First Year Opening - And found a tear in liner

slappymancuso

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May 30, 2024
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Virginia
We think this liner was around 5-7 years old when we bought the house 3 years ago - so this is probably around season 8-10 or so for it. I decided to open the pool myself this year, and I found a very unpleasant surprise. There's a 24" wide tear just below where the liner meets the coping.

I have seen a few other threads prescribing a large patch with scrap liner which may be an option for me. What do you fine folks think? Is it time to replace? The liner has otherwise been fine aside from some mild discoloring. I'm just trying to decide if I patch and fill to complete opening or start getting quotes on a new liner.

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Thanks in advance for any insights.
 
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You can try some combination of gorilla tape and liner patch and see if it holds. You may not have enough meat above the tear for any patch to hold.

Even if a patch looks like it is holding a new liner is in your future.

 
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