I have an older inground pool that has a steel liner (from what I am told, this is the old type). I am now noticing rust on the liner, in different places all over it. My ph level is fine, my chlorine level has been a challenge but we try to keep it in range, and the alkalinity is high. Any idea what's wrong - the alkalinity maybe? Any way to get rid of it?
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Did you ever want to just get the pool vac'd., without getting out the robot if you even have one, or pulling out the vacumn and hooking up the hoses, having to purge all the air out of the system just to get it ready.....you know the drill....and to make matters worse its real hot out!! her's what i have found in my years of pool cleanup blunders, Put the pool selector valve to pool drain, get a long adjustable handled pole with a leaf type pool brush attachment, very slowly push the grit on the liner towrds the pool drain, do it gently and stop, wait until the smokey looking water clears(this means it went into the drain port and is being filtered out in the cannister). Do this to the entire pool but dont rush it, after you are done check the PH and Chlorine etc. adjust, backwash the filter if your filter has a backwash system, and off you go onto another home project, this one just saved you a ton of precious time!!! If you have the inground pool cartridge filter system you should remove the filter/filters and hose them out twice a year to keep them clear, when they start to look and act dirty and they cant get clean by hose take them to a pool pro and ask him to chemical bath them, thisfilter problem will be noticable when you see the pressure rising too high on your filter tank, it means the filter/filters are getting clooged and need attention. Happy Homeowning!!
NOT from Outside.
If Possible empty pool now with a Controlled drain...
Peel back liner and clean area real good. Sand or steel wool to remove rust. Then Paint using one of those "Rubber" based leak sealing paints found in your local DIY warehouse store.
Then place a piece of Thin sheet metal against the wall after paint dried. Replace liner, coping strip, ridgidizing metal bar, and top rail.
Refill.
or if you're lucky...
Patch the liner. When all is dry, use 3 applications of Epoxy Putty like JB Weld. Place a small covering over the DRY area with the hole. If possible, force some into the hole.
Once dried and cured, place a 2nd patch, slightly larger over it, and then repeating a 3rd time, again slightly larger.
Not as good as First method, but may still work?
If left unattended...
The water pressure in the pool, will push the liner right thru that hole - like a hernia, and will burst thru releasing all your water and possibly collapsing the pool? This will be an "Uncontrolled" drain vs. the controlled drain above.
I guess you can choose which way you want to drain your pool?
no --it will be most beneficial
the sad will act a soft base and will protect the liner from sharp rocks etc and will prevent punctures to the pool liner
to prolong the life of the steel sidings paint the inside up to around 6 inches with a bitumastic ( ormonoid or tar ) paint as this paint will prevent rust at the bottom of the sidings from the steel and moist sand
the secret is to ensure that the pool is perfectly level all round and to keep the pool full at all times as the chlorine on the plastic liner will deteriorate the plastic and create pin hole leaks where exposed
Your Reliance serial number shows your water heater was made in July 1994.
Except for the Marathon water heaters, and copper-tank water heaters, all tank-type water heaters are made of steel. That steel has an enamel coating which people call a glass liner.
It will have a strong suction to the pool floor and could grind bits of sand into the liner. You might want to try a ArnesonPool Vac.
Be sure they put cork feet on it though so it goes easy on the liner.
If and when you replace the liner be sure to put an under-liner down first. This will help with problems that run along these lines.
need to drain the pool pull up the trim see if you can stretch the liner back into position (works best on hot sunny day doesnt work at all in cold weather). Alot of pools have a u shaped groove the liner goes into then plastic tubing is hammered into the groove (a similar application is screens for windows and the spline that holds the screen in place). I also use a shopvac to "pull a vacuum" on the liner to help pull into sides of pool before filling. If your liner is more than a few years old or was trimmed too short you are probably out of luck
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