There's a hole in my liner . . .
The water drains about 2" per 24 hrs. It's now down below all fittings and is at about the level we put it when we winterize. We're hoping it stays because that would give us the opportunity to really examine the sides, see if there's a tear at that level. If we can find it, we can fix it before it freezes and maybe squeeze another season out of this pool. It was installed in 2004 and this is its second liner.
If the leak is not at the water line it may well be at the bottom where I'm seeing some sink holes. In that case, the liner is history as may the skin be because it may well collapse when empty. We'll deal with that next year.
I would like to learn more about sand bottoms and Gorilla pads. Years ago, when I was new to AGPs and active in this group, I remember reading about foam pads over the sand layer. Is that still a thing?
Our subsurface is problematic. Shale and tree roots. In fact, there is what I suspect to be a knob from a root pushing up, making an egg shaped deformity in the liner. No, that isn't the source of the leak. We inspected it and the liner has maintained its integrity in that area. But because of the hostile ground I'm wondering whether a protective pad on top of the sand would make sense.
Adding a photo of the sink hole just for fun.
Thanks for any input you have.
The water drains about 2" per 24 hrs. It's now down below all fittings and is at about the level we put it when we winterize. We're hoping it stays because that would give us the opportunity to really examine the sides, see if there's a tear at that level. If we can find it, we can fix it before it freezes and maybe squeeze another season out of this pool. It was installed in 2004 and this is its second liner.
If the leak is not at the water line it may well be at the bottom where I'm seeing some sink holes. In that case, the liner is history as may the skin be because it may well collapse when empty. We'll deal with that next year.
I would like to learn more about sand bottoms and Gorilla pads. Years ago, when I was new to AGPs and active in this group, I remember reading about foam pads over the sand layer. Is that still a thing?
Our subsurface is problematic. Shale and tree roots. In fact, there is what I suspect to be a knob from a root pushing up, making an egg shaped deformity in the liner. No, that isn't the source of the leak. We inspected it and the liner has maintained its integrity in that area. But because of the hostile ground I'm wondering whether a protective pad on top of the sand would make sense.
Adding a photo of the sink hole just for fun.
Thanks for any input you have.