A familiar sight to many owners of vinyl liner pools every season is kinks or spreads near the rail that holds the liner in place. Constant fluctuations in temperature throughout the winter can cause the vinyl to roll out and pop out in certain places - most often at corners or where there is plastic liner on the concrete deck that meets the pool cover. In many cases, the vinyl can be pulled up and back in place in minutes. Dive in!
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Boil it
Step 1. Boil a pot of water
It may take several pots, depending on the size of the liner.
- Slowly pour the hot water directly onto the curled vinyl, under the top edge. Use a kettle or can with a long spout, such as a watering can.
- Don't pour right on the top edge of the vinyl, but just below the edge, because you'll have to grab it afterwards.
- Slowly pour back and forth along the vinyl.
Step 2. Pull up the vinyl
As the hot water softens the vinyl, grab the top edge and pull the vinyl up firmly over the rail so that when you release it it will stay just above the rail.
- It may take several cans of water before the entire rim can be pulled up sufficiently.
- You may also need to lower the water level about 6 inches to increase the amount of vinyl you can stretch.
- This task will be easier if one person pulls up while others pour hot water. But if necessary, one person can do the work himself.
Step 3. Realign the vinyl
Starting at one end, twist the top edge firmly horizontally and place it on the metal rail.
- The bottom top of the vinyl has a “V” shaped groove that should slip into a similar groove on the top of the metal rail.
- You should feel the edge of the vinyl slip into the groove, which is supposed to hold it in place.
Step 4. Keep the vinyl in place
Use a large, varnished wood stirrer to help you press and hold the vinyl on the rail as you pull it in place.
- Be careful not to tear the vinyl.
- For longer gaps use wooden clothespins broken in half and placed along the split every few inches.
Step 5. Conclude
When you are done rolling and tucking, get several small compressed pieces of plastic, small (0.5 or 1 cm) from the pool accessories store and press them into the space between the top of the plastic and the bottom of the metal liner of the pool. pool. This will help make sure the plastic liner will stay there.
Method 2 of 3: Dry it with the hair dryer
Step 1. Use an extension cord and a hair dryer or heat gun
Heat an area of the liner to stretch it out by holding the hair dryer half a dozen inches from the surface and slightly angled. Keep the hair dryer moving so you don't burn the liner. You don't need to overheat the liner - just heat it up enough to make it pliable
Step 2. Put the liner back on the rail
Done.
Step 3. Note:
be careful that there is no one in the pool while using electrical appliances, as dropping them into the water could be fatal for them.
Method 3 of 3: Put a Patch on the Liner
Step 1. Use a vinyl patch kit
A common problem with pool liners is that small holes or tears can develop from a bump or sharp debris in the pool.
- Use a vinyl patch kit made specifically for swimming pools.
- Cut out the patch in a circle, as sharp edges on the patch will tend to peel off over time.
- If possible, use a piece of the same pattern as the liner to match the colors, or patch the underside of the liner.
Advice
- Always start in the center of the area to be put back on the track and then work halfway around each side until the liner is completely back in place.
- It might help to have someone else pour the boiling water while you put the liner back on the rail.
Warnings
- Most pool professionals would not consider using a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the liner. The boiling water on the liner will not be dangerous if you are careful, and the liner will not be in any danger. Any tool that heats up could create a small ember, which could potentially fall onto the liner and melt a hole in it.
- Hair dryer method: water and electricity are not good friends; if you drop the hair dryer, do not try to take it back, unplug the extension cord from the socket on the wall first.
- Remember you are using hot water that scalds! Be careful where you pour it.
