esther William above ground pool and need a new liner, I believe 15' round. The installer came to my house and first said 12' round. I said …

Purchasing Replacement Liner Online 
Have a Doughboy 16x32 above ground pool that is at least 10 years old (it was here when we bought the house). We are looking at installing a new liner …

Sand Not Compacted By Installer 
My family recently had a pool put in and the people we had install it didn’t do a great job. There are big divots in the sand underneath the liner, even …

Leaking Wall Fitting 
We have an Ester Williams 12' x 21' and had a new liner installed a month ago. We have a small glass port hole on one end which I was able to get a gasket …

Installation of Beaded Liner 
My husband and I have just finished installing a used 24 ft. 52 in. round AGP. We had no problem installing the new beaded liner, however, the side we …

Pin Holes In New Above Ground Liner 
I had to replace my above ground liner this season. Upon having my liner installed (which I paid $400) the very next day I noticed water all around the …

To Much Beaded Liner 
Ok so I was the person who wrote in about putting my beaded liner as an overlap liner -having it lined up perfectly, filling then having the liner slip. …

Beaded Liner to Overlap Conversion 
We have an 18 x 33 pool-bought a brand new beaded liner (pen fabricators) we purchased coping and did the liner as an "overhang" because our first pool …

Loose Liner At Top 
My pool is basically full and apparently I did not pull all the slack out when putting on the coping strips. The side that is in direct sun is loose at …

Relevel Sand Base 
The ladder we put in our pool this year for a pool party caused a hole in the bottom of our liner. We didn't realize it until night time when there was …

Beaded Liner Installation Problem 
We moved a 36'x54" pool and bought new liner. Had a pro help install whole thing. We begin to fill pool and I pointed out that one side of the liner was …

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Doughboy Pool Liner To Small 
I have an oval Doughboy above ground pool. I decided to replace my own liner using an overlap liner. At first there was only 1 inch overlap and I started …

Liberty Pool Liner Question  
I purchased a used a 15x30x52 2006 Liberty Pool. It is originally from Atlantic Pools who used to sell their products at Leslie Pools. Leslie Pools called …

Used Doughboy Pool Questions 
I purchased a 1 yr. old used Doughboy 18ft. Sand Dollar 2 pool. Doughboy has told me that I cannot reuse the current liner, due to it shrinking back to …

Expandable Liner in Inground Doughboy 
I am interested in putting an expandable liner, with a deep end, in a new Intrigue which I am putting in ground. Is this possible, the pool store is recommending …

Above Ground Pool Liner Pulled Away 
We had a new liner installed 2 years ago in our above ground pool. The liner has pulled away from the top in one spot - what is the best way to fix this …

Pool Coping Questions 
I have a Sharkline Odyssey 52" x 20' Round Pool, I just installed the beaded liner, I noticed that there is no plastic coping to secure the liner, it seems …

Above Ground Pool Liner Hole 
When my husband opened up the pool he mistakenly mixed up the hoses and connected them backwards. We let some water out of the skimmer and some of the …

Holes In The Pool Liner 
Ok, so my dog fell in our pool and ripped a hole in the liner, and now my dad is threatening to take down the pool (this happens to be the one year that …

Size And Type Of Liner 
I am replacing my existing 24' round pool (48" that is buried and has a deep end that is 2' over about have of the pool) with a new one that is 52". The …

Above Ground Pool Padding 
Our 24' above ground pool has been installed for 14 years with no liner replacement. We have had to repair a minor hole from a weed that grew up the side. …

Patching Skimmer Hole In Liner 
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 …

Unibead Liner Installation 
I am trying to replace my liner in a 24 foot round pool. It now has a 24' diamond metal unibead liner and I am replacing with the same and I need help …

Help Installing an Expandable Liner 
Your site has been extremely helpful. I am installing a half deep end with expandable liner on a 24 foot round pool. Like the one in the pictures on your …

Overlap Pool Liners 
When installing the liner, should I place the thin plastic strips (coping is what I think I am referring to) over the metal to protect the vinyl or drape …

Pool Liner Questions 
We have had an above ground pool for about 15yrs. This is the second liner for this pool. We had a leak over the winter and drained the pool. We cannot …

