How to Clean an Above Ground Swimming Pool Liner

By Lisa Smegal

Swimming Pool Swimming Pool

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Tips on how to safely and effectively clean an above ground swimming pool liner.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Drain hose for pool
  • Mild Cleanser
  • Soft scrubbing sponge or brush
  • Water hose
  • Submersible pump

Step1
1. Start by draining your pool. This is the easiest and most effective way to ensure that you will get the entire liner clean.
Step2
2. Using a mild cleanser and soft scrubbing sponge or brush, clean the liner of the pool. This is best done in small sections. As you clean each section, rinse the cleanser away with water using a garden hose. For extremely dirty sections, apply the cleanser and allow it to sit. Avoid extremely rough scrubbing as this can tear the pool liner.
Step3
3. Once you have scrubbed the entire pool liner, rinse it again with the garden house. You do not want any cleaning chemicals left behind on the liner.
Step4
4. Place a submersible pump attached to a drain hose in the center of the pool. This will pump out the water that has accumulated from cleaning and rinsing. If the bottom of your pool is uneven, you may need to use a soft broom to brush water towards the center of the pool.
Step5
5. Remove submersible pump, and begin refilling your pool. Once pool is filled, turn on your pool filter and allow to run 1-2 days before adding additional pool chemicals.

Tips & Warnings

  • Avoid using harsh, abrasive cleaners as these can damage the liner.
  • Avoid using cleansers with bleach as these can also damage the liner as well as alter the color of your pool liner.
  • Follow all directions with submersible pump for proper safety.

Photo/Video Credit

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Bycin

Bycin said

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on 4/19/2008 I only needed to clean the tile border on my swimming pool liner, I could not find anything that worked until i found this great product called Borderlines adhesive til borders for pools. Borderlines is an adhesive tile border that sticks to pool liners and it covers up the ugly faded tile border, this product is super easy to do yourself in an afternoon and makes your pool look new again. the manufacturer is jedcopro.com

Good Luck

AngeliG

AngeliG said

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on 3/13/2008 What would be a good mild cleanser?

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