Hi all, thanks for the forum.
I'm seeking your advice about repairing some leaking pool covers made of PVC.
I've made a collection of 16 solar pool covers. They are 4 X 9 squares made of PVC, with the solar plastic cut to fit inside of the square. I punched grommets around edge of the solar plastic, and attached solar material to the PVC with plastic zip ties. This system works great for us, much much easier to deal with than trying to manage a single 16 X 50 sheet of solar plastic, even with a roller.
But...
It appears I am not a PVC genius and some of the PVC squares are beginning to leak a bit. The only place they can leak of course is at the corner joints. The leaks are few and modest so far, so I'm going to attempt to patch the affected corners with...
With what? I'm reading about various kinds of plumber's tape, but don't really know what I'm doing so I thought I'd seek your advice before blundering forward on my own.
In case I haven''t made it clear, I need something to leak proof the joint where the long piece of straight PVC (sides of panel) meets the corner PVC piece.
Thank you much!
I'm seeking your advice about repairing some leaking pool covers made of PVC.
I've made a collection of 16 solar pool covers. They are 4 X 9 squares made of PVC, with the solar plastic cut to fit inside of the square. I punched grommets around edge of the solar plastic, and attached solar material to the PVC with plastic zip ties. This system works great for us, much much easier to deal with than trying to manage a single 16 X 50 sheet of solar plastic, even with a roller.
But...
It appears I am not a PVC genius and some of the PVC squares are beginning to leak a bit. The only place they can leak of course is at the corner joints. The leaks are few and modest so far, so I'm going to attempt to patch the affected corners with...
With what? I'm reading about various kinds of plumber's tape, but don't really know what I'm doing so I thought I'd seek your advice before blundering forward on my own.
In case I haven''t made it clear, I need something to leak proof the joint where the long piece of straight PVC (sides of panel) meets the corner PVC piece.
Thank you much!