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    DIY Resources for Fixing Buckled Walls and Installing Liners

    Hello, I've decided to replace my vinyl liner myself and in the process, fix creases in walls that have buckled. None of the Pool School articles really show all the steps that this entails. I would like to know what the awesome members of the TFP Forums think are the best online resources...
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    Vinyl liner wrinkles --> tear during rapid fill??

    Thank you everyone for all of your replies. I appreciate it.
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    Vinyl liner wrinkles --> tear during rapid fill??

    Looks like I asked the wrong question. The liner did not tear, but as you can see from some of the pics further below, the walls started to buckle considerably. That's when I told the guy to stop filling it. I have about 16 inches of water in the pool. Do you think it best that I drain the...
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    Vinyl liner wrinkles --> tear during rapid fill??

    Hi zea3, The liner is as old as the pool - roughly 8 or 9 years old. This past Monday the 20th (6 days ago) I started to drain the pool, and late that evening I got it to about 1 or 2 inches of depth. That's when I noticed these big-time wrinkles. I'm fairly certain (though not 100% sure) that...
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    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...
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    Testing posting - will it work?

    I just tried to post in a real forum and it failed, so let's see if this works.
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    Wall Buckled: keep filling up pool or stop?

    Hello Everyone, First time poster here; looks like a very nice forum. About 1 year ago we installed an above ground 21' pool. Today we removed the cover used to close the pool for the winter. I noticed that the wall area around the skimmer has buckled, in such a way that now the skimmer...
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