I have a 2” cut about a foot and a half from the top in my above ground pool liner. Can I patch that or should I get a new one?
2 inch cut in pool liner.
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How old is the liner?
If the liner is in otherwise good shape, a patch should be fine. Liners as they age get weaker and weaker. So if this cut was due to something specific, go for it. If a mysterious reason, and the liner is old, you may get more in other places starting to show up soon - then replace the liner. The life span of patches varies a lot, but I have gotten several years out of some. Enough to stretch things to the point where I really did need to replace the whole liner. But if the patch starts to leak sooner than expected, it is really hard to patch a patch - so then new liner time.
If the liner is in otherwise good shape, a patch should be fine. Liners as they age get weaker and weaker. So if this cut was due to something specific, go for it. If a mysterious reason, and the liner is old, you may get more in other places starting to show up soon - then replace the liner. The life span of patches varies a lot, but I have gotten several years out of some. Enough to stretch things to the point where I really did need to replace the whole liner. But if the patch starts to leak sooner than expected, it is really hard to patch a patch - so then new liner time.
Thank you, that’s good to hear. It’s only three years old. I’ve read somewhere what a typical life is for a liner but, don’t remember. I’m guessing 7-10 years?
My in ground seems to average a bit more than 12 years. No idea what it might be for an above ground.
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