New Liner ripping from bead lock area.

[brandonc0318]

I am needing advice on if i can even repair this liner or if i just need to replace it. It's brand new installed around September. Im not even sure what caused it. I did find a dead possum floating in my pool so maybe it could've ripped the liner trying to escape but i don't see any scratch marks or punctures near the rip. I do think that the side the tears are on is in the side i felt i had to stretch the liner more because it was a little deeper on that side. When i do another liner in getting rid of the foam coves and going to go with sand coves. Any advice for this newbie would definitely help.

 

[ajw22]

Welcome to TFP.

@Mdragger88 @zea3 thoughts?

 

[Newdude]

IMO it's a seam issue and there is nothing you could do to cause it. Call the installer amd if that goes nowhere, then the manufacturer.

 

[Mdragger88]

I agree with @Newdude Its a Warranty situation.

 

[JamesW]

I do think that the side the tears are on is in the side I felt I had to stretch the liner more because it was a little deeper on that side.

The liner should not really be stretched.

The cracks and discoloration point to excessive heat from the sun or maybe a heat gun used to help stretch the liner into place.

 

[zea3]

That definitely looks like heat gun damage on the right side of the liner failure. Was this a diy installation? If so you may not have any recourse other than buying a new liner. If a "professional" installed this then I would be after them to replace the liner. Foam coves did not cause this.

Never use a heat gun to stretch a liner. If it is too short on one side redistribute the liner so it fits better and then if you need to stretch it use hot water to make the vinyl more pliable.