Above Ground Pool Wall Problems

By bryan smith schaghticoke i have a pool that was winterized the same way we have in the past and the pool is only 4 years old.

Above ground pool wall problems.

Above ground pool wall has buckled. I have a 27ft above ground. The wall panels on a semi inground pool are fully insulated and are 2 4 thick depending on the pool model. Drained below the return line put a big air pillow in the middle and covered with a pool cover.

Old style steel wall pools invented in 1945 or the new style legacy pools. Since you have the pool empty and are about to install an expensive liner you might as well spend a little time on the wall. While installing a new sand filter we noticed there is a hole at the bottom of the pool that has rusted though sadly my pool is filled with approximately 18 000 gallons of water. You might be seeing some killer deals on old fashioned steel above ground pools these days well there is a reason 5 to be exact.

The tale of two technologies. This is significantly different than the wall you will find on an above ground pool. Get an entire piece of above ground pool wall. How to paint the outside walls of an above ground pool.

Under these conditions the wall panels will almost never rust and certainly would not fail structurally. The problem with rust developing on the pool walls usually starts with a leak in the pool that allows the chlorinated water to touch the. Leaks in the pool under normal operating conditions the steel walls in your vinyl pool are not in direct contact with the chlorinated water in the pool. Proper maintenance can prevent most problems but when when your.

Severe cases of ground freezing may also cause damage around the top of the pool. Suncoast super black algaecide is the finest product on the market for the treatment of black algae. Hi dan i have a big problem. Black algae a very resistant hard to kill variety which appears as small black dots or blotches that are pin head to quarter sized on the walls and bottom of the pool.

If metal control is used in conjunction with suncoast super black algaecide even the most severe. The liner is also coming through the hole. Rust is the mortal enemy of your above ground pool s metal sidewalls. You need to test your chlorine and ph levels with a good test kit which are more accurate than test strips and bring your ph level to about 7 8 by adding sodium carbonate to increase it or sodium bisulfate will also need to make sure the chlorine is at least above 1 ppm.