Hi! I’m in Long island,NY. My husband and I just Put in a semi inground pool 2.5 ft deep. Its an oval 15×24 52 inch high Trevi pool. Salt water, resin with steel wall pool. Problem is we added water and we noticed the back side of the pool where the straight buttress is has slightly bowed outward. We have filled in some of the back dirt already and we plan on putting stone around the pool. The pool it too finished to drain and fix. Do we have to worry about the wall caving? Or should it be fine since it has dirt up against the outside. Please advise. Thank you
Semi inground pool, one straight wall leaning outward
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Oof. Hey Jenique and Welcome. Something is not right. Let me call you some Above Grounders. @zea3 @woodyp @Mdragger88 @Wobblerlorri @Msch99 @kellyfair @Windylou
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,683
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I think You’re gonna have to drain that down , dig & readjust that buttress.
We’ll see what the others have to say.
We’ll see what the others have to say.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,683
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Have u maintained all these clearances?
Are the buttresses level? Maybe a pic from a little farther away would help too.
Are the buttresses level? Maybe a pic from a little farther away would help too.
I can try a new photo in the morning. I maintained all the clearances. I think the stone under the buttress sank a bit. My husband doesnt want to drain the pool. I'm concerned about it collapsing. It does have dirt up to the buttress connections on the side of the pool.
Did you guys dig down to fresh ground, or raise that side up after you went down ? Nothing can compact added soil like the water weight.
We dug down to fresh ground. The filter was leaking into the area over night. Which we fixed but I thnk the buttress sank because of that.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,683
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I’m not well versed in buttress/oval pools but i do know they have an extreme amount of pressure on the sides whereas in a round pool the pressure is more evenly distributed.
With over 9k gallons of water there’s more than enough pressure (approx 75k pounds) there to do some damage.
The weak link will give.
With over 9k gallons of water there’s more than enough pressure (approx 75k pounds) there to do some damage.
The weak link will give.
I'm no structural engineer, but I dont see it collapsing. I do worry it may buckle, crease or bend real bad which would possibly cause permanent damage to the wall. Even when they are salvageable for use afterwards, they look like crud for life and would be a major disappointment on a brand new pool.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,683
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
How far out of level is the water ? I realize its partially buried so that means u can’t see the condition of the wall underneath the dirt.
definitely need more pics from a little farther away.
definitely need more pics from a little farther away.
Here is a thread from today where a loose liner during filling buckled the wall. Scroll down to the end. You have a different root cause but may end up in the same boat.
www.troublefreepool.com
Vinyl liner wrinkles --> tear during rapid fill??
Hello All, I have drained my above ground pool and have started to fill it up again using my garden hose. I have lots of wrinkles on the floor as can be seen by attached pics. Some are about 1 or maybe up to 2 inches tall. Even though I have read that wrinkles don't cause major problems, I...
www.troublefreepool.com
Water is off maybe 2-3 inches. We just put the dirt in. Wall looked ok before we put in dirt.
The ground wasnt fully level after we but water in. Not because of the buttress leaning.
Here is a thread from today where a loose liner during filling buckled the wall. Scroll down to the end. You have a different root cause but may end up in the same boat.
Vinyl liner wrinkles --> tear during rapid fill??
Hello All, I have drained my above ground pool and have started to fill it up again using my garden hose. I have lots of wrinkles on the floor as can be seen by attached pics. Some are about 1 or maybe up to 2 inches tall. Even though I have read that wrinkles don't cause major problems, I...
Thank you. My liner wasnt wrinkled like that.