3yrs old, legs rusting out, heard a pop

[changethursday]

Hey there - I've had a 16' round prism for 3 yrs (4 seasons) and this past off season, it very suddenly went downhill....

• Pool bottom bleached white
• Went from a couple of small rust spots on perimeter I treated to marge rust bubbles on 50% of the perimeter
• Multiple legs went from no visible rust to rusting basically through

We were in the pool, and I heard a pop, and looked over and saw that one of the legs had shifted a little because the bottom rusted out. 4-5 of the legs are like this, but unfortunately, they're all sort of on the same side of the pool (not all contiguous, but the same half)

Am I better off just replacing the pool entirely, or replacing the hardware? Theres no rips or anything in the liner. I don't need another pump or anything (I got a sand/salt system off FB Marketplace for it).

Is it dangerous to swim in? Would love to wait till the end of the season, but its not even July yet. I don't super want to drain this thing, tear it down, put up a new one, full it, and wait for it to warm up, but I guess losing ~1 week isn't the end of the world.

 

[ajw22]

Yes, you should drain the pool and take it down.

A sudden pool collapse will let loose 40,000 pounds of water and someone can get hurt if in the pool or near it. And I don't know what damage that water will cause around the pool.

 

[johnnydot]

Yes, you should drain the pool and take it down.

A sudden pool collapse will let loose 40,000 pounds of water and someone can get hurt if in the pool or near it. And I don't know what damage that water will cause around the pool.

I agree, this is an accident waiting to happen. Don't risk anyone having serious injury or even death if the thing collapses while someone is in it.

 

[changethursday]

Tore it down, going back with an 18' XTR. Thanks all!