How To Take Care Of Pool Liners

Whether you have an in ground or an above ground swimming pool, a liner is a very big part of it. In fact, replacing it can be quite an investment especially if you have an in ground pool. So it’s important to take very good care of your liner and believe it or not its very simple.

Using Chemicals

If you want your pool liner to last longer the first step I can share is using a pool chemical called Calcium Hardness. Calcium Hardness or Hardness Increaser add more calcium to your water making it harder, duh! Water has a life of it’s own and gets hungry from time to time. When you have soft water, it means your water is hungry and looks to feed off a number of things, one of them being your pool liner. Soft water slowly eats away at your pool liner causing it to become brittle and frail and eventually it will breakdown and tear very easily. By adding Calcium Hardness to your pool water this increases the hardness so your water is no longer soft and keeps the liner lasting longer.

Another thing to keep in mind is your pool pH balance. When you have low pH your water is acidic meaning it’s going to eat away at your pool liner like crazy. So be sure to always keep your pH properly balanced between 7.4 and 7.6. This will also help your filter, heater and plastic equipment. Also high pH and high Calcium can cause scaling which may not be bad for your liner right away but in the long term cause really take a toll on it. So just make sure your calcium and pH levels are right on all the time.

Using Elbow Grease

Sure using chemicals to take care of your pool liner is easy and relatively maintenance free however it’s still important to use a little elbow grease to clean your liner regularly. Most local pool store or online retails will sell a pool liner cleaning chemical. We would recommend you use this once a month at the water line on your liner. Depending on the product, just spray or rub the cleaner on a damp rag and wipe down the liner above and slightly below the water line. A lot of scale and debris collects at the water line and sticks to your liner so this will help get that off.