vinyl

Hey there, New pool owner here. Purchased my home winter 2023 that has a 18x30 inground pool with a Vinyl pool cover that is needing to be replaced. There is some sun damage towards the top which has induced some cracking. I am on the schedule for a new liner spring 2025 since waitlist is...

Has anyone ever changed their return jet faceplates, I have a few that are starting to crack/fade and want to replace them before they start leaking. I worked for a pool company last year as a jr service tech but never had to do it on a old liner and am scared it will shift! I could easily do it...

Hi All, Quick question - Is there a BIG difference in efficiency to get one of the below over the other? I'm in Central California where winter temps get down to 40's and maybe a freeze here and there but no snow. Cover 1 - 30oz Marine Vinyl, 83" x 83" with 5" skirt , 4"-2" taper with 2lb...

I’ve got a new vinyl pool nearing the finish line. Under the liner (the floor), we did a Portland wet mix (mortar more or less). It is smooth here and there but in some areas pretty rough. We have a delay while waiting for the vinyl install and I was thinking about maybe doing drylok over the...

Most of the way through a new VINYL pool install. For the coping/decking we are doing poured concrete. Our PB wants to do a 12" coping and a separate pour for the wider decking. Coping is cantilevered (styrofoam) forms. The questions are: 1) Should the perpendicular rebar be stubbed out of the...

Not new to pool maintenance but new to TFP. We’ve had a hard time getting our pool perfectly clear this season. We can see the bottom but the water isn’t sparkling clear. After being totally fed up with the run around at the pool store and a recommendation from a family member who uses TFP we...

Hi All! We have a 9 month old vinyl pool that had a leak in the liner - our PB is replacing the original Hydra liner with a Merlin one next week. We have steel steps and steel tanning ledge that are also covered by the vinyl liner. These steps and edges in the ledge are pretty sharp, and I...

So, I am a new pool owner and man is this a learning process. I want to thank TFP for the wealth of information I have found here. I have learned that the PH will always creep up with a SWG. My problem is the way to lower it. I have been using dry acid (lo n slo) but I recently read that is...

Hello, Wondering if anyone has any tips for patching this rip in my vinyl stairs? It's awkward where it is in the corner of my step. Discovered it when opening the pool for the summer. First time pool owner, and pool/liner only used one season! Do you think this was caused by ice damage...

I'm getting my bond beam formed today. I'm having my typical last-minute panics with something like this realizing the millions of things I don't know. Here are my questions. 1) should I separate the coping from the concrete on top of the pool wall in case I ever need to change the...

I have a 2 year old vinyl liner that should be under warranty but the pool company that sold it to me, is possibly gone out of business and I am unable to locate a receipt to be able to get warranty coverage for a replacement. I am searching all my receipts and online statements but if I don’t...

Back Story: I've had this "newer" pool for a few years now... after having a terrible experience with the Coleman Power Steel Swim Vista pool (The first gen window pool from Walmart). Anywho, my Summer Waves Elite pool has a seperation on the inside where the liner wraps around one of the...

Hello All, I have recently bought an Intex Greywood inflatable hot tub and have been very thankful for this forum. Here there is consistent information with actual logical science behind the recommendations that is so difficult to find elsewhere. I decided to use Bromine for sanitizer since it...

So I am almost positive we have stubborn fertilizer stains in my vinyl pool. They look like little iron spots all in the shallow end. I tried using vitamin c tablets but for some reason they made the stains darker and worse. I tried rubbing a chlorine tablet on it...again no results. Shocked the...

Well, getting ready to open the pool this year and our vinyl liner is shot (7 years old). I have a 20,000 gallon kidney shaped in ground pool. Any recommendations on thickness of liner and how much I can expect to pay for the liner itself and/or installation. I’m hoping no more than $3,000...

HI! We are still making plans to build our first pool. We are now trying to decide between getting a gunite or vinyl liner pool. We are looking to get a tanning ledge and we were told that gunite would make more sense because of how easily vinyl can puncture with pets, chairs, etc. However...

I found this photo I want a pool vinyl liner this color I keep seeing people saying natural grey or mosaic grey (Latham product which is what we’re using) but then I google it and they look a dirty green! HELP install is in next week

Hello Everyone, I just opened my pool the other day. It's an IGP, approx 42k gallons. The pool held water over the winter without any signs of leaking. In the fall I left the water a little below the skimmers, and when I removed the cover a few days ago, the water was at the top of the...

Hi, I am new to the thread and still reading a few things. I have been a pool owner for 7 years and I am at my wits end with this pool. This algae won't die and the running joke is that it is the undead Algae. I have been told this is algae - it is spotty and seems to be in the crevasses of...

hello all, I am replacing my vinyl liner and the bottom of the pool is concrete not vermiculite. I know this because it's rained and it is holding water. I have read it's fine and good contractors use concrete instead of vermiculite. Regardless the liner I just pulled out was wrinkled like a...

I know this is probably a very old, debated, "abused" discussion. However, I am back to my house after a long time where I had to work in another area. I now plan to take several months off work and do projects around the house. My wife *demands* a swimming pool :D and asks about it every day...

I have a sag in my liner where several of the liner track screws have given way. We have had a super wet winter here in the NE, so the pool level is very high. It was actually very close to going behind the liner where it's sagging. Today I wanted to drain some what from the pool to prevent...