Filling and liner stretching

[vinnygnj]

What Waterworks said reminded me that my pool water was definately warmer than the hose water. I think it was due to solar heating. Since I was not dumping 1,000's of gallons in at a time, I believe the blue of the walls and the darker bottom made the water a little warmer (maybe 65 - 70) than the hose temp

[NWMNMom]

Ok, we do plan on putting it in on a sunny day. I appreciate all this help, I am completely stressed about doing this right and my hubby really didn't want a new pool so I want to be sure I don't stress him too! However, IS it supposed to be that way (small with gaps) or is is supposed to be just right to start with? If he sees the wall bend and buckle, I am sure to be blamed for doing or ordering something wrong!

[csevel]

NWMNWmom....I too am putting up a pool in the next couple weeks. My husband also wasn't too keen on this new venture as the costs are adding up. Any good tips on the liner installation will be greatly appreciated. I've read everything I can get my hands on and want to do it right. The liner will be a 18' beaded liner..I only have a small shop vac (5 gallon 1.25hp) Will that be sufficient to suck the liner to the walls??

[hrsdennis]

Hi all, I will answer a couple of questions here. It is the outside temperature and the amount of direct sunlight that allows the liner to stretch, not the temperature of the water. It is very true that if you are losing your sunlight for the day and your liner has more stretching to do it is ok to shut the water off for the night and restart the next day.

As for the amount of stretch, I stretch my liners in over the existing pool framework and let the water smooth the wrinkles out. When the water is just a few inches from the edge of the pool I shut the water off and put the liner into place. That seems to be just the right amount of stretching to assure a wrinkle free installation.

With beaded liners, good luck. Meaning, beaded liners are much more difficult to install. Most of the time they are to big for the pool and leave a lot of extra baggage on the sides. Secondly they are not meant to be stretched in so working the liner into place from inside the pool will usually cause unwanted footprints. My solution for this is to stretch the beaded liner into the pool like I would an overlap liner. When the water is near the edge of the pool I decide how I want to finish it. Most of the time I pull the liner over the wall and use coping to hold it in place, just like an overlap. If I see that it will stretch in nice using the bead receiver I will use that method. This way I know that however I do it, it will turn out nice. As for the shop vac, I don’t use one. That last few inches of stretch on the liner walls eliminates the need for one.

[KesLongwood]

NWMNWmom....I too am putting up a pool in the next couple weeks. My husband also wasn't too keen on this new venture as the costs are adding up. Any good tips on the liner installation will be greatly appreciated. I've read everything I can get my hands on and want to do it right. The liner will be a 18' beaded liner..I only have a small shop vac (5 gallon 1.25hp) Will that be sufficient to suck the liner to the walls??

OK, can you explain to me how the ShopVac come into play?

[hrsdennis]

Hi, Matt does a very good job of explaning the correct way to install a beaded liner in this thread.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=985

It will answer the shop vac question.

Dennis

[The Raddish]

I'm in the process right now of filling my pool after replacing the liner today. I have right at 12" of water in the pool currently, but the sun is setting. The low tonight is 69° F (about 20° C). Should I continue to fill overnight, or wait to start again in the morning? I used Matt's method of installation (mentioned in the post above mine), and there is some air gap between the liner and the wall above the water level.

Tomorrow's forecast is mostly sunny with occasional pop-up summer thunderstorms.

[hrsdennis]

Hi, with 12" of water in the pool you should be fine to let it fill all night. The stretching should be done and the liner tight against the wall. If so, let it go.

Enjoy, Dennis