My Vinyl Pool Liner Has Wrinkles
My liner has just developed wrinkles what does this mean.
My vinyl pool liner has wrinkles. When to call a pro. In most cases there is no need to drain the pool to repair a vinyl liner. This indicates there is water under the liner caused by ground water or damage to the liner. Anytime you drain a pool there is the possibility of structural damage.
Wrinkles can also develop slowly over time which is unfortunately true for both pools and people. Wrinkles on the wall of a vinyl liner pool are usually a result of a liner that has shifted while water was under it but has now settled since the water has receded. At 20 28 mil thickness it s very difficult to even push a fork through a vinyl liner it takes a lot of force or a very sharp implement to cut a vinyl liner. My liner is soft and spongy in the corners what caused it.
My only thought would be water under the liner raising the liner but only on the one side water is able to come between the pool walls floor and the liner and float the liner or raise it up off the floor and when it comes back down to rest it wrinkles because raising it has caused the liner to pull or slip inward and because the. This indicates there is water under the liner caused by ground water or damage to the liner. If the pool is full and there are too many wrinkles to plunge out or the wrinkles are so large as to be folded over we would strongly recommend calling in your local pool service professional. Liner wrinkles are part of owning a vinyl liner pool.
A liner is very thin and when it s initially installed it s not uncommon to have some wrinkles in the pool. The 4 reasons why pool liners have wrinkles. If this is the case it can be very hard to move the wrinkles as they will be inclined to return to their original spot. Pool liner wrinkles happen when the pool water has high levels of bromine and chlorine.
If holes do happen they can be easily patched with an underwater vinyl patch kit. When the liner has folded over it will most likely require draining the pool and reset the liner to correct. There is one major reason why wrinkles appear when the liner absorbs water.