Hi,
I have a 24" above ground pool, 3 years old. Within the first year of owning the pool, the steps/ladder became dislodged from its position and created 6 gashes in the liner. The first repair I used Swimlane underwater patches and they didn't last me through the off season. I think they failed right at the end of April, it was a chilling dip to make a new patch. The second time I used Gorilla glue underwater seal (that was last season, and making sure they were still good when closing the pool). Within the past week, I noticed the pool level dropping so one or more of the patches must of failed but I can't tell which is the culprit just by looking at it. Its 40 degrees here in New Jersey, so checking each one or repairing each one is not really what I want to do. All of the holes are about 16 inches from the bottom. I know there are concerns with the structural integrity of an above ground pool when the water level gets lowered to a certain amount. And the linear can dry out and crack etc. What would you do in this situation? I would prefer to let the water drain out to 16 inches, repair the holes when they are not covered by water, then fill it back up. Would this be a bad idea. I really really don't want to do the polar bear swim and topping it off with the hose everyday seems like a waste. Its also hard to tell how much is draining vs evaporation especially in March with then wind. But I checked a marker over two days and it dropped an inch so that leads me to believe one or more of the patches failed. Also what method of patching works the best? I don't want to be on alert every off season for failed patches.
I have a 24" above ground pool, 3 years old. Within the first year of owning the pool, the steps/ladder became dislodged from its position and created 6 gashes in the liner. The first repair I used Swimlane underwater patches and they didn't last me through the off season. I think they failed right at the end of April, it was a chilling dip to make a new patch. The second time I used Gorilla glue underwater seal (that was last season, and making sure they were still good when closing the pool). Within the past week, I noticed the pool level dropping so one or more of the patches must of failed but I can't tell which is the culprit just by looking at it. Its 40 degrees here in New Jersey, so checking each one or repairing each one is not really what I want to do. All of the holes are about 16 inches from the bottom. I know there are concerns with the structural integrity of an above ground pool when the water level gets lowered to a certain amount. And the linear can dry out and crack etc. What would you do in this situation? I would prefer to let the water drain out to 16 inches, repair the holes when they are not covered by water, then fill it back up. Would this be a bad idea. I really really don't want to do the polar bear swim and topping it off with the hose everyday seems like a waste. Its also hard to tell how much is draining vs evaporation especially in March with then wind. But I checked a marker over two days and it dropped an inch so that leads me to believe one or more of the patches failed. Also what method of patching works the best? I don't want to be on alert every off season for failed patches.