In-ground Vinyl out of liner

[CharliePlowells]

Hello, I’m new to this website and desparte for some advice!
We just took the cover off our in-ground vinyl pool to find that some of the the liner came off the track. We thought we could fix it, but it’s impossible cause it’s so short, I don’t know if it shrunk. We are using hot water to pull it up but even pulling it up it doesn’t allow us to reach to get back into the track. I will attach a picture! Any advise would be great. Hopefully don’t have to get a new one!

 

[borjis]

I wonder if it would help if direct sun sitting on it most of the day would stretch it out some.
I have heard of some folks using a hair dryer to heat up the vinyl, but very risky.

 

[Lskul60]

You might be able to get some lifting leverage by using very srong tape (gorilla tape?)

This way you can be on your knees leaning over the pool and lift.
The tape will definitely need to have a very strong tensile strength so it doesn’t “slip”

 

[Lskul60]

Or, you call a pool company and spend a few hundred dollars. They’ll probably use a hair dryer or heat gun, but let them risk the electrocution

 

[zea3]

Hi, welcome to TFP! draining off a little more water to make the liner easier to pull up may help. Try pulling it up again on a warm, sunny day. Did you take part of the coping off to lift the liner into place or was it already like that?

 

[jimmythegreek]

If the liner is older you need to drain down pool to reset it and then fill back up. Heat works and warm water works with sun but it depends on skill level and multiple hands working it back in

 

[mickey4paws]

A similar thing happened to our liner when it was only a couple years old. We were too afraid of ripping the liner if we tried fixing ourselves. Called the PB who installed the liner and he came out and fixed it. The liner is now 16 years old (ready to be replaced next year) and it hasn't come out of the bead since the PB fixed it. He didn't charge us but that's just the kind of guy he is. Not sure what a pool company would charge you.

Good luck and let us know how things turn out.

 

[Hootz]

I have had similar issues when opening my pool in the spring. The water needs to be very hot; not quite to a boil but almost. From the looks of your liner you have plenty of slack. Do not try to do too much at a time; start at one end and work about a foot before stopping and applying more hot water. Tip: clip your nails before stretching the liner, long fingernails will gouge the liner when pulling it up.