How to fix the bottom of a pool

How to fix the bottom of a pool. It is very common for vinyl pools develop leaks in the background. It would take something too strong to crack a concrete pool, while a vinyl tarp eventually dries, becomes brittle and is more susceptible to cracking. Unlike concrete pools, finding a leak in a vinyl pool can be a difficult task.

Instructions

How to tell if you have a leak

1. Add water constantly to the pool is a good indicator that you have a leak. A good parameter to consider is that if you need to add 2 inches (5 cm) or more per week, you probably have a leak.

2. Determine if your loss is an area other than the bottom of the pool. If it leaks only when the system is running, probably indicates a leak in the plumbing. However, if the leak is continuous, it will most likely be in the background.

3. Walk around your pool and looking soft and wet areas on the floor or around the areas where the grass is greener on the other areas. Any of these may indicate a leak.

4. Check the inside of your pool for any cracks or sinks that could have been formed by water loss. Pay close attention to the corners and around the stairs near where the coating is put have narrowed areas and have small leaks.

5. Look near the water line. If you live in a cold climate, the spring thaw can cause a cut in the lining. It could also happen that an animal has fallen in the pool, scratching the walls.

6. Wear a mask and snorkel to find leaks in the bottom. There may be small air bubbles from the leak. Or, since any leaks come from dirt from the hole you should be viewed.

Fixing the pool's leak

1. Once you've found the leak, it's easy to plug them cutting or dividing a patch to make it a couple of inches or so a small hole to coat the lining.

2. Buy a kit of patches in your pool supply store. This kit contains a piece of vinyl siding and plastic cement works under or above water.

3. Cut a patch to plug the hole, scraping the back with sandpaper, then spread cement over the patch and place it over the hole (even underwater).

4. Alisa air bubbles and allow the cement to adhere.

5. Alternatively, you can use a sealant of a nitrile rubber base, available in some pool supply stores. With this product, simply spread the sealer over vinyl leaks without even using a patch. Even you can use it under water and seal small cuts in the coating. As an added bonus, it often comes out in a blue color to the color of the pool draw.

Tips and Warnings

• You're not sure of the amount of water your pool is lost to evaporation or if you have a leak? Fill a bucket with water and mark the level. Mark the water level of your pool and leaves the nature next to the pool for a day. If you have a leak, the levels should have been equal. If the pool water is not reduced more than the bucket, you have a leak.
• Small leaks under water can be difficult to detect. Use food coloring or chemical phenol red in your water test kit. You must put a jet dye near where you suspect there is a hole and if there is, you will see the color closer to him.
• You can build your own kit of patches . For a dollar or two, most pool supply stores sell the remains or pieces of carpet installed. Vinyl Cement Patch is also easily found in the same store. That's all, and for less than $ 5 have a repair kit (and can even match the pattern canvas your own pool).
• If you find that you have a leak in the liner of the pool and not drain the water. A vinyl liner is held in place by the pressure of water in the pool. If you take away the water, the coating may fall.