Liner Check: Patch It or Replace It?
Four yes/no questions about what you're seeing. We'll tell you whether a patch, a replacement, or a closer look at the structure makes sense.
Answer 4 quick questions and we'll point you in the right direction.
When a liner is the problem — and when it isn't
Pool liners fail in a few predictable ways. Sun and chemicals slowly make the material brittle and faded, so it loses stretch and starts to crack. A liner that's pulling from the track or wrinkling has often stretched or shifted, and a steady water loss with no visible hole usually means a seam or a low-line leak. Any one of these on its own can sometimes be patched; several together usually mean it's time to replace the liner.
The catch is that a leaking liner can also be a symptom, not the cause. A wall that's rusting, a bottom that's washed out, or a frame that's failing can all make a liner fail early — and dropping a brand-new liner over a bad structure just delays the real fix. That's why we drain the pool and inspect the walls, bottom, and structure before we sell you a liner. If the liner is the problem, we replace it. If something else is, we say so.