New pool leaking

[Watermom]

Poconos is right about the patch not matching. A couple of years after my liner was installed, I had to patch a couple of places. (A couple of small rocks must have been in the sand under the liner and over time worked their way up to the level of the liner. We decided to throw a patch over it as added insurance that if it did puncture the liner at some point, it would prevent a leak.) I used a piece of an old liner to make my patches. It was not the same pattern, but looked fine and wasn't too noticeable. A year or so later, that wasn't the case. The patch is quite discolored and no longer matches at all and is pretty noticeable. (We think that is probably a result of the adhesive used to hold it down.) I am not concerned about it at this point but if I had a brand new liner like yours, I would be very upset if my pool didn't look perfect.

If there is a leak, it either means defective liner --- which the manufacturer should replace --- or damage during the installation. Either way, not YOUR fault and it should definitely be replaced.

Good luck. Stand firm and let us know how it goes.