Deck drainage issue suggestions

offtheclock

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Greenville, SC
Pool Size
13500
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
So I have posted some about water getting behind my liner when it rains or from heavy splashing. I know it is coming in from around the liner track. I have attached a video I took to show how the water is pooling from rain at the edge of the deck and draining into the pool and behind the liner. What is the best way to address this? Silicone the liner lock in, install a channel deck drain? Thank you

 
Looks like your deck is pitched away from the coping so that’s good. A channel drain wouldn’t fix that. Are you sure that’s where it’s coming from? I’d imagine the edge of the liner is supposed to be sealed isn’t it?
 
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I have new thoughts since last time based upon what went down in my build. I did a slab under the pavers, and when I tested the slab for drainage, a big part of it went towards the pool and right under the liner track. The result was a large bulge in the wall which took a while to drain.

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If you zoom in, you'll see some decent gaps under the track. That's where your water is getting in IMO.






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The liner bead in the liner track, even if it's a little loose makes a very difficult path for water to travel. Water running off the top of the patio wouldn't defy gravity to go into the wall, around and under the liner bead, then up and over the bottom edge of the liner track to get behind the liner. It's pooling in a cavity under the patio and going right under the track and liner.

Get in there or hang over the side to inspect the edge where the liner track meets the patio/coping. If there is a gap/crack/cavity anywhere along that wall, that's your source of how the water is getting in. Instead of using liner lock they pounded the top of my liner track every 6 inches, each leaving a gap, which I caulked.

If your inside coping edge is sealed tight, then look to the patio seems. One of them, possibly not the obvious choice, is funneling water under the liner track.
 
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I don't think it's getting in from the other side, but I bet you have the same cracks close to where it gets behind the liner.
 
I don't think it's getting in from the other side, but I bet you have the same cracks close to where it gets behind the liner.
Sorry I have been dealing with this for a year since the pool was finished and forgetting details. The water actually collects on that side I just thought that it somehow made its way over to that side.
 
Spent six hours today cleaning out the rest of the relief cuts of grit and leaves. It had to be clogged in numerous areas and also noticed varying levels of depth. Finished off with Dap self levering concrete silicone in grey. I have now have all the cuts filled in. We will see.
 
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Well filling all the expansion joints did not work. Still have water behind liner walls after rain. Please watch attached video for more explanation.

 
Please watch attached video for more explanation.
From the sounds of it, between the rain and splashing, water is pretty freely getting behind the liner. The liner lock would have slowed that transfer down considerably if it was the liner bead / connection.

Check the underside of the coping for any voids between the cement and the top of the liner track.
 
When they built my pool I remember they siliconed the entire liner track before the concrete went in. Dumb question but what happens if you move those rugs out of the way? seems like they are diverting water.

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From the sounds of it, between the rain and splashing, water is pretty freely getting behind the liner. The liner lock would have slowed that transfer down considerably if it was the liner bead / connection.

Check the underside of the coping for any voids between the cement and the top of the liner track.
I believe the liner lock had slowed down the splashing of water getting behind the water considerably but only left a small dent from the rain water. There are no voids visible to me from the coping to the liner track.
 
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When they built my pool I remember they siliconed the entire liner track before the concrete went in. Dumb question but what happens if you move those rugs out of the way? seems like they are diverting water.

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They did not do that on mine but I wish they would have. I have grit that has also collected behind my liner making pointy bumps that I assume has been washed in behind the liner. Also the issue with water happens with both the rugs out and with out. I admit though placement was bad of the one rug in the video. It is not usually there.
 
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Trying something new tonight. I placed a garage door seal on the deck and then layer 4x4 over it to divert any water from coming from the slope. I then used black tape to cover the liner track and lock in that area to see if it would aid water running over it instead of behind. We are supposed to get an inch of rain tonight.DB4863A2-F840-460D-8CA2-69FAD90C8C10.jpeg
 
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Well this failed. An inch of rain forecasted turned into almost 3 inches. Water pooled behind the dam and ran over into pool pulling top of tape back and making it into a funnel. A lot of water behind the liner.
 
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Well this failed. An inch of rain forecasted turned into almost 3 inches. Water pooled behind the dam and ran over into pool pulling top of tape back and making it into a funnel. A lot of water behind the liner.
Can you lay a tarp over that area so it overhangs the deck a bit and see if that stops it? At least that’ll help you locate where the issue is (or is not).
 
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