What to do for pin hole in Intex Easy Set pool

[johnnierotten]

Well, we finally got the ground level and setup and the pool finished filling just now. Walking around checking everything out, we noticed water spewing from a pin hole. What do we do?
We have a little repair kit of Intex patches, but the directions say it needs to be clean and “dry”...but how do you keep it dry if the water is spewing out? Of course, the hole is low down so we would basically have to drain the whole freaking pool. This is a new pool from Intex.

 

[Richard320]

Look for an underwater patch kit like this Vinyl Swimming Pool Patch Kit-62280 - The Home Depot

In the meantime, have someone inside hold a piece pf saran over it to stop the leak so you can dry off the outside and slap on a piece of duct tape, or one of the dry patches.

 

[johnnierotten]

What is “pf saran”? Like just a piece of Saran Wrap? And should I use the underwater patch kit or something like Flex Tape?

 

[Richard320]

What is “pf saran”? Like just a piece of Saran Wrap? And should I use the underwater patch kit or something like Flex Tape?

typo. Yes, just plain kitchen wrap. Something watertight and someone can stand there pressing it with their thumb while you dry the outside and stick something over it. That way you don't lose more water while you're hunting for a waterproof patch for inside.

 

[johnnierotten]

Thanks! I got in and held the plastic wrap over the hole while my husband patched it, and the dry patch is working for now. We are going in a bit to pick up the patch kit you suggested and will work on getting that one on as well.

 

[lhall120]

I have read that waterproof gorilla tape can be placed on hole underwater, and then add a piece to outside as well. You may be able to find that more quickly than a patch kit. ?‍

 

[Leebo]

Please also make sure you drop some sort of yell to Intex in the mean time letting them know of the issue. A brand new pool shouldn’t be doing this.

 

[splashpad]

We used the clear Gorilla tape as a patch last year and it has held beautifully! We had tried the vinyl pool patches and the adhesives would not stick for us
I forgot to post the update about what we finally patched it with. But no leaks all winter and not now this spring/swim season!