Horizontal pool beam slipping apart

[Factdinder]

Has anyone ever had a horizontal pool beam slip apart? Will the pool instantly collapse? How to bring it back together without draining the pool?

 

[JeaniB]

Are you sure it’s slipping apart? Maybe you are just seeing the indentation of the overlap? Mine has this at almost every joint.

 

[Factdinder]

Thank you for the reaponse. I'm not sure, but just got panicked! I checked the others and this one is just farther apart than they are. Our problem has changed though. We tried to bring it back together and bent a leg. (There is not even a proper emoji for my feelings!!)

My husband bent it back, but now it has a "crumbled" spot. I'm clueless on what will happen next!
We have the 16x32x52

 

[JeaniB]

Thank you for the reaponse. I'm not sure, but just got panicked! I checked the others and this one is just farther apart than they are. Our problem has changed though. We tried to bring it back together and bent a leg. (There is not even a proper emoji for my feelings!!)

My husband bent it back, but now it has a "crumbled" spot. I'm clueless on what will happen next!
We have the 16x32x52

Ouch! That stinks, I bent a vertical leg trying to move it with water in the pool. I had to order a replacement, drain and start over.

 

[cowboycasey]

Just to give you an idea of the weight... 15,000 gallons weights 132,000 pounds or 66 tons... that equals about 5500 pounds per leg or about 3 tons...

Lots of weight on each leg pushing out.... please be careful..