Liner Problems Where The Base And Wall Meet...

[paxthar]

Hey Everyone,

So I have an issue with my new pool that I had installed this summer. Basically in spots along the straight sides, where the sand base meets the wall, it appears (according to me feeling with my toes) that the side wall has "pushed away" a bit from the base, creating a crevasse between the base and the wall. Is this anything to worry about? The guys who installed my pool (at a cost of $4500) said that this is normal as some pools settle and the water presses against the walls of the pool. They said the only real way to fix it would be when I go about replacing my liner, then I could touch up the sand base along the walls. The pool was installed on a concrete perimeter with a sand base.

I did notice that when they put the sand base in they really didn't put a curve along the wall where the base and wall met but rather just met the sand base to the wall at a 90 degree angle.

If this isn't going to harm my liner, I am happy to wait it out till I have the opportunity to move the liner away from the wall and touch up the base, and I think put in some kind of curve where the sand floor and wall meet.

Thanks for any advice in advance!!

[poolhelp4u]

Hey Everyone,

So I have an issue with my new pool that I had installed this summer. Basically in spots along the straight sides, where the sand base meets the wall, it appears (according to me feeling with my toes) that the side wall has "pushed away" a bit from the base, creating a crevasse between the base and the wall. Is this anything to worry about? The guys who installed my pool (at a cost of $4500) said that this is normal as some pools settle and the water presses against the walls of the pool. They said the only real way to fix it would be when I go about replacing my liner, then I could touch up the sand base along the walls. The pool was installed on a concrete perimeter with a sand base.

I did notice that when they put the sand base in they really didn't put a curve along the wall where the base and wall met but rather just met the sand base to the wall at a 90 degree angle.

If this isn't going to harm my liner, I am happy to wait it out till I have the opportunity to move the liner away from the wall and touch up the base, and I think put in some kind of curve where the sand floor and wall meet.

Thanks for any advice in advance!!

All you have to do is pump down the water in your pool. Take the liner away from the area in question and lay some sand into this 90 degree angle. Not to much as your new liner has formed to the new 90 degree angle. By placing about a 2-3 inch cove you will avert potential collapse. The installers should have made sure you had a sand cove or perhaps a foam cove in place before setting the liner. <spam link removed>