How to Install in Ground Swimming Pool Liners
Get the template for liner measurements from your pool supplier., Choose your liner color & pattern., Measure your swimming pool for its new liner and place the order., Upon liner delivery, drain pool., Inspect walls for rust or damage., Inspect...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Get the template for liner measurements from your pool supplier.
The architect or contractor who built your pool should also have them. -
Step 2: Choose your liner color & pattern.
It is strongly recommended to choose a very dark liner pattern as this will allow you water to be heated by the sun up to 7 °F (−14 °C) more than a light colored liner. , This will require tape measures that are at least as long as the longest measurement in the pool which is corner to corner.
Free-form pools will require an "A" "B" plot that uses two tape measures to complete. , You can drain the pool in advance if you are certain that you have dry weather in the forecast and ONLY if you have a mortar bottom pool.
Sand and vermiculite pools should wait until the last minute to drain. , Grind and use galvanized steel rust paint where required to limit rust formation. , If you find any, consult a contractor or pool repairman and fix before moving forward. , Vacuum pool floor and water that has collected. ,,,,, Shift the liner to eliminate any wrinkles. , Cut out main drains when there is 12" of water.
Fill to 18" water in the shallow end. ,,,,,, -
Step 3: Measure your swimming pool for its new liner and place the order.
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Step 4: Upon liner delivery
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Step 5: drain pool.
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Step 6: Inspect walls for rust or damage.
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Step 7: Inspect floors for cracks or damage.
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Step 8: Wash and broom your pool from top to bottom.
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Step 9: Install gaskets and screws.
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Step 10: Tape seams in walls and coping.
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Step 11: Hang liner.
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Step 12: Install the vacuum through skimmer behind the liner.
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Step 13: Position the liner as air is removed from behind it.
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Step 14: Begin adding water.
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Step 15: Remove the vacuum and continue filling to returns.
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Step 16: Install return gaskets and face places.
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Step 17: Fill the pool to skimmer.
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Step 18: Install the skimmer gasket and the faceplate.
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Step 19: Fill pool to halfway on skimmer mouth and start system.
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Step 20: Add chlorine shock.
Detailed Guide
The architect or contractor who built your pool should also have them.
It is strongly recommended to choose a very dark liner pattern as this will allow you water to be heated by the sun up to 7 °F (−14 °C) more than a light colored liner. , This will require tape measures that are at least as long as the longest measurement in the pool which is corner to corner.
Free-form pools will require an "A" "B" plot that uses two tape measures to complete. , You can drain the pool in advance if you are certain that you have dry weather in the forecast and ONLY if you have a mortar bottom pool.
Sand and vermiculite pools should wait until the last minute to drain. , Grind and use galvanized steel rust paint where required to limit rust formation. , If you find any, consult a contractor or pool repairman and fix before moving forward. , Vacuum pool floor and water that has collected. ,,,,, Shift the liner to eliminate any wrinkles. , Cut out main drains when there is 12" of water.
Fill to 18" water in the shallow end. ,,,,,,
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