installing vinyl liner

[Poconos]

Dennis,
I'm confused about your comment in post #2 about a hand vacuum causing holes. I can understand if the liner is really old and very brittle and/or the vacuum has rough or sharp edges, or really agressive brushing, but with a good vacuum head, how else can you get holes? With robotic cleaners I can understand pebbles or something similar getting caught under the tread or track and punching holes.
Al

[hrsdennis]

Good point Al. I should have gone into a little more depth on the hand vacuum. These holes are only found at the top of the cove. They are caused by letting the wall guide the vac head around the bottom of the pool. It is the edge of the vac head bumping the wall of the pool that causes the holes. The cure is simple. Don't vacuum all the way to the edge of the pool. Stay about 6" from the wall and you will never have these pesty little holes and wet spots around your pool.

Dennis