Big problem with fanta sea pool

[mgilliland]

hello there,

this winter here in pa has been awful anyways I took my cover off and surprisingly I can see the bottom of my pool but that's not the issue the nails on walls under liner have started to poke out and one is threw. is there a easy way to fix this?. the hole where the nail is threw is small and I have not lost any water at all. please help. I hope there is a easy fix that wont cost a lot ugh thank you

Michelle

[CarlD]

Hi Michelle,
I think I'm the only one here with a FantaSea pool so I might be able to help.
But I have a bunch of questions:
1) Are you seeing nails or screws? The walls are supposed to be screwed in, not nailed.
2) Are your walls 3/4" coated marine-grade plywood, or the aluminum and plastic "Space Age Walls"?
3) How old is your pool?
4) What size is it (dimensions, not gallons--they run from 12'x20' to 20'x40'), and do you have a deep end?
5) How extensive is the problem? Is it only in one place, or is it all over the pool?
6) How does the liner generally look? Is it cleanly in the coping or pulling out at all?
7) Did you install it yourselves, or did FantaSea send their team to do it for you?
8) Have you had any other mechanical/physical problems with the pool?
9) Have you spoken to Leisure Living/Pool Supplies Tech Support (They own FantaSea and Kayak pools)? Maybe this should be #1.

Depending on the answers, I have a variety of ideas from some fairly quick fixes to a more extensive project.

My pool is older and I'm in the midst of repairing winter damage that ripped most of my copings off! Liner is at the end of its life, but is custom because the pool is a custom size--16'x40' with a 5 1/2' deep end. So it's expensive to have them make a new one.

[mgilliland]

Hello Carl,
thanks for the reply. the pool is many years old we tore it down and moved it to our home about 5 years ago. we used nails because when we took apart that is what was already used.the owners said it was purchased new so weird they didn't use screws? guess we should of researched that a little more huh. the sides are ply wood. the pool is 16x32 no deep end 4ft deep. the liner looks good this is the only problem. there is one nail that tore the liner but no leaks im thinking it plugged it BUT there are other ones we can see poking out but not threw. im hoping this can be fixed easily as I don't have the 400 for new liner and water this year if I can rig it for this season would be great.. thank you again
Michelle

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[CarlD]

1) Are you seeing nails or screws? The walls are supposed to be screwed in, not nailed. Nails and the nails are popping.
2) Are your walls 3/4" coated marine-grade plywood, or the aluminum and plastic "Space Age Walls"? 3/4" plywood.
3) How old is your pool? I'm guessing 10-20 years old.
4) What size is it (dimensions, not gallons--they run from 12'x20' to 20'x40'), and do you have a deep end? 16'x32' no deep end.
5) How extensive is the problem? Is it only in one place, or is it all over the pool? It's still not clear how many nail pops you are seeing. Are they everywhere or concentrated in one area. Roughly, how many?
6) How does the liner generally look? Is it cleanly in the coping or pulling out at all? Liner sounds to otherwise be sound.
7) Did you install it yourselves, or did FantaSea send their team to do it for you? Clearly you took it apart, moved it, and re-assembled it.
8) Have you had any other mechanical/physical problems with the pool? I'm guessing "No"
9) Have you spoken to Leisure Living/Pool Supplies Tech Support (They own FantaSea and Kayak pools)? Maybe this should be #1. I gather this is "no"

Here's what I'm thinking:
Simplest fix: Replace the one nail popping through with a screw, then patch over it. But the problem will keep coming back.
IF the nail pops are high up in the liner, you MAY try unhooking the liner, and pulling it down aways to get at the nails, then popping the liner back in the track in the coping. I find a hair dryer (with a GFI) works very nicely to soften the liner.
IMHO, the best fix is to remove the liner completely, replace every single nail with a screw--stainless or ceramic coated. Then install a new liner.