I'm replacing my liner after only 6 years due to extensive sun rot. Apparently the UltraMayd liner's only advantage is that the warranty does cover sun rot so I might be able to see a 50% pro-rated savings on the retail (what the installer pays) for a replacement liner.
My new installer says that three things contributed to my liners early demise: 1. too much sun, 2. the liner was stretched too tight, 3. my use of liquid chlorine
As they were removing the liner today there were some sections that crackled and cracked apart - he pointed to these as being due to my use of liquid chlorine. I've been an adherent to BBB and the TFP way since I bought the house 7 years ago and since this liner had been installed I've only ever had to SLAM twice and that was only to a level of 12 ppm FCL for about a day both times. I use a pump for normal dosing so it's well diluted, and when I do add chlorine by hand I always brush the water around and use a wall whale to make sure I get good mixing with the water.
A different installer told me that fading (and drying) of the liner was caused by pH imbalance. I will admit that I haven't been great about pH management in the last year and it seems like the liner really faded a lot during this time. Don't judge - I was pretty bummed when I realized a year ago that this liner was shot and i lost a lot of motivation to keep it balanced when we weren't using it.
But my new installer insisted the crackling is from too much chlorine. Mind you, there were no tears or sun rot in the sections that were "brittle".
And even better is that his pool school which I am required to follow for him to honor his labor warranty is to use DiChlor (first mixed in a bucket) and a PoolRX device
Needless to say I'm not super happy about these claims or his recommended process. Sticking with BBB won't void my liner's warranty; just the labor warranty that he provides.
But the question still remains for me - was the brittleness caused by chlorine or pH mismanagement or something else?
My new installer says that three things contributed to my liners early demise: 1. too much sun, 2. the liner was stretched too tight, 3. my use of liquid chlorine
As they were removing the liner today there were some sections that crackled and cracked apart - he pointed to these as being due to my use of liquid chlorine. I've been an adherent to BBB and the TFP way since I bought the house 7 years ago and since this liner had been installed I've only ever had to SLAM twice and that was only to a level of 12 ppm FCL for about a day both times. I use a pump for normal dosing so it's well diluted, and when I do add chlorine by hand I always brush the water around and use a wall whale to make sure I get good mixing with the water.
A different installer told me that fading (and drying) of the liner was caused by pH imbalance. I will admit that I haven't been great about pH management in the last year and it seems like the liner really faded a lot during this time. Don't judge - I was pretty bummed when I realized a year ago that this liner was shot and i lost a lot of motivation to keep it balanced when we weren't using it.
But my new installer insisted the crackling is from too much chlorine. Mind you, there were no tears or sun rot in the sections that were "brittle".
And even better is that his pool school which I am required to follow for him to honor his labor warranty is to use DiChlor (first mixed in a bucket) and a PoolRX device
Needless to say I'm not super happy about these claims or his recommended process. Sticking with BBB won't void my liner's warranty; just the labor warranty that he provides. But the question still remains for me - was the brittleness caused by chlorine or pH mismanagement or something else?