Intex Liner Replacement 
I have a 24'x52" metal frame Intex above ground pool that is barely less then a year old and the seam came apart at the bottom of the pool. I have been …

Installing Vogue Pool Liner 
I have a Vogue Impact 18'X52" pool which requires the J-Hook liner. I had to replace the liner, so I went to the store where I purchased the pool and bought …

Liner Installation Questions 
We are installing a 30' round pool liner. We put the new liner even with the line marks left on the out side of the pool walls from the old liner, about …

Dishing Out An Above Ground Pool 
I am going dish out my 24' foot pool 12" ....it's a beaded liner and I ordered it letting them know this is what I wanted to do. My question is what slope …

Damaged Replacement Liner 
We just purchased a new replacement liner from Pool City, a 21'x52", and waited till the rains have stopped to put it in. This round we also did the cove …

Expandable Liner Won’t Stretch 
I purchased an expandable liner for my Doughboy pool online and hired a couple installers to come install it for me. The main guy has 30 years background …

Beaded Liner Problems 
I had an above ground pool liner installed yesterday. The pool is 18' x 33' oval beaded. We started to fill it up with water and noticed that the liner …

No Coping Used Over Liner 
We had an above ground over the wall liner installed but I notice no coping was used, only the track on top of it. Do I have to remove it all again? …

Buying a Used Oval Pool 
We're considering buying a used 18ft x 33ft x 52" oval Doughboy above ground pool. The owner says the model is a Club Pro, but I can't find that name …

Type Of Vinyl Liner 
Please help me find out what type of liner my pool takes. I live in Canada and I have an Oceania - Mistral: 24 feet by 52 inches high. I would like …

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Professionally Installed Pool Out Of Level 
We had a 24' pool replaced and it was installed by the pool company. The installers did a horrible job putting the pool in. I think it should have been …

Fancy Liner For Deep End Pool 
I am getting ready to replace the vinyl liner in my 28 ft above ground Doughboy pool, however, I'm not sure if the liner I want will work. I want one …

Beaded Liner Size 
How do I measure my pool to determine if I need a 48" or 52" tall beaded pool liner? Hi. The measurement they are looking for is from the bottom of …

Chipmunks Under Vinyl Pool 
Our AGP is located right next to our conservation water area where all the critters like to hang out (Only spot where there was enough sun). Would it …

Beaded Liner Installation Price 
Has anyone in Massachusetts had to replace their AG pool liner for an 18' round pool, and if so, how much did you pay your installer for the job. I wonder …

52" Liner In 54" Wall Pool 
I have a 24' above ground pool with 54" sides. I would like to order an overlap liner but most liners come 48 to 52". Will that work? I was told on a warm …

Winter Damage To Above Ground Pool 
This winter has left my 27' above ground pool with the sides separating from the top rail. On the days the temperature is above 0 C there is no water …

Liner Conversions 
I have a spare 24' round 52" j bead liner. Can I install it as an overlap liner on a 24' round 48" pool? Hi. You should have no problem doing this. …

Expandable Pool Liners 
I am thinking of buying a used 18x30 doughboy pool. It is an older model but in great shape. I can't find an 18x30 expandable liner online. Can I use an …

Installing Liner Under Pool Deck 
We bought a home with a 15x30 above ground pool. About 2 weeks ago we had a blow out. (10,000 gallons of water rushed into our yard). We want to replace …

Intex Liner Damage 
I just recently got an above ground pool and my neighbor cut the wall near the bottom. It's a metal frame pool and the cut is from one pole to the other. …

Pools Losing Water 
I just installed a 27 foot AGP. I began filling it yesterday. This morning I notice a small puddle of water around the bottom of the frame in one section. …

Liner Seam Questions 
I am new to the pool ownership biz, and getting very frustrated. We bought a 24' round Aqualeader from a pool company, that bought them at an auction. …

Doughboy Pool Liner 
We recently were given a 16x32 Oval Above Ground Doughboy Pool. Of course, we have to replace the liner. We have priced liners from Doughboy authorized …

Pool Drained and Liner Shrank 
My winter cover was shredded and all of the leaves and debris ended up in the pool itself. I emptied the whole pool and cleaned it out. I started to refill …

Mole Tracks Under Pool 
I have mole tracks all along the outer edges of my pool where the weight of the pool has collapsed into the burrows. Is there an easy fix for this? Do …

