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Liner wrinkles/folds after almost full drain
- By Mdragger88
- Above Ground Pools
- 7 Replies
Unless it’s completely empty you cannot reset it if it has shifted and will just have to live with the wrinkles. It looks a little older, if is brittle at all I wouldn’t attempt to manipulate it. Wrinkles are better than rips!
Refill slowly with the sun shining.
Refill Sooner rather than later- to prevent shrinkage. Old liners just don’t stretch like new ones.
Don’t fill at night or when no one is around to monitor it as it fills.
You generally don’t want to drain lower than 1ft of water remaining or lower than the surrounding ground level in an above ground pool.
Best of luck
Refill slowly with the sun shining.
Refill Sooner rather than later- to prevent shrinkage. Old liners just don’t stretch like new ones.
Don’t fill at night or when no one is around to monitor it as it fills.
You generally don’t want to drain lower than 1ft of water remaining or lower than the surrounding ground level in an above ground pool.
Best of luck
Pool light replacement?
- By ajw22
- Everything Else
- 2 Replies
Welcome to TFP.
Yup, you have 120V lights and would need to add a transformer to use Spa Electric and other 12V lights.
www.troublefreepool.com
Yup, you have 120V lights and would need to add a transformer to use Spa Electric and other 12V lights.
Lighting Basics - Further Reading
www.troublefreepool.com
Opening chem questions, specifically about white chalky stuff
- By ajw22
- Testing and Balancing Your Water
- 6 Replies
With CYA 70 FC of 3-5 ppm is on the low side.
5ppm is our low target and I like to run hot and would be at around 8 ppm.
Need help before laying out bottom rails of new above ground pool, please.
- By Mdragger88
- Above Ground Pools
- 7 Replies
Kudos to you !
Your 1/2” of smoothing it in a couple spots is more than likely ok
Most manufacturers stipulate it should be within an inch.
obviously you want it as level as possible and you definitely want all the paver tops and all around the bottom rail the exact same level.
In the middle the sand may or may not be helpful with smoothing lol.
Keep in mind that people dish out the middle so a spot or two won’t hurt anything it just may be a little lumpy.
With sand you will end up with some divots at some point anyway.
You can rent a transit/laser level from a big box store if you need to.
We used one to confirm our top rail was maintaining its level as we filled & it was comforting to see.
as far as the gravel dust. It is commonly used although I have no experience there.
@phonedave may shed some light as to how important it may be in your area/with your soil.
A couple notes as you go along on this journey…
While doing everything alone is admirable, putting up a pool wall and a liner alone is not generally recommended for newbies.
This is mainly due to the time it takes to go at it alone. Its kind of a race against the wind and weather so more people/hands is better. The sooner you can start filling the lower your risk of wind damage is. If you must take a break whilst building be sure to secure your walls to help prevent damage (bungees staked into the ground is a common method)
I am sure you have probably watched a million videos but you will probably see this in some of them - along with using rubber tipped clips to temporarily secure the liner as needed.
Never fill at night- just resume filling the following morning once the sun wakes up
Ideally you would start on the wall early in the morning and be filling the pool by the afternoon when the sun is shining and helping with pliability.
Throw a pool raising party to get help
You likely already have this bookmarked but I’ll leave it here for you anyway
www.troublefreepool.com
Your 1/2” of smoothing it in a couple spots is more than likely ok
Most manufacturers stipulate it should be within an inch.
obviously you want it as level as possible and you definitely want all the paver tops and all around the bottom rail the exact same level.
In the middle the sand may or may not be helpful with smoothing lol.
Keep in mind that people dish out the middle so a spot or two won’t hurt anything it just may be a little lumpy.
With sand you will end up with some divots at some point anyway.
You can rent a transit/laser level from a big box store if you need to.
We used one to confirm our top rail was maintaining its level as we filled & it was comforting to see.
as far as the gravel dust. It is commonly used although I have no experience there.
@phonedave may shed some light as to how important it may be in your area/with your soil.
A couple notes as you go along on this journey…
While doing everything alone is admirable, putting up a pool wall and a liner alone is not generally recommended for newbies.
This is mainly due to the time it takes to go at it alone. Its kind of a race against the wind and weather so more people/hands is better. The sooner you can start filling the lower your risk of wind damage is. If you must take a break whilst building be sure to secure your walls to help prevent damage (bungees staked into the ground is a common method)
I am sure you have probably watched a million videos but you will probably see this in some of them - along with using rubber tipped clips to temporarily secure the liner as needed.
Never fill at night- just resume filling the following morning once the sun wakes up
Ideally you would start on the wall early in the morning and be filling the pool by the afternoon when the sun is shining and helping with pliability.
Throw a pool raising party to get help
You likely already have this bookmarked but I’ll leave it here for you anyway
How to level above ground pool - Further Reading
www.troublefreepool.com
Question on pump.
- By BPool18
- Just Getting Started
- 8 Replies
Ah. I left a digit out. 33,315
. Though another calculator shows 32,400. So around 32-33k gallons. 18x40
8 ft deep end
4 ft shallow end.
