Tiny hole in pool wall and liner! HELP!

[mommytotwins]

We came home from vacation and found a hole in the side of the pool wall. What are my options?!?

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It seems like it goes through to the liner and is leaking a little. Can I patch the liner and use something like JB Weld on the wall?

 

[Texas Splash]

Definitely get a patch kit and take care of the liner before things get worse. There are various kinds of liner kits that be applied even underwater. For the outside, that hole appears to be small. So unless I'm mistaken, it's more of a cosmetic issue and you can use just about any epoxy-type product to fill it in. If the hole was large to the point where the pressure of the water could try to push out through the hole, then you would need to try to get behind the liner and perhaps slip a piece of metal in there to provide support. But from the pic it doesn't seem that large to me.

 

[zea3]

How high up on the wall is the hole? I know from experience that the rust on the inside of the wall is bigger than what you see on the outside. Patching the liner is a good start. Inspect your pool wall carefully for other areas that have a bubbled appearance.

 

[mommytotwins]

How high up on the wall is the hole? I know from experience that the rust on the inside of the wall is bigger than what you see on the outside. Patching the liner is a good start. Inspect your pool wall carefully for other areas that have a bubbled appearance.

Maybe about 8” from the top

 

[zea3]

When swim season is over I would drain enough water to be able to peal the liner back and look at the inside of the wall. Then you can spray some rust inhibitor on the wall and patch the hole with sheet metal. You can find more information on repairing an above ground pool here:Advanced Wall Repair for an Above Ground Pool