Doughboy Round 24' Needs New Liner 
I have a 24' round Doughboy pool and it needs a new liner. I'm thinking of buying a Doughboy expandable liner because it sounds like that liner would …

Digging Out Center of Pool 
I've purchased a 24' round pool and I'm considering digging out a concave circular area about 18' round in the center. The pool wall is 52" tall and I'd …

J Hook Liners 
How do I know what kind of liner we have, this is an above the ground pool. The liner in the pool has no excess liner that we can see. We took the top …

Wrong Size Liner 
I have a 24' X 54" Doughboy above ground pool. We are replacing the liner and for whatever reason did not realize that when we purchased the new liner …

Aqua Leader Liner 
Is there a difference between a 15' round above ground pool liner compared to a 15' round Aqua Leader Liner? Hi Wil. No, there is nothing special about …

Liner for Esther Williams Pool 
I have a 1974 Esther Williams above ground pool, 15'X30', however, when we measured the pool for a replacement liner it measured 16' x 31' and my Swimline …

Liner Seams 
I just installed an expandable liner in my 18x33 pool and it fits great but I just noticed that the seems that are supposed to be on the cove on one side, …

Two Vinyl Liner Problems 
Recently opened my 28ft AG pool. Problem 1: I found was that the liner has pulled away from the bottom of the skimmer box. I am left with about a 2" by …

Doughboy Liners 
I was given an 18 year old Doughboy pool. It is a 24 ft round, 4' deep. It is in excellent condition but needs a replacement liner. I do not plan on making …

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Wrinkles In The Pool Liner 
We just installed a 27' pool, we thought we got a lot of the wrinkles out and what was there would go out as the pool filled. HELP, the pool is full and …

24' Doughboy with Deep End 
I bought a used Doughboy 24' round above ground pool. I want to dig out for a little deep end. Here is the plan, having a landscaper level my ground place, …

Emtied Pool to Clean Liner 
Our pool cover fell in the pool over the winter so we decided to empty the pool to clean it good. I believe it is a beaded liner. After we cleaned it …

Installing Unibead 15' x 24' liner 
I stretched out the bottom of the liner like it said. I hung the liner on the pool wall and got most of the wrinkles out. I started to fill the pool with …

Beaded Liner Too Big 
I'm replacing my beaded liner on an above ground pool and the new liner seams to have too muck around the bead. The bottom looks pretty good. By that I …

How Far Will a Liner Stretch? 
I am installing the liner for a 15'x30'x54" Bermuda pool. I have the pool about 2 feet in ground. I installed the liner, being careful to make sure the …

Allegro 27' by Aqua Leader 
We are purchasing a used 27 foot Allegro pool which was made by Aqua Leader. Where can I locate a manual/assembly instructions this? Also I can't seem …

Help Installing Liner 
How do you install a pool liner in a pool that has a half walk around pool deck? When I purchase the liner, is there a cut out for the skimmer? Please …

16 X 28 Doughboy Pool Liner 
I have a 16' x 28' oval /deep end Doughboy pool. It's a long story but bottom line is, the Pool Guy says we have to have the exact same size liner as …

Lomart Beaded Liner 
I just recently purchased and tore down a 30' round x 52" high Lomart pool. I am needing to replace the liner (it is a beaded liner); however I am not …

Expandable Liner Installation Question 
I have a 28' Doughboy round pool and I am replacing the liner. I purchased an expandable 60" liner for the pool. Currently the middle of the pool is …

Liner Tight on one Side 
I installed a new unibead liner as a J-hook/V-bead for a 27' pool with 54" wall. During installation we started at one side hanging approximately 8' at …

Vinyl Liner Problems 
I did just that, drained the pool, I left for the winter and the "pool man" took my return out. The liner pulled away about an inch, so I drained to readjust …

Removing Buttress Straps 
I have a 15'x30' above ground pool with buttresses. The liner is bad and I want to replace it with an expandable liner so most, or all, of the pool is …

How to tell if you need a 48" or 52 " liner 
I have a 24 foot pool, last year the liner ruptured. I was wondering how I could tell if I need to purchase a 48" or 52" liner. As well it is beaded, …

