Leaky Pool

Try this Google link

Lot's of information.

Good Luck!

Thanks, KJK/USA. My own Google search returned the same info as yours, but IT here blocks anything "shopping", so I couldn't go to the sites. Thanks for your help!

Steve,

Bummer about the IT block.

As an after thought, unless things have changed in the ten years since I owned an above ground pool, most of the kits came with under-water glue.

On the few occasions I had to patch, I would apply LIBERAL amounts of glue to the patch. Apply it to the tear and very quickly, starting from the center push the excess glue out from under the patch. I say very quickly because the glue sets up very fast under water. Don't know if it is designed that way but this has been my experience.

A patch from the same kit on the outside of the pool probably couldn't hurt either.

If applied properly, the patch job should last until the end of the season at minimum.

Good Luck with the patch job!

Thanks, KJK/USA.

Regardless of set time, I plan to make the patch quickly. The water is very, very cold and I'll need to submerge to do the job right. My kids will love watching me turn all shades of blue.

I think there are several that will work. Any pool supply store should have them. I have one of those pools too, it's a lifesaver in this 100° heat.

http://www.poolcenter.com/vinyl_repair_kits.htm

Thanks, kramarat. Of course there'd be products specific to pools!

Red Green would be proud.

Duct tape, the handyman's secret weapon. I used some of it the other day to fix my son's bugle horn on his bike.

This could work for a while. You might as well get some more of these components because it will happen again.

It should only take you a few seconds but you know it will hold.

Good luck, Ky.

I know these large washers as "fender washers." Can also reinforce things like kid's wagons where the bolts have pulled thru.

Yes, a product called C.T.1 by a company called C-TEC in Newry,Co.Down,Northern Ireland. Phone 44-028-3083-4892. I've used this ever since I saw it demonstrated about 4 years ago and it is the bees knees,the dogsxxx and does what it says, I saw it used under water on a cut plastic tube and as the sealer was applied the slot sealed and the water stopped instantly.I commend this product to the house.

Bazzer

Where ever you are buying your pool supplies will most likely have what you need. It is recommended to not have square corners on your patch. So when you cut it to size simply round the corners off. The sharp corners are prone to lifting and then the kids start fooling around with them then pool is leaking again. I only use one patch on the inside so the water pressure helps keep it down.

Thanks guys! Great solutions. I never thought of rounding the corners of a patch; it would be behoovious of me to do that. I also like the clamping system. I'll be making the repairs on Saturday; the water will be slightly warmer by then [it's not even close to 100° up here!]. My kids have already reserved their ringside seats.

I like the clamping system too. Maybe just a slight modification............................................if the end of that screw is left exposed, whether it's inside or outside, somebody, (probably me), is going to get a gash from it.

Agreed re: exposed bolt. We not only need to protect others from ourselves, we need to protect ourselves from ourselves. Thanks for your help!

Nut cover for sale. Too small to put on eBay. Angle grinder not shown . I forgot to show a small rubber washer under the inside head as well.

Not the final solution I know but it would help for a while, Ky.

Maybe use a plasic nut and bolt?

I've used Hippopatch on a canoe and on an above ground pool with great success. they have a website just google it.

Awesome! Peel and stick, gotta love that! Oh, wait...website says "Surface area for application must be CLEAN and DRY without any moisture or condensation." Hmmm, my pool is already full. Maybe I'll pick up a roll anyway. I can always use it around the house and for the inevitable patch jobs I'll need to do on the pool next spring. Thanks for your help!

I've used it underwater on my aboveground pool and it worked fine.

Ok! I'll give it a shot. Since I just discovered two new pin-hole leaks last night I can give each of these solutions a try and see what works best. Thanks!

Sounds like you are already all set with your leak, but I will recommend "pool putty". It is a two part epoxy and I used it with success on my fiberglass pool steps (inground pool). It applies underwater and hardens like a rock.

My issue is that it would crack and fall off when we used the step so I waited until spring when the steps were dry and I fixed it once and for all.

I had to cut a 1" gap in the step to remove the cracked section. Then I backfilled under the step with sand to prevent the step from flexing when stepped on. After that I used a fiberglass resin with some cloth and plugged the gap that I had cut.

I have since filled the pool and I am not losing water so I guess this worked. If your patch doesn't hold up very well year after year, I recommend using fiberglass but you will have to wait until the water is drained.

I had the same pool probably. Came with a leak caused by a fitting impression resulting from the way some idiot packaged it.

And here is a picture

I put a circle cut out of 2" Nashua duct tape over it (underwater) and that was it - fixed

When the flotation collar finally died from UV degradation, years later, the tape was still there doing it's job. Pity Nashua don't make a matching blue.

Yeah, the UV degradation has stopped me from suggesting a glue solution. Any solvent will not be helpful, maybe in the very short term or on a brand new product. Duck Tape (I hear they changed the name or a new manufacturer has picked it up) is keeping a few things in place around the house, especially after the recent cyclone.

That looks just like my tape measure!! Were did you find it?? I want it back

Fell out of the sky at Airlie Beach - finders keepers

An update...

I spent $8 on the Poolmaster vinyl "wet" repair kit suggested by kramarat's link. Worked like a charm. Patches applied to the exterior for good measure. I'll try the other suggestions when the need for that type of repair arises. Thanks again to you all for your helpful responses.

I just got a flash back from post#9. When I was in junior high school I went down on a bolt like that playing volleyball. It was sticking out of the net pole weight at the base. I was jumping up for power play when I slammed into the bolt punching a hole in my leg right below the kneecap and my body weight coming down ripped a 2" (5cm) gash 1/2" (1.3cm) depth. A call to parents, my first ride in an ambulance to the hospital and 11 stitches. Later back at school I was the man on and off the field.

Today I have a scar there that's the outline of the USA. After a little time in the sun it really sticks out, red legs, white scar.

Like Redfred suggested, I should be ashamed of myself.

Blood sticks better than water, sorry, Ky.