How To Fix A Hole In A Pool Floor

Fix this hole with a patch.

How to fix a hole in a pool floor.

Swimming pool plaster patching. A two inch tear is not that hard to fix. With a hammer and chisel remove any loose plaster that is not bonded to the pool surface. If the hole has developed near the toilet remove the toilet from the floor and pull up the floor covering.

But a 5 inch hole in your pool liner can cause you a lot of stress in the future too even if you patched it today. To repair your inflatable swimming pool all you need are a few tools and the repair kit that came with your particular model. The second type is a hole in the side that allows air to escape causing the pool to deflate. Both types of leak are repaired in the same manner.

Sweep the entire pool floor with a broom to remove all dirt debris and smaller pieces of vermiculite. Drain the pool until there is approximately 6 12 inches remaining. Your pool repair kit should include enough vinyl or nylon for you to cut a patch large enough to completely cover the tear or puncture. Otherwise a wet patch is needed.

Pour one part of vermiculite powder and three parts of cement into a five gallon bucket. Using an underwater pool patch kit makes it unnecessary to have a dry surface to complete the repair. Vinyl pool floor repairs. It might be better for you to get a new pool liner instead of continually patching holes on your intex pool.

The hole will produce bubbles from the soapy water where the leak is coming out. Repairing nylon and vinyl inflatable pools. Drag the floor of the pool with a heavy chain and listen for hollow spots or tap the pool floor with a wooden pole or listen for a hollow sound while spraying the pool with a strong stream of water. Use a shallow setting on the saw blade to avoid cutting into the floor.

For holes on the floor of the liner turn off the pump. A dry patch can be used if the hole is higher than the water level. If the hole or tear is larger than 6 inches you may need a new liner. Cut out the damaged section of flooring by locating the floor joist and carefully cutting out the flooring to the center of the floor joist on both sides of the hole.

Most kiddie pools come with a hole repair kit but you can use virtually any type of repair kit. When it comes to making repairs to the floor in a vinyl pool you must know which kind of floor material that you have currently and use the same material for any patched areas.