I have a 16’x32’ in ground with a “Bermuda” shape. It’s about a 7 year old Merlin liner. Not sure of the thickness.
It has floated pretty much every spring when I’ve opened it (over winter), and I’ve had success getting it back in order with hot water and pumping out the water from behind the liner.
This year it obviously floated while closed, actually in fewer spots than past years, but in a difficult spot along the wall of the deep end. And there actually seems to be less “float” or water behind the liner, and just the aftermath of the bead popped out of the coping.
Anyway, does anyone recommend any specific strategy or technique to tackle this? I’m thinking I may need to add some warm water behind the liner to relieve some pressure to be able to pull the liner up, as well as using hot water to stretch the pool side of the liner. One other thought I had is to try and move the popped out portion to the corner where it may have more flexibility.
What are your thoughts?
It has floated pretty much every spring when I’ve opened it (over winter), and I’ve had success getting it back in order with hot water and pumping out the water from behind the liner.
This year it obviously floated while closed, actually in fewer spots than past years, but in a difficult spot along the wall of the deep end. And there actually seems to be less “float” or water behind the liner, and just the aftermath of the bead popped out of the coping.
Anyway, does anyone recommend any specific strategy or technique to tackle this? I’m thinking I may need to add some warm water behind the liner to relieve some pressure to be able to pull the liner up, as well as using hot water to stretch the pool side of the liner. One other thought I had is to try and move the popped out portion to the corner where it may have more flexibility.
What are your thoughts?
