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    Default Re: Micro -tears in liner?!?!?!

    I would think that if you had tears in the liner, you would have noticed a significant amount of water loss, and that it would have gotten worse as the years went by. When I had 3 small tears in my liner last year, I was losing 1-2" or more every day in my 18 x 36 IG.

    The liner experts on this forum may come by and say something different, but in my experience I would think that you'd know it if there were tears.

    Janet
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    As one of the "iner" experts () - I completely agree with Jan!

    Like when you take your water down to the pool store for testing, they are trying to tell you that you need an expensive repair for a ~ non-issue

    I believe that you have a 'surface water' issue and the solution is to provide heavy rains a trench to bypass the pool (I'll gladly consult with you on this if you'll tell me the topography of your yard )
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    Sounds like pure BS to me. I too have a very high water table and get water under the IG pool. Fortunately for me my builder knew this would happen and built a large drywell under the deep end of the pool and tied it in with a separate feed line to my circulating pump. When water builds up I valve this line it to waste ( and close lines to and from pool) and just pump the water away. Have worked great for many years.

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    Default Re: Micro -tears in liner?!?!?!

    just another pool store chemical pusher trying to diagnose your situation from behind a counter without seeing your pool.


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    Default Re: Micro -tears in liner?!?!?!

    Hey Waste,
    And you too, Phillbo!!

    Janet

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