Ir Rusty Above Ground Vinyl Pool

I frequently have pool owners who ask me about rust.

Ir rusty above ground vinyl pool.

I d go right over the seam where it joins too. When it rains here it pours and can easily add 2 inches in a few hours. Rust on pool walls can come from water weeping through a weak gasket on vinyl liner skimmers returns lights and steps. Above ground pool rust a variety of things can cause rust stains in a pool including screws nails staples hairpins or barrettes nonpool toys or rusty water pipes bringing in fill water.

Owners of in ground vinyl liner pools tend to focus their attention on what is most visible the enormous water barrier that covers the entire surface of the pool. Vinyl pools with rusty steel coping or rusty walls have a larger problem to deal with. Moisture rusts and corrodes pool walls made of steel as well as. I ve never recommended this for a steel walled in ground pool but for above grounds i have recommended sheet metal and pop rivots over the rust and then duct taping the sheet metal to protect the new liner when it s dropped.

Our ground is greasy black clay and the fine clay particles suspend in the air when it is dry then rain into the pool. The end result is a greasy black line about 2 inches wide around the pool liner. Rust or corrosion for those who have aluminum pools is an above ground pool s number one enemy. While the walls in a vinyl liner pool may rust in almost all cases this level of rust is not enough to structurally compromise the wall itself.

We get ring around the pool every time it rains. Rust stains and corrosion. But the people who build the structures understand that what s under the vinyl is just as important to a successful pool installation. Looks like you have a pretty nasty rust problem there.

Finding the source of the rust the steel or ferrous material iron is important before removing the stain. Too much copper iron calcium or salts can all result in vinyl liner staining or marks. Where does vinyl pool wall rust come from. If the stain lightens from a small application of chlorine on it the stain is organic in nature.

The main concern is that the corrosion developing on the wall can be sharp and can be a hazard for your liner. Mineral and metal stains. Rust can be an eyesore flake into the water cause dangerous sharp or jagged edges and eventually causes the pool wall to split open. Too much copper usually results in blue green staining while iron results in brown red or yellow staining.