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by Daniel Osko
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i have a 24 round pool the liner fell into pool lost all water attached liner to pool got about 1/4 full lost it again . so i added sand same, it got about 1/4 full lost it again its a beaded linerHello Joe,This is the same as the question two spots up.Installing Liner Bead into Receptor Track
Is your Liner Bead falling out of the Receptor Track?
If your liner has pulled out of the liner bead receptor coping, either one or more of the following conditions has happened.
1) Your Swimming Pool Structure is not perfectly shaped. Take measurements to confirm or exclude this condition.
2) Your liner is not centered within the pool structure. This will allow for more liner on one side and less liner on the opposite side of the pool.
3) You have a wash out condition in which some of your pool base has washed away and has lowered the pool base too far.
4) Your Pool liner has shrunk!
5) You may have worn or dirty liner receptors.
To re-install the liner bead into the receptor... do the following:
1) Make certain that your liner has not shrunk!
2) THOUROUGHLY clean out the affected area of your liner receptor.3) Using two people, both of you pull up on liner as one of you bend the bead and insert it back into the liner receptor. This is difficult, but works.
Note: You may have to empty the pool water down to a depth of up to one foot.
DO NOT COMPLETELY EMPTY OR YOUR LINER MAY SHRINK!
4) Use Liner Bead Wedge Lock to secure the liner into track. This will help prevent the liner bead from coming out of track again.
5) Fill it up.Hope this helps,DannyBubbas Pools and More!
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION... I WANNA MAKE SURE I DO THIS RIGHT.. I HAVE A STEEL WALL POOL WITH AN OVER LAPPING LINER.. NOW THE LINER DOES NOT HAVE THE HOLE CUT WHERE THE PUMP SHOULD BE PLACED SO DO I CUT THE LINER OUT MYSELF... I JUST DONT WANT TO PUT HOLES INTO IT THAT DON'T BELONG. I JUST CANT THINK OF ANY OTHER WAY TO DO IT. & IF SO DO I CUT A PERFECT OUTLINE TO WHERE THE FILTER HOLE IS ON THE POOL OR ALLOW SOME EXTRA SPACE.. I HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE UP ON THE POOL, JUST NEED HELP WITH THE FILTER SO I CAN FILL & ENJOY.. PLEASE HELP ASAPHi Stefanie,You really need to READ the article above. It will answer your questions.DannyBubbas Pools and More!
My AG pool is 12' x 24' 6" but I can't seem to find a liner with these dimesions. Do you think a 12'x24 would fit?Hello,Your pool is 12' x 24'-6" because the installer did not correctly lay out the bottom rail assemble to the correct dimensions when installing it. Your pool HAS TO BE a 12' x 24, (not a 12' x 25' which is also made).Hope this helps,DannyBubbas Pools and More!
Hello,I have hired someone to install my above ground 12X24 foot oval pool, but they do not seem to know what they are doing. One side of the oval is straight, but on the other side, the posts were not properly aligned. So when he put the liner on and the edges at the top, they did not align properly. Also, the liner was super crooked, the seam at the bottom is not straight, and the overlapping of the liner on the outside of the pool is not even either. He started filling the pool with water, but i stopped it after about 1" of water cause there were way too many wrinkles! He came back, took off all of the edges, tried 3 times to fix the liner than took it completely out of the pool, put it in a ball and left (cause it was raining). What should i do?? Does the crooked post have to be realigned? It is only maybe 1 - 2 inches off alignment.thanks,LindaHi Linda,First, fire him because he cannot be an installer! Second Hire an installer through a REPUTABLE Pool Store.Your Straight side buttresses should lean inward 1 to 2 inches prior to filling the pool with water. When the pressure of the water is on the side walls they will straighten up. The Pool is not square and/or to the correct dimensions AND/OR the liner was not square with the pool when installing. Hence the wrinkles.Hope this helps,DannyBubbas Pools and More!
