Vinyl liner pool leaking

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oztrek
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Vinyl liner pool leaking

Postby oztrek » Sat 11 Jun, 2022 11:55

Hi I have a 18K gallon liner pool
I drained 80% of it by mistake, lots of bubbles and wrinkles showed up and then refilled it
Now there is only wrinkles at the floor
Now i also noticed the water level drops 3 inch a day
I am testing to turn off the pump to isolate the problem and will use dry test
Any tips?


Teapot1
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My Pool: 12000 gallons vinyl liner,

Re: Vinyl liner pool leaking

Postby Teapot1 » Mon 13 Jun, 2022 01:52

Call a pool engineer who uses the Anderson leak trac system to find the leak in the liner if its not the plumbing. Shouldn't take more than 30mins to accurately locate the hole. Other systems such as dye are a waste of time and money.
I may not give you the answer you want to hear, but I will give an honest opinion of your situation as you decribe it.
sakleiner
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My Pool: 16 x 32 in ground, vinyl lined

Re: Vinyl liner pool leaking

Postby sakleiner » Wed 22 Jun, 2022 05:56

Will do. The pool guys also said toe nails can cause this.
Teapot1
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My Pool: 12000 gallons vinyl liner,

Re: Vinyl liner pool leaking

Postby Teapot1 » Wed 22 Jun, 2022 10:53

Some toe nail, above ground liners are thinner generally than inground pools but it would have to be a horrible toe nail, liner is tougher than you think normally.
I may not give you the answer you want to hear, but I will give an honest opinion of your situation as you decribe it.
sakleiner
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My Pool: 16 x 32 in ground, vinyl lined

Re: Vinyl liner pool leaking

Postby sakleiner » Wed 22 Jun, 2022 11:51

Right. I’m not quite sold on the toe nail theory. But the cause is still unknown and I’ll be pondering possibilities.

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