Filling and liner stretching

[hrsdennis]

It could be either, but yes it is very normal. How did it fill up? Are you swimming in the morning?

Later, Dennis

[The Raddish]

It's full to just below the return. I'll cut in the return this evening when I get home from work (it's one of those Aqualuminators).

I can't install the drain yet because I am still missing the gasket. It's a Jacuzzi model that is rubberized, and the damn thing costs $60 for the set. I'll have the gasket Tuesday, so I'll install the drain Tuesday afternoon after work.

In the meantime, I'm considering running a piece of flex hose over the wall so I can run the pump and get some water circulating. The only problem I can see with doing this is that the hose might get stuck suctioning to the wall and put a hole in the liner as well as burn out the pump. I wonder if there might be a good way to do this that wouldn't be so potentially damaging? Any ideas?

I'd really like to get some chemicals in the pool and water circulating this afternoon if at all possible, even though I won't be able to use the drain just yet.

[ShelleyAnn]

Just to give you our experience with the Aqualuminator, we had it installed professionally and he put clear waterproof calking all over the inside of the rubber gasket that comes with it and made us let it cure for 24 hours before filling up. We didn't put calking around the skimmer because we installed it ourselves and the instructions didn't say to, but neither did the instructions for the light. Kinda makes me wish we had since a professional pool man used it.

That was the longest 24 hours ever for the reasons you are experiencing.

Shelley

[matt4x4]

I didn't have to do a thing with my aqualuminator, normal as per instructions install- neve leaked yet.

Liners seem to have that oval tendency - I thought my neighbour's was like that because of the big dip in his pool - a foot deeper in middle - barely stretched over wall at two oposing ends!

[The Raddish]

Yeah, that's how mine is. Barely two inches on two opposing ends. I'm putting on the coping strips this evening, even though I have about a foot of water left to go. I'm waiting on the gaskets for my drain before I install the drain and the return, but I think I can get the liner stretched over the wall tonight and maybe start on part of the beauty ring once I get all the coping strips in place.

I'm going to pour some more bleach in the water after the sun goes down and agitate it as best I can. The filter gaskets should be here tomorrow, so hopefully I can get the filter and return cut in and get some water moving tomorrow evening.

[hrsdennis]

Hi Raddish, sounds like it is all going well. Good luck with the coping and top rails this evening.

I agree Matt on both points. Above ground pool fittings should never need caulking. It just makes a mess when it comes time to change the liner.

There is a trend for oval liners to be short on the ends and wide from side to side. But vinyl stretches so easily it does not have to be a problem.

Later, Dennis

[The Raddish]

Any words of wisdom for dealing with coping strips over the seam on a metal pool? Between the seam and the duct tape and the liner, it's about 3/8" thick there. Should I just shove coping over it as best I can?