vinyl liner

Hello all, I’ve got an older pool (1990s) with a vinyl liner from 2019. The light niche ring has corrosion on it, and the light itself has been malfunctioning. There is not enough slack in the cord to access the light niche without draining the water, so the pool guys drained the water down...

We actually have an inground vinyl lined pool in Phoenix- this is not the norm for this area. It time to replace the liner and the company who did it the last two times is no longer in business. I have had no luck so far finding anyone so I am reaching out here in hopes someone knows someone. I...

In short I must’ve made a mistake when testing to balance and added too much stabilizer. I’m in the process of draining off since the enzymatic CYA reducers are a gamble. I have a 28,000 gal vinyl lined pool. The liner is at least 7+ years old. A. How far is it safe to drain? B. Once drained and...

Hello Everyone! We are currently converting our 7’ x 8’ x 4’ deep concrete block plunge pond to a chlorine pool. I desperately need help with what to do about the vinyl liner and 90 degree coping. Our lovely liner installers are doing a notched wall mount track that curves at the corners and...

26k Gallon Inground Pool, Latham Vinyl Liner (Newly Replaced in 2020), Hayward VS Pump, Hayward Heater, Hayward Sand Filter (Zeo Sand), Location is Suburbs of Chicago. Ok, here goes nothing. I've lived in my house for 11 years. Initially had pool service, then learned all the chemistry and...

I recently purchased a home with an old vinyl concrete pool that needs a new liner. Now that the liner is getting ripped out, I’m trying to figure out the best lighting solution. Is there any way to make the LedecSun solar lights work for my situation? After reading a couple posts, it sounds...

We are currently planning to install a 12x24 rectangle inground pool. We are going with a steel, vinyl liner pool and have received quotes for both Fox/Cardinal Ultimate pools and true inground. The true inground quotes are slightly higher but we are having a tough time judging the pros and cons...

I have a 3 1/2 year old in-ground liner salt pool with the liner manufactured by GLI pool products. I have followed TFP religiously and was told by GLI this is not covered under warranty because it is due to “excessive chlorine”. My ph is maintained between 7.6-7.7, CYA 70, chlorine 3-5...

I have a used AGP with vinyl liner just installed a couple months ago. I installed the steps and for about a month, had a rubber pad underneath to protect the vinyl liner. However, that pad kept bunching up and was a source of algae and dirt, so I removed it. The steps have 4 rubber feet. I used...

Hi everyone, I recently bought a house with a pool a month ago and have been super excited to get it up and running (first time pool owner). Unfortunately, it's been a rough string of events since we moved in with the pool. Ultimately, I'm looking for some advice/guidance on what's transpired...

Our inground pool with a vinyl liner was built 40 years ago. I just bought the house in 2020 and I have a lot to learn. We recently noticed some cracks in our stairs. There are bubbles and the bubbles soar to be cracking and multiplying. I keep reading that replacing the stairs would be a...

I have an AquaSport 52 with a good quality, thick vinyl liner. The pool is 4 years old and this year I noticed that on one side of my pool the very top of the bead on the vinyl liner is discolored/yellowed. To me it looks like sun damage. This is only happening on one side on about 15 feet of...

Hi! I'm trying to continue a previous thread from 2019 regarding the smoothness of the vermiculite bottom of a vinyl liner pool. We hired a company and redid the pool deck last summer and they replaced the old liner that was over 20 years old. Don't even get me started with the issues and...

Hey everyone, We just had pool krete installed on as the base of our flat bottom inground pool. They trowled it out, and everything looked “fine” to my knowledge. After the pool krete had set, the installer filled some uneven spots with dry pool krete to help level those areas out. Today the...

Hi, I've got a 1000litre vinyl hottub which I've had for 4 years. I currently use a number of pool chemicals and test strips (although I am looking to change this). As well as the standard chemicals, I currently use: Scale control (to reduce hard water) Clarifier MPS spa shock Is my...

I was curious if anyone had experience with renovation of a vinyl pool that has a Clayton Lambert Stainless Steel coping? I need to get some plumbing repaired and want to have the concrete decking replaced but I don’t know if that will ruin the coping or how to handle that. The pool guy has...

Hello, My landscaper was backfilling around the pool walls, specifically the open holes around the light niches (they were left open for inspection) and apparently got too close to the wall with his skid steer which forced the dirt to pack down and severely bent / bowed in the steel wall. See...

Nobody showed up to replace our liner this year, so we decided just to try and make it through the summer for sake of our grandchildren. And now this!!! This started splitting and is just getting worse. We are going to try and piece it together for a few more weeks use. Any suggestions on...

Has anyone heard of a temperature rating for vinyl liners? I have an inground vinyl liner pool and my pool supplies store owner (also was the builder) insists that I need to keep my temps in the mid-80s or lower to keep from ruining the liner. I'm having a hard time finding anything online to...

Opened the pool last week and everything went great. But now i'm noticing my vinyl liner looks loose, maybe wrinkly? (See photos). I also located a small 2 inch cut in the liner in one corner that looks pretty patchable. The liner is still attached all the way around and doesn't look like...

Seriously struggling on the liner/stair combination for our 20x40 mountain pound.... We are NOT doing vinyl over stairs so I want something that blends as seamlessly as possible with the Latham Gray or Blue Granite sit & step. I did see someone else asking a very similar question and he/she...

First-time pool builder, building a 20x50 vinyl liner pool from a royal pools kit. I had the hole dug before the snow came. Built the steps on Thanksgiving. Tried building a section of wall that was then blown over with the first snowstorm. Spring is finally here, I'm taking a break from work...

Hi everyone. I am a new pool owner after buying my first house. I figured I’d enjoy pool care more than yard work so I picked a small home with an inground pool. I started doing a lot of research and have ended up on this site many times and finally decided to register haha. Thanks for the help...

Doing a fresh fill of my pool and testing the water while it’s filling to see where I’m at. So, I’m basically testing the hose water. Most levels are about where I’d expect, but my total alkalinity tested at 250 ppm. I saw some comments on here about TA not mattering and not try to adjust it but...

We have a vinyl pool, and the liner has a small hole (size about the diameter of a pencil) at about a similar height as the top of the skimmer opening (~5.5 inches from the deck). It is almost never under water. Do I need to patch it or can I leave it be? I don't know about the materials behind...

I'm in the process of purchasing my grandparents house with an in ground pool with a vinyl liner circa 1975 ish. About 5 years ago, my grandfather closed/covered the pool because he didn't want to take care of it any more. Unfortunately, he passed away so I have very little knowledge of the...

I recently bought a house with a pool (first time pool owner). The edge of the pool seems to have staining that won't come up. I have tried brushing and and scrubbing it. It is only discolored on the ledge (The flat part around the pool where you can stand up no matter the depth). Does anyone...

Hello! First time poster and first time pool owner here in MA! I have learned so much from TFP and I hope I can get some advice to help make informed decisions on our pool which is a steel-walled, vinyl-lined (presumed to be 12 years old), sand-bottom 20x40 pool with cement corner stairs...

I bought my house with a pool in October 2020. Last Friday I had my pool converted to salt water. I've been trying to get the Chemicals balanced out and today I came home to a huge hole in my liner at the deep end. It wasn't there yesterday evening. Sunday, I vacuumed really well bc I had to...

Hello all, I recently bought a home with a neglected pool (installed mid-1970s) in need of rehabilitation. I’ve had several pool contractors come out and received varying suggestions on how to proceed. The pool at a minimum will need a new liner and plumbing/electrical updating. The concrete...