How to Replace & Install a Pool Liner

After the water has drained completely, remove the fittings from the existing liner. This could be ladders, stairs or other fittings.

Unscrew and remove the top rails of the pool with a screwdriver. Remove the hook or the strip holding the existing liner. If the liner feels too heavy to handle, cut it off with a utility knife.

Inspect the now visible pool walls and bottom. Check if the pool needs any maintenance work. Now would be the best time to do that. At this step, you might want to sweep and clean the concrete floor or even out the sand at the bottom.

Place your liner at the bottom of your pool and open it. Position it as per your pool’s skimmers and other accessories.

Lift the liner and start securing it in sections. The steps would depend on the type of liner you have.

• Overlap liner: Drape the liner over the pool’s top rail. Secure the liner with liner clips or coping strips. Reattach the top rails once the liner is secured.
• Beaded liner: Press the beads on the liner into the track. Ensure that they are fitted snugly.
• J-hook liner: Hang the liner on the top edge of the pool using the hook provided.

Once you have secured the liner, gently spread it out to remove any wrinkles. Install your wet dry vacuum in the skimmer hole. Turn it on and work your way to push out the wrinkles.

Turn off the vacuum after removing all the wrinkles. You can now fill the pool with water.

Inspect the exposed walls and bottom of your pool. Check to make sure the pool is in good condition. This would be the ideal time for any maintenance work required.

Brush away dust from the walls or bottom of the pool. Inspect for algae growth around the pool. Clean those spots with a stiff brush. After brushing the pool, vacuum up the debris.

Spread out the new liner in your pool. It is recommended that you start laying the liner from the deeper end of your pool.

Start connecting the liner beads from one end of the pool. Continue connecting the beads while going around the pool in one direction.

Once all the beads have been connected, insert a wet dry vacuum between the liner and the pool bottom. You might need to move a small portion of the liner to make way for the vacuum hose. Secure the hose with duct tape to keep it in place. Switch on the vacuum to remove the trapped air. Turn off the vacuum after some time.

Cut the pool liner around the drain as needed. Reinstall the stairs, ladders, lights and all other fittings.

Your pool is ready to be filled with water. Add pool chlorine in required quantities to keep the water clean.