Replacing IG Liner -- Need lots of advice

[tonyl]

Well, I bought my replacement liner from Water Warehouse...and I had great results. Our pool is an 18X36 sport pool (3.5 on each end, tapering to 5.5 feet in the middle) I replaced the liner myself....that's ALL by myself. It would have been nice to have help with the 250 lb. box it came in but I managed to wrestle it into place. My pool had several rocks left and a few rough places that I plotted and repaired/removed. Just like yours, it had foam on the walls but concrete bottom. I left it that way but the bottom will feel more cushioned with the new liner. It seems my old one was brittle and ready to fail also.

I opted for the 20 guage after several recommendations, any more was for piece of mind.

We're really glad we went with a darker liner (sanibel tile) as it really helps solar wise to heat the pool and it certainly won't get darker over time. We're currently able to get 90 degree pool temp on a sunny 83 degree day.


Hope this helps, Tony

Edit: Make sure you replace the skimmer & return gaskets. It's like changing your oil and not the filter.

[Pool_Mike]

I opted for the 20 guage after several recommendations, any more was for piece of mind.

Do you mean 20ml ?

If so, why over the 28ml??

[tonyl]

Yeah, I meant 20 mil, sorry about that...heard that it was plenty durable and easy to work with.

[rak70]

It sounds as though the 20 mil may be the way to go because of ease of installation. Although the 28 mil liners at Pool Warehouse are the same price as the 20 mil. Is a 28 that much harder to install without wrinkles?

waste - I believe the bottom is cement/vermiculite but wont know for sure until pulling the old liner.

I have 6 to 9 french drains that are capped around the pool so will need to rent a trash pump for drainage.

After thinking about it I probably wont mess with putting steps in unless it can be done without much expense. Don't want to buy any kits was thinking more on the lines of doing some concrete work inside the pool myself while the old liner was out.

Attachment bead.... It looks like the liner is tucked into in a slot above the water line and has some push in beading. At the top of the slot is a 1" to 1 1/2" plastic strip that appears to be glued/cemented to the foundation wall. I can take pictures of the pool at some point and post them.

[cleancloths]

Don't recall the exact reason why, but when I had my pool built the builder told me to go with 20mil not 28mil. He said he would be glad to take the extra money from me for 28 mil but that 20mil would actually last longer.

[Poconos]

Since the words 'gauge' and 'mils' are being discussed, better read this thread in the AG forum.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=4018

Al