The warranty is exactly the same on all rectangle replacement pool liners from pool warehouse which is 20 years.
Free chlorine in vinyl liner pool.
Thicker pool liners do not typically last any longer than the industry standard 20 mil vinyl liner.
My recommendation for chlorine is to use less of it by investing in a nature2 or frog mineral.
Do not use a chlorine floater in a vinyl pool.
We have a vinyl pool 19000 gallons that consistently shows low free chlorine no matter how often we shock up to 3 times per week type of shock or how long we run the pump 14 to 24 hours day.
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Salt water in the swimming pool maintained at the recommended concentration and ph does not.
It can also fade or bleach the liner.
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Nonetheless even if the color stays intact continuous high chlorine level is corrosive and affects the plasticity of the vinyl by slowly.
My first article using vinyl safe chlorine is probably going to be the most important article in the whole blog.
High chlorine levels also fade the colors of a pool liner giving you what s known as a bleached pool liner.
Frequent testing and adjustment will help you keep chlorine at the right level.
If it remains too high for too long it can pull chemicals out of the vinyl liner decreasing its softness and pliability.
Chlorine floaters can tip over or come to rest on a step or if the water leaks during winter could come to rest close enough to the floor to bleach and or stain a vinyl liner.
If continual high levels of pool chlorine can dry out a liner as it sucks out the material that makes vinyl soft and pliable.
Let s start by making the following statement.
We are also using a chlorine feeder on max and a floating dispenser and nothing brings chlorine up for more than a couple of hours.
Vinyl liners for in ground pools should last you anywhere between 8 to 10 years.
Typically 15 years is about the average replacement age of all in ground pool liners.
Free chlorine should be in the 1 0 2 0 range.
Although the newer type of vinyl may not last as long as vinyl liners made in the 80 s a replacement inground vinyl liner can still last 20 years if you take care of it.
Our winter kits have a non chlorine sanitizer that can t bleach or stain vinyl liners.
Year after year i see liners that are totally destroyed from using the wrong chemicals mainly the chlorine.
