Chlorine Stain On Above Ground Pool With Vinyl Liner
by Treed
My husband closed the pool last season and threw a couple of chlorine tablets in the pool to keep the algae down. I just found out he did this when we started the opening process this season. There are bleached spots where the tablets laid all winter. The liner looks like it lost its elasticity (sp?) from the tablets laying on the liner during the winter months. Should I patch those spots? There does not to appear to be any holes, however, I don't want to fill the pool and find out otherwise, flooding my neighbors yard with 12,000 gallons of water. Any information you can provide is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Thanks for the question Treed It's really a little difficult to say, to any degree of certainty, of what may or may not happen. If it's just for a few days, even a few weeks that the chlorine tab sat on the bottom, I would probably say no need to worry. Many liners can withstand a chlorine stain from a tab that laid there for a certain amount of time. Vinyl liners are pretty touch and can take alot of punishment before they give up. But an entire Winter could be something else. The water would be very cold so the chlorine tab would dissolve very slowly, thus making longer contact with the liner. If I were you, I'd call in a vinyl liner professional that you can trust and explain the situation to him. I think this is a case where someone would actually need to look at the liner. Most of the time a simple email or answer to a question would suffice, but in this case you might want to call someone in. Hopefully you can get away with a patch, but that depends on the outer edges of the stain and how good the patch will hold up. If you have any additional questions or would like to comment on your post, you can find it on the Q&A page in the "Pool Liner" category: Swimming Pool Questions and Answers Hope this helps and good luck with your pool. Robert |