Beaded Liner Too Small 
I began to slowly fill my pool as you directed today as it was 76 and bright sunshine, when the water got to about 9" deep the liner bead came off the …

Learjet Pool Liner 
I am in the process of installing a new beaded above ground vinyl liner on my 24' x 52" deep pool. I have the liner installed and all wrinkles worked …

Expandable Pool Liner For Round Pool 
If I buy an expandable pool liner for a 33' round pool can I install it in a 30' round pool and dig the deep end deeper than 7 feet? Thanks, Matt Hi …

Torn Liner Catastrophe 
Hello, I'm in a heap of trouble! As the photo reveals, a severe tear in my liner has resulted in near 100% water loss--about an inch of water still remains. …

Bumps Under Liner 
We are getting ready to winterize and close our pool. I was inspecting the liner this morning and found what looks like a couple small pebbles under the …

Divots And Depressions 
We recently noticed several large divots in the bottom of our pool liner in spots where it seems the sand base has washed away. They are about 5-6 feet …

Liners 
My sister gave me an above ground pool. We took it down and moved it to my house where now we can't get the liner to fit back into place. We have tried …

Installing a Beaded Liner 
I am installing a beaded liner and need help on what direction the bead receiver goes on the top. Do you slip the liner in it on the inside or outside? …

Holes Under Pool Liner 
I purchased a 27 foot round above ground pool one year ago. I am now noticing that there are holes under the liner where the sand bed was put down. The …

Buster Crabbe Liner 
We recently removed our neighbors "Buster Crabbe" Greystone 27x52 pool and plan on self installing it. We were told the pool is not exactly 27'. If this …

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Chlorine Stain on a Vinyl Liner 
Thanks for your help! We had a service care for our pool while we were on vacation and the guy didn't put the top of the chlorine container back on tightly …

Beaded Liner Receivers 
We recently bought a 15' x 24' x 52" oval above ground pool. It has a beaded liner and we have it almost completely installed. We also have a new liner. …

UD Liner Question 
I have bought a used Lomart 18'X36' pool with 48" sides. We have decided we want to set it up as a single depth pool, but we would like it to be a little …

Liner is Slipping 
We just installed an overlap replacement liner in our 30' AGP on Friday evening. This morning, Sunday, we noticed that one side of the pool liner had …

Replacement Liner 
Where is the best place to buy a replacement liner online? We recently purchased a used Doughboy, broke it down ourselves, then set it up again ourselves. …

Liner Pulled Out Under Fitting 
When I removed the winter cover on my 18' above ground pool, I discovered that the liner dropped about 1/2 of an inch directly under the intake or circulation …

When The Liner Shrinks 
I have a 24x15x5 oval pool with the six support beams. My vinyl liner was installed about two years ago. The installer did a sloppy job and installed …

Pool Liner Install 
Is there anything that I need to know about buying an above ground beaded pool liner, I was told by some of the local companies where I live that most …

Patching Holes Underwater 
My plastic pool has a whole at the bottom. How do I patch it without draining the water? Is there any type of glue that will work under water? Hi. …

Pool Deck and Liner Installation 
How do I install a replacement liner on an 18' x33' pool which is decked on 3 sides? Hi. My guess is that the deck will have to come apart for you …

Liner Overhang Problems 
I am trying to replace my liner. If I only have two inches of overhang is there a problem with the type of liner I have? Hi William. Your liner …

How to Install an Above Ground Pool Liner 
How do I put a new liner in an above ground pool? Hi Pam. Installing a new liner in an above ground pool is usually a fairly easy process, but the …

Expandable Liner 
How do you prepare the ground (in the deeper area) before you install the liner and before you add the sand for cushion? I am doing a 15 X 30 ft. pool …

Installation Costs 
What should I expect to pay to have a 24 foot round new liner installed, its a beaded liner so you don't have to remove the top rails. I have the new …

Doughboy Expandable Liners 
I am looking to purchase an expandable pool liner for my 24' round pool. On the internet there are many to choose from and the cost is around $225 - $275. …

Expandable Liner Question 
What is the best way to install an expandable liner for a new 33 foot above ground pool? I have about 8 years experience installing above grounds, but …

Doughboy Liner Installation 
By the sounds of it, you have installed a lot of Doughboy pools which is what I have. I have a 48" wall Timberline and the liner is original, I think. …

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