Removing Vinyl Liner Pool

Removing stains from a vinyl pool liner.

Removing vinyl liner pool.

Pool liners have to be handled with great care when cleaning stains off of them or you can damage and discolor the pool liner. Improper ph levels alkalinity and calcium can cause staining. Vinyl pool stains can be removed with acidic stain removal products like stain free or a stain remover or jack s magic blue stuff for vinyl liners. Use shop vacuum to push air under the liner if none of the above works you can drain your pool and use a shop vacuum in reverse placing the hose between the liner and pool wall then start the vacuum.

Pool balancers can sometimes lighten pool stains to the point that you can forego additional treatment. I ve had this pool came with the house for 15 years now. In this video i explain how to remove stains from your swimming pool liner and give another tip on easy swimming pool maintenance to create a problem free s. If the stain vanishes or lightens then it is metal stain and not algae.

It s more time consuming work and tougher on the machinery compared to removing a vinyl or fiberglass liner so expect to pay a bit more for a concrete or gunite demolition than you would for a vinyl or fiberglass pool removal. Soft bristle scrub brush. Use a drill to remove the. Hold a vitamin c tablet against a potion of the stain for about 30 seconds.

The first step in getting rid of pool stains from your vinyl pool liner is to test the balance of your pool chemicals. Make sure the water is drained into a sewer drain and that you follow city. Over a period of time pool liners tend to accumulate different types of stains. This is kind of the opposite of this thread but i thought a lot of the same experience in building a pool would be involved in taking one out.

It takes up the whole back yard and we don t use it much and the liner needs to be replaced so i ve decided to remove it. Testing the pool water is it metal staining or algae. This pushes air between the liner and pool wall pushing wrinkles out of the liner. How to remove the old pool liner.

Locate any drain skimmer or other pool function face plates that you need to remove.