Leaking pool

[russellbeam15]

I just moved into this house in Virginia that had a severely neglected inground pool. It hadn’t been open in 2 years and was green as could be. The previous owner knew it leaked (the neighbor told me) and she didn’t disclose that fact. I figured I’d look for it when I got the water clean enough to swim. Faster forward a week and half and I found this (picture below). It looks like the liner ripped away from the drain in the bottom of the deep end. Any advice is greatly appreciated?


25K gal, IG vinyl, 1.1 HP century hst110 pump, hayward S180T sandfilter, AquaRite 900 Digital SWG, Poolmate hydro 4 cleaning robot, TF-100 Test Kit

 

[Bperry]

I just moved into this house in Virginia that had a severely neglected inground pool. It hadn’t been open in 2 years and was green as could be. The previous owner knew it leaked (the neighbor told me) and she didn’t disclose that fact. I figured I’d look for it when I got the water clean enough to swim. Faster forward a week and half and I found this (picture below). It looks like the liner ripped away from the drain in the bottom of the deep end. Any advice is greatly appreciated?


25K gal, IG vinyl, 1.1 HP century hst110 pump, hayward S180T sandfilter, AquaRite 900 Digital SWG, Poolmate hydro 4 cleaning robot, TF-100 Test Kit

Looks like you need a new liner. Almost guaranteed with a neglected liner pool.

 

[russellbeam15]

Considering everywhere else it looks pretty good, Your suggestion seems like a waste of a couple of grand. It would fix this issue but it’s not likely the most economical choice, especially with 6-7 weeks left in the season

 

[Bperry]

Considering everywhere else it looks pretty good, Your suggestion seems like a waste of a couple of grand. It would fix this issue but it’s not likely the most economical choice, especially with 6-7 weeks left in the season

It’s not necessarily a matter of economics. You can swim down there with the pump off with some food coloring and put a drop or two near those tears and see if water is being sucked into them. That would at least confirm where the leak is. You could also continue filling it up and using it for the rest of the season, but risk water getting into the surrounding soil and compromising the structure.