I took the pool cover off today. We are opening the pool late because of life and travel. Anyway, the liner is torn away from the bead in two places, about 14" long each. For obvious reasons I don't want to replace the liner. If I have to then we will likely drain the pool and dismantle it. We replaced it two years ago after the old one split and all the water drained during the winter. After thinking about it I think my options are a vinyl repair kit or some kind of waterproof tape like flex seal. Since it’s torn right at the bead I am not sure the vinyl kit will work, partly because it’s the bead and partly because the bead is only about 1/2” wide so there’s not much surface area above the tear. Another option might be to remove the bead from the track, then try to wrap the repair kit over the top of the bead so it gets both sides, however I am not sure the bead will fit back in the track, and that is tough to do. The waterproof tape I can see if I can stick it to the pool wall or the plastic bead track above the liner. If I were to use the waterproof tape I would probably buy enough of it to run all the way around the pool.
Liner Separated From Bead
- Thread starter crokett
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Hey Crockett !!!
657 posts since 2007 and no pics here ?
You know the rules. 5 lashes with a wet noodle.
657 posts since 2007 and no pics here ?
You know the rules. 5 lashes with a wet noodle.
Here is one of the torn spots. The other is a little shorter. I think the nice we had during a very cold spell did it.
Stick a fork in it. 
You should be able to get by with Gorilla tape, until you decide to replace the liner. I'm unsure how I feel about the even look of doing the whole pool, or only having a small area that really calls attention to it at that spot.
You should be able to get by with Gorilla tape, until you decide to replace the liner. I'm unsure how I feel about the even look of doing the whole pool, or only having a small area that really calls attention to it at that spot.
Yeah. The liner replacement may mean we don’t have a pool any more. This pool is now 16 or 17!years old. Aside fromStick a fork in it.
You should be able to get by with Gorilla tape, until you decide to replace the liner.
The cost and time for the liner 17k gallons of chlorinated salty water will be terrible for the environment around the pool.
My old yard and new yard love it. I think it's the pH in the 7s that helps the most.
Test a small area first though with some 5 gallon buckets. YMMV.
Flex Seal for the win!
I have 2 small holes at the bottom filled with flex seal and flex seal tape, holding now 3 years.
I'd take a new piece of vinyl liner and use some flex seal tape over the tears, bet you get a couple of years out of it.
I have 2 small holes at the bottom filled with flex seal and flex seal tape, holding now 3 years.
I'd take a new piece of vinyl liner and use some flex seal tape over the tears, bet you get a couple of years out of it.