Yea!!!!!!! The pool is up and running!

[Aranon]

Are you saying that I can patch the bottom under water? I mean while the pool is full, I can still use a patch under water?

[hrsdennis]

Yes my friend, I stake my life on it. Use Boxer glue and real pool vinyl. Apply the patch, put your big toe over it, come up for air and wait 60 seconds. The waite of the water will take care of the rest.

Some may not agree but that is what I would do.

Why? I know the expense of water and I know the durability of a well installed patch.

I tell my customers, if and when, I should ever need to repair a whole. I do not patch vinyl liners, I repair them. And when I do I warranty it for the life of the liner.

A patch is where you pull some clear plastic off of a sticky sheet and stick it over the whole. A repair is when you use the proper glue and actual pool vinyl.

Later, Dennis

[CarlD]

I gather the BEST glue is Boxer #100.

If you have a piece of liner (overlap liners frequently have extra) that it makes an invisible patch. I like to double patch, first with a thin patch from a standard patch kit (but I gather the Boxer works FAR better as glue), then with an over-patch. That way, if the edge of the under patch isn't perfect, then the over patch seals it.

I cannot advise you on hrsdennis's advice. It's one of those places where his work in the field is important and certainly supercedes my experience, but I HATE the idea of cutting a healthy, new liner. But short of draining and re-setting the liner, I don't know what your choices are other than:
1) Leave it alone--I agree, a potential problem.
2) Try to pound it down--a long 2x4 applied carefully MAY do it (I'd sand the "hammer" end first).
3) Same as 2) but patch over it.
4) Dennis's solution.

My inclination is 3) but unless someone like Poconos or PoolDoc says otherwise, Dennis is probably right.

[hrsdennis]

Hi Carl, In most cases I would go for the pound it down method before anything else. This pool has a styrafoam base so I am just not sure how that would work. Might be worth a try though but definately be ready to patch.

Dennis

[virangos]

I vote for hrsdennis, A patch works as a quick fix, a repair as he described is best.

[CarlD]

Aranon gets the final and deciding vote--as pool owner!