Shop vac sucking liner into hose?

[Weasel2017]

Just getting ready for water tomorrow and was sucking the liner tight with shop vac. Liner was constantly getting sucked into vac so kept turning fear I would damage the liner. Not completely sucked in but to the point I was concerned. Any suggestions?

 

[cowboycasey]

How did the water fill go, any issues?

 

[Weasel2017]

Nerve-racking! ;-) To be expected for the first time I guess. I moved the shop vac to a spot with a little more slack in the liner and added a 1.5" elbow to the end to make the suction hole a bit bigger and that allowed me to leave it running. Weather was nice and hot and water trucks were about an hour part so the liner stretched out nicely. Not perfection but happy with it.