Hello! We just installed a new liner in our saltwater Tee shaped pool last August and miraculously without a single wrinkle! Fast forward to this spring, we opened and there were quite a few wrinkles in the one side of shallow end. I was able to work out most of them with a plunger, but on the side of the wall. I was so excited they were coming out because I didn't want to drain it... probably costing up to $1000 in water. I warmed it up and still can't get the longest, highest one out. I'm at a standstill. Any last minutes tips or tricks before I have to drain as a last resort? I have not added salt that it needs yet because I'm afraid I will have to drain. It is not quite balanced yet, but wondered if that would make any difference with this problem. I have attached a pic...
Wrinkles in shallow end after opening
- Thread starter tracyg7373
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
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- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Good luck on the removal of that wrinkle. FYI. Over the winter you had a floating liner due to ground water. You may want to address that also. If you have a deep end you may still have water there.
Yeah, ground water is the likely culprit. Getting the wrinkle to settle back out might happen as the groundwater recedes might happen if you are lucky and persistent. You already know how to move the liner (a little) by using a plunger so stay with it and give it your best shot.
A member for 10 years and we don't know what state you live in??? How much rain do you get?
A member for 10 years and we don't know what state you live in??? How much rain do you get?
Western Pennsylvania. We did get a lot of rain and snow this past winter. The corner actually pulled away and I was finally able to get it back in the track. I have spent a few hours each day on this one and it doesn't seem to want to budge. I really do not want to drain it. Might it be easier after we get another heavy rain?
UPDATE: After many, many, many hours of persistence, I finally got it out!!!!
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Yes, about 6 different kinds of plungers, a lot of willpower, water shoes to help move it, and wasted time. It was one of the most frustrating things I have ever done, but I was determined to not spend $1000+ on more water if I had to drain, which might have caused more problems. Someone's advice was to be persistent, and that I was.
Orion7319
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- Jul 1, 2020
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- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Neat! I have a few minor wrinkles confined to the shallow end. Got any plunger recommendations, useful tips, techniques?
WELL done. If it helps any, I always look at how long I'd have to work to pay the $1000 (?) and consider that much time invested a fair trade as I'd rather be anywhere but work.
For example, having to go to work for 3 hours to pay a landscaper for 1 hour. It's worth 3 hours of my time and if I get it done in an hour and a half, it's a double score. In reality, my regular pay is already spent on bills and life in general and in theory I would have to work that many extra hours on top of my regular 40 hours. I can't just divert 20 hours of this weeks paycheck away from the mortgage(etc). So my time fiddling with a PITA project is worth even more to deal with it myself.
These types of things is why we all hopefully have savings, but if you raid the savings, they are never the savings for long.
The ones I got at Home Depot that have a black plunger/orange handle worked the best. Plunge and try to kinda drag it away toward the wall/corner to encourage it to work its way out. If they are small, should not be an issue. Good luck!
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