Plug? Strong suction leak in liner.

[waste]

Too much info - it's not possible! THANK YOU for your detailed post!!!!!

You've got a high, ground water issue (that ought have been addressed during the build)

You need to get a sump pump, or similar, to automatically turn on - when the water is too high to keep the 'spring' from rising too much and disturbing your floor and liner.

I think the pipe you mentioned is a temporary one and ~ might be usable, but it depends on how they installed the 'well point' ( & you thought you gave too much info)

If you just go with a new liner, you'll keep having the same problem, until you fully address the 'spring' issue.

I'll help, as well as I can... but I'm not an expert in this (however, some other folks here are )

[cjane68]

Ted,
Let me try and recall what I had posted....THANK YOU for humoring me and my overindulgence of info. I don't believe I've ever had someone in a forum accept it quite so well. lol

-Question: When you say sub-pump, would this be something we tie directly into the pipe where the spring is? I really have no experience with a sub-pump besides one being in a basement of childhood home.

Now, prepare to be horrified, shocked and flabbergasted. I have photos! You have been warned...it's scary!
**Note...the walls (resembling a vinyl version of the Grand Canyon) have basically been this way for years (was noticeable the first year we personally opened the pool, which was about a year after the install), although the vermiculite slippage seems to get worse each year.

Believe it or not, the leak has nothing to do with the walls. Once you see the photos, you will see why we are so stumped as to what to do at this point. As you stated (thank you for that info about how relining will not solve the problem until the spring issue is addressed. No one has ever said that to us.

[waste]

How I would solve your issue is to dig a hole 2' deeper than the bottom of your pool on the side that the spring runs, fill 18" with gravel and put a pipe up to ground level, the pipe should be large enough to drop an automatic sump pump into.

If you can control the water under the pool, you'll be all set to patch the floor and drop a new liner (I'll give advice on both those things, if you need it)