The seal inflatable and frame pools
Do It Yourself Educational Program / / December 19, 2019
The seal pool
With repair kit
As a rule, complete with a swimming pool there is a repair kit, which includes a tube of special glue and patch. If this is not remkomlekta or it has already been used, it can be bought separately at the store, which sells pools or inflatable boats.
Pick a patch of color and size, and if you have a large frame pool - buy scraps of reinforced fabric, so that they stand the water pressure.
Patch of a piece of PVC and adhesive
Such a repair kit is easy to build yourself. For quality repairs will need a piece of PVC fabric that can be cut from the old inflatable toys, a circle or a mattress. Insulating tape, Scotch and other similar materials are not suitable.
Glue can be on cyanoacrylate, polyurethane, or any other adhesive that is designed for PVC and is not afraid of water.
Using liquid latki
In addition to the patch to eliminate the leak is possible to use a special elastic adhesive "The liquid patch." It consists of PVC, reactive species and is ideal for repairing boats, tents, and swimming pools. After applying the adhesive components were dissolved PVC top layer and mixed with them to form a strong bond.
How to seal the pool
1. Determine the location of the leak
To patch a leaky place, his first step is to detect. If a hole or cut are on the wall of the pool, they will be seen by flowing water. Puncture on the bottom can be identified by accumulated debris in his field.
The inflatable basin flow easily found by air bubbles, if lubricate wall foamed cleanser or shampoo. Of frame pools have to be drained and carefully inspect it for damage.
2. You clean and degrease
Apply the patch to the site of the leak and drag the marker. Clean and rub shallow sanded area gluing. Thereafter degrease location and repair flap alcohol, gasoline or other solvent.
3. Cover the hole
Apply on the affected place and the adhesive patch. Wait for 5-10 minutes, and then pressed firmly onto the flap roll it hands or thick glass bottle as a rolling pin. Wait until the glue has dried according to instructions - typically 2 to 12 hours.
If you are using a liquid the patch, just apply it on the affected place with a thick layer and leave for 1-2 days. In the case of cut greater than 3 cm pre thread sew edge for reliable PVC compound.
As an emergency repair Pool
Plug hole on the back side
When you do not want to completely drain the water, and the hole is located at the edge of the bottom of the pool, you can do a temporary repair. To do this, take a rubber tube from the cooling system of car or any other thick hose and then simply enclose it under the puncture site. Under the weight of the water pool will press tightly to the improvised patch, and a leak will disappear.
Cover the tape Flex tape
waterproof repair Scotch from the store on the couch, too, will come to the rescue, if lazy to drain water from the swimming pool. The material is not afraid of liquids and stick even underwater. Reliability for the patch is better to do a little more, and glue them on both sides of the pool.
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