Now what!? Fixed the holes, pool collapsed!

[farmgirl]

I am definitely no pro, but liners that i know of are attached either by a small "ziplock" type ridge that fits into a receptacle at the top of the pool ("beaded" liner) or they just lap over the top of the pool before the coping goes on ("overlap" liner). There is alos something called a "J hook" but i am not too sure how that is different from the beaded liner. Hope this helps!

[matt4x4]

Beaded is a 2 part - the bead locks into a receiver piece - usually used in IG pools - AG pools mainly use j hooks or overlap.
So sorry to see/hear what happened - definitely caused by the liner shrinking, however, I'm also surprised the liner didn't just rip appart.
if your walls aren't severly creased it could be relatively easy to get going again by installing a new liner - about 300.
First thing to do is cut the wall free from the liner and see what condition the wall is in, go from there. Any questions - post back.

[CanuckPool]

I still can't believe the weight of the water did that damage. I had a hard time believing that the bent material was steel... it almost looks like cardboard.

[farmgirl]

Hmmmm......above ground pools DO come with beaded liners! I have one!~ The bead receiver is just a part that fits under the coping. They make them for above ground pools all the time! They are in every catalog i get! I think this is something they just started doing in the last 5-10 years, but they ARE available for above ground pools now.

[badutahboy]

Hmmmm......above ground pools DO come with beaded liners! I have one!~ The bead receiver is just a part that fits under the coping. They make them for above ground pools all the time! They are in every catalog i get! I think this is something they just started doing in the last 5-10 years, but they ARE available for above ground pools now.

I'm pretty sure he wasn't saying they don't exist, just that they're less common in above ground.

[farmgirl]

oh i was not trying to be a pain.....i just think beaded liners are the best.... i did not realize they were not common on above ground pools. installation of beaded liners is so darned easy! and they are pretty too!

[matt4x4]

Farmgirl - I presume your reply is meant toward my comment, just so you know, I did not say "AG pools DON'T come with...", I said - "usually used in IG pools - AG pools mainly use j hooks or overlap." primarily because it's the most common way of doing a vinyl lined IG pool, and the least common way of doing an AG pool. I would hazzard to guess less that 10% of all AG pools come with a beaded liner, 20% with j hook (this number is increasing fast) and the rest are overlap - primarily due to it's cost savings.

My J hook liner was also really easy to install, the nice thing with J hook and beaded is that your print is nice and square and everything is straight.