Thank you for your great instructions. I will be trying the install this weekend. Just wanted to clarify one detail. The top rail. I have a 16 x 32 doughboy. The instructions for the liner have you assemble the top rail, and stretch the liner over it, then go back and section by section remove the top rail while holding the liner, and install over the liner. This seemed backwards to me, and your instructions seem to make more sense. Two questions though - how many hands should I need to keep the pool wall up while installing this? Should I be concerned about the top of the pool wall cutting or tearing the new liner?Thanks again.HI David,Three people to hold wall and just be careful of the uprights.DannyBubbas Pools
We are looking at buying a 15x32 above ground pool that is about 9 years old but when they took the winter cover off the sides are wavy (along the long sides only) is this normal for an oval pool? If we buy this pool and put it back up ourselves is this something we could fix. Any info would be appreciated thank you!!!Hi Amanda,Most Above Ground Oval Pools have Scalloped sides. This is due to the fact that an Oval pool Really wants to be Round. So the pool is designed have curved sides to accommodate for this.Hope this Helps,DannyBubbas Pools and More!
Thanks Danny for all the shared tips. I have a question regarding installation of a 18x33 above ground overlap pool liner. I have a bottom center return drain. When is the best time to cut out and install the seal and plate?Hello Mark,Please read my tip below;Bottom Drain(s) Installation Tip
Before installing a center bottom drain... please read the following:
”Some news for those of you that have Bottom Drains... The NSPA has set regulations that state: All new swimming pools and pools requiring a liner replacement must have either two (2) Bottom Drains or none. This means that every new pool must have two (2) drains or none and all replacement liners that have one Bottom Drain must either eliminate the single drain or add an additional drain. The purpose of this is simple... Bottom drains pose a life threatening danger for all swimmers due to the enormous suction that they can produce. By eliminating or adding an additional drain this eliminates this danger. Most States have also adopted this into law. So, even if your state may not require this yet... be safe, and follow the ruling!”
1) Prior to liner installation... Glue or temporarily duct tape the first gasket to the bottom drain assembly.2) Next, follow my liner installation directions.
3) Next, wait until the liner is installed and you have at least one foot of water covering the drain area.
4) Next, using a #1 Phillips screwdriver, locate the main drain attachment plate holes by feeling the liner and use the driver to punch thru. DO NOT DRILL.
5) Depending on the type of main drain you have, you should be able to attach the main drain gasket and retaining ring with screws.
6) Then cut out the inside perimeter with a SHARP razor knife… be careful.
7) Then complete the assembly.
For Sanded Bottom Pools… To prevent footmarks, you should always roll your sand in at least three directions to pack it. Also, wear a pair of flat bottom sandals when entering the pool and walk lightly!
If your drain is in a deep end, keep the shop vac running until the ENTIRE bottom is covered.Hope this helps,DannyBubbas Pools and More!
I bought a used Doughboy 21x41 oval pool. I would like to install it in the ground as much as possible(I will leave out the required 6"-1'). The pool walls are 48". I would like the water in my pool to go up to a true 48", but realize the water cannot go up to the top. Do I need an expandable liner to obtain 48" of water or can I purchase a regular overlap liner made for 54" pool walls and use that? Thanks for the info. Love this site!Hi Brett,A regular/standard liner will accomodate pools to 52" deep, so your good.Hope this helps,Dan OskoBubbas Pools and More!
I am a new pool owner and have never owned one before. I bought a house with an above ground pool installed in the back yard. It had not been maintained in several years and was full of green nasty water. To make a long story short, after several failed attempts at cleaning the pool and several hundreds of dollars in chemicals, the pool liner developed a hole and all the water drained out. I successfully patched the hole and began refilling the pool, however after the water was about 1.5 feet deep, the liner pulled away from one side of the pool, and the aluminum sides have became dented and buckled under the pressure. So my question is, if I invest in a new liner for the pool, can the dented and buckled aluminum sides be repaired? Or should I just disassemble the pool all together and give up?Hi Brett,You can repair the pool wall with a helper, a rubber mallet and a piece of lumber. Using a rubber mallet, hit the pertruding creases while your helper holds a piece of lumber on the opposite side of the pool wall. You should be able to pound out the dents and creases until they are hardly noticeable. Buy a NEW Liner, yours probably shrunk.Hope this helps,DannyBubbas Pools and MoreAshley, PA
I have a few questions, im replacing a liner do to holes, should the sand be dry before putting in the new liner? and the track that holds the walls of the pool that is on the ground looks bad should i replace it?
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