Undissolved Chlorine Burnt My Pvc Pool Liner. Help Pls!

[jezmondo]

Hello Everyone.

Reaching out here, in the hope of some of your wisdom and help pls.

Guess what i did ? Yup. chlorine capsule escaped to the bottom of the above ground (bestway) pool.

i didn't see it until the following morning. By then, the chlorine had burnt through (dissolved) top layer of the pvc liner. through to the mesh layer. i did panic, but actually it didn't see to be leaking much water since water pressure seemed to seal the other pvc layer, to the floor (ground). the affected area is about the size of my hand.

i tried putting on those pvc repair patches. but they float off within an hour.

water pressure when the pool is full seems to prevent much water leaking. but i really want to patch / cover up the area where the pvc top layer has dissolved. or to buy a large (1 foot square patch) and attach that.

does anyone have any tips or suggestions ?

ideally if i could just get a strong glue / adhesive to cover the abraissed area (when the pool is empty) then maybe ?

i thought of even a strong silicon that you put around the bathrooms seals? but kids jump in the pool and so there feet i would assume would wear away the silicon.

is there like a paint glue i cant jut put over the affected area, to give it a rubber seal ?

(i'm intending on lifting up the pool, and putting another layer of plastic sheeting underneath so that water pressure again forces the pool liner into direct contact with a plastic flooring, prior to the ground.

very much appreciate any thoughts.

(i'm in south italy, and so dint have the abundance of DIY stores i'm sure you luck people have elsewhere)

jez

[Greys0n]

u need good pump and water cleaner

[Cusser]

I had a brand new Doughboy liner installed by a professional into my 15 foot above ground pool two years ago. Within a month it became obvious that my liner was leaking by one of the seams, and causing a depression underneath the liner that would eventually break through. Doughboy was not the manufacturer of the pool, but the installer said their liners were generally the best, and labor was the same (same installer I had used 14 years earlier with original install).

Anyway, since Doughboy was being a shithead about honoring their warranty (which they brag about on their web site) with stuff like "cut out the bad section, and also the section with our Sharpie writing of manufacture date, and send those sections to us, and we'll evaluate within a few weeks. Basically, one could shove a 1/8 inch dowel through the seam hole, sent them photos; they would not authorize their local Doughboy rep to come over to evaluate for them.

Anyway, while fighting with Doughboy, I drained the pool (under 4000 gallons), dismantled about 1/3 of the liner, cut a patch from leftover liner material from the install, and silicone glued that to the backside of the liner. A few hours later I applied Loctite flexible plastic adhesive cement to the seam surfaces themselves, and cut another patch and glued that to the inside surface also with the same Loctite stuff. Jump two years ahead, still no leaks, but the inside patch (in contact with the water) seems to have some glue release, but I'm not monkeying with that right now.

Anyway, Doughboy finally agreed to send a new liner to me if I'd pay $40 shipping, so I got that, sitting in a closet. After doing that repair, and watching the pro, believe that I could install my own liner now. And I'm 63.