What preventative steps can I take?

[Tim Hanus]

We are having to replace the wall on our 21' above ground pool due to corrosion. The wall is being replace on warranty but of course it will not cover labor, shipping, or a new liner.
Are there any steps that we can take to help prevent this taking place again? Foam wall insulation? Paint the interior of the wall?

Thanks in advance for your input.
Tim

 

[Newdude]

The wall is being replace on warranty but of course it will not cover labor, shipping, or a new liner.

Or filling or balancing. And while a couple hundred off a new wall is nice and all, it's peanuts in the grand scheme of things for how much they all tout their warranties.

The best thing you can do is to leave the exterior wall / bottom rail fully exposed. It doesn't need much room, a couple of inches is plenty. But you don't want anything trapping moisture down there. Far too many mulch / rock / grass right up to the edge.

It would cost as much as the pool to rustoleum the inside wall. If you only did the bottom area you just know you'd stop 2 inches short of where you needed it down the road.

 

[Tim Hanus]

We are having to replace the wall on our 21' above ground pool due to corrosion. The wall is being replace on warranty but of course it will not cover labor, shipping, or a new liner.
Are there any steps that we can take to help prevent this taking place again? Foam wall insulation? Paint the interior of the wall?

Thanks in advance for your input.
Tim

Adding a picture to show damage. The liner is a J-hook/uni bead

 

[VinnyinNJ]

I have to ask what brand if pool? I had a Vogue pool up for 20 years and the wall looked great compared to the photo you posted. We lost the liner after that 20 years and the reason why we got rid of it was the bottom rail was gone. The pool walls had some rust but nothing like in your photo. It did have an overlap liner but my new pool''s J channel doesn’t leave the interior of the pool exposed.

Was the pool on sand? What was around it? Just asking to see if there is a contrast to see what I had/ have vs what you are installing it on.

 

[Tim Hanus]

I have to ask what brand if pool? I had a Vogue pool up for 20 years and the wall looked great compared to the photo you posted. We lost the liner after that 20 years and the reason why we got rid of it was the bottom rail was gone. The pool walls had some rust but nothing like in your photo. It did have an overlap liner but my new pool''s J channel doesn’t leave the interior of the pool exposed.

Was the pool on sand? What was around it? Just asking to see if there is a contrast to see what I had/ have vs what you are installing it on.

It is the Saratoga, sitting on some hard black plastic that the installer supplied. There is not anything sitting around it except for the pool deck we built and it is on the opposite side of the pool of this.

 

[Tim Hanus]

Or filling or balancing. And while a couple hundred off a new wall is nice and all, it's peanuts in the grand scheme of things for how much they all tout their warranties.

The best thing you can do is to leave the exterior wall / bottom rail fully exposed. It doesn't need much room, a couple of inches is plenty. But you don't want anything trapping moisture down there. Far too many mulch / rock / grass right up to the edge.

It would cost as much as the pool to rustoleum the inside wall. If you only did the bottom area you just know you'd stop 2 inches short of where you needed it down the road.

Bottom rail is exposed and also the only metal on this pool is the wall, all else is the resin.

 

[Newdude]

How old is it ? Was it new in 2019 or were you like me and went several years before you thought to search for a better way ?

 

[Tim Hanus]

How old is it ? Was it new in 2019 or were you like me and went several years before you thought to search for a better way ?

Pool was installed in June 2022 with the sand filter and single speed pump. I changed that out to variable speed and cartridge filter and added the SWCG.

 

[Newdude]

Pool was installed in June 2022

Then I'd chalk it up to a Covid shortage product that was rushed to market to fill the void. Quality control went in the John across industries and it didn't matter how bad the products were so long as they had them to sell.

It used to be 'buy once cry once' and then it was 'cry no matter what you buy'. It seems better these days but still not back to where it was.

Best wishes with the new wall.

 

[VinnyinNJ]

It is the Saratoga, sitting on some hard black plastic that the installer supplied. There is not anything sitting around it except for the pool deck we built and it is on the opposite side of the pool of this.

I'm not sure if this makes a difference or not but most pools sit on mason sand. I wonder if being on hard plastic with water having no way to escape caused part/all of this issue. I can't imagine all that rust from a 2 year old pool but it was probably as @Newdude said ... covid supply issues. I bought my new pool at the end of summer 2022 so I guess this may be something I am going to look forward to!

Good luck with the replacement!!!