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This site is all about Swimming Pool Liners. A-Pro Services offers expert in ground and above ground pool liner installation, and replacement liners by many manufacturers. We repair and service pools and spas, and their equipment, but here, we'll just talk about liners. We'll answer questions like: How long should a pool liner last? How do you install an in-ground pool liner? What types of liners are there, and how do I know what type I need?" We'll hit the highlights on this page, and link to other pages within our sites where you can learn more about that particular subject. if you need more information about swimming pool liners, feel free to contact us - It will be our pleasure to serve You! [ Local Feedback ]
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Once the pool has been precisely measured, it usually takes 2-3 weeks for your custom liner to be manufactured and shipped. During this time, any major repairs to the pool structure can be made, and preliminary cleaning and preparation done. Your installer or dealer should be able to give you an approximate ship date for your liner, and follow up when there is a ship confirmation. Liner installation should be scheduled accordingly. If the pool is still in use, it should be drained a day or two before the installation date, and prepared for the new liner.
On the day of installation, the pool gets a final cleaning and inspection, and the new gaskets are installed. The liner is placed in the pool according to the way it was folded by the manufacturer, then unfolded and snapped into the bead receiver. It is then adjusted so that it hangs straight and even, and that all the checkpoints, such as corners and breakpoints are lined up. If there are vinyl covered steps, they are attached first, from the bottom step up, often using "pocket rods" to hold the back of the tread tight to the riser. If the liner is to attach to a plastic stair insert, it is usually weighted to hold the liner tightly to the wall.
The installer then places a strong vacuum, designed specifically for installation of swimming pool liners, between the wall and liner, and vacuums the liner into place. After a short time, the liner should be conformed perfectly to the shape of the pool, except for perhaps a small strip along the bottom of the wall.
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There are three major basic types of Above Ground Liners. Overlap, Beaded, and J-hung. Generally, if you have a flat bottomed pool, you can use either type. with some considerations. Until fairly recently, the most common has been the overlap. They are generally cheaper, but are more work to install. Since there is no defined water line, they usually do not have a pattern at the top unless it is an overall pattern. Beaded and J-hung liners usually have a tile pattern, or some other decoration, around the top of the liner, because the point where the liner is attached to the pool wall is absolutely defined.
If your pool previously had an overlap liner, you can usually change to the other types, as long as the pool has a flat bottom, and a proper cove at the bottom of the wall. No modification is required to install a J-Hung liner, but you still have to remove the top rails and stabilizer rails to install it - all at once. In Oklahoma, you need to have plenty of help, because the pool is very vulnerable in the wind without top rails. A better choice, if you are installing the liner yourself with limited help, is to install a bead receiver, and use a beaded liner. You only have to take the top rails and stabilizer rails off once, and not all at once. The next time the liner is replaced, you don't even have to take the top rails off at all! This is, by far, the easiest to install, if you already have the receiver in place.
If you have any deep area in the pool at all, you are pretty much confined to a custom liner, or more commonly, an expandable liner, which, by nature, are overlap liners, which are stretched into place. [ MORE ]
