Now what!? Fixed the holes, pool collapsed!

[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.

[farmgirl]

Yes, Matt,.....but again, i did not mean to be a pain. I just did not know that beaded liners were that rare in above ground pools. Thanks for sharing that info.

[hrsdennis]

Farmgirl, you are by no means a pain. You were just making an observation. When beaded liners fit correctly you and Matt are both correct, they are very easy to install and very pretty. When they don't fit right, ouch.

I agree 100% with Matt's percentages. That's exactly what we see here in Arizona.

I sure wish we would here back from Newbie. It is so rare for this to happen in this way, I just have a lot of questions. Most of the time the liner will simply slip out of the coping, leaving the wall upright. I have seen this happen under the skimmer where the liner can't slip out, once in a while. I hate unsolved mysteries.

Dennis