Should I fill my pool overnight?

If necessary, clean the pool so that you will have clean water right from the start. When you are ready to begin adding water, make sure you start with a low pressure source such as a garden hose. It is never recommended to leave your home during this time or to fill your pool overnight.

When should I fill my pool?

When the weather is consistently around 70 degrees during the day, it may be time to open the pool. Leaving your winter cover on during those hotter days lets daylight through the cover. Exposing the water to the sunlight will cause algae to start to form under the winter cover.

Is it OK to fill a pool liner at night?

My installers instructed me not to fill the pool overnight due to the cold night air is making the liner shrink and the water is making the liner stretch – made sense and I turned off the water at night. It took at least 2 full days to fill that thing.

What happens when water gets behind a pool liner?

When water gets behind the liner through seepage of ground water, over-filling or flood, the water pressure equalises on both sides of the liner and the liner can move. This is commonly called a “floating” liner.

What should I do before filling my pool?

Inspect your pool liner. This is a great time to check your pool shell or liner for any leaks that may be hard to spot later. Smooth out wrinkles. If your pool liner has any creases or wrinkles, you can smooth them out when there is just a couple inches of water in the pool. Once the pool is filled, wrinkles are there to stay. Reduce pressure.

Do you have to shift pool liner when refilling?

As the pool is refilling, you may need to shift the liner around to make sure it is aligned properly. You will need to do this with only an inch or so of water in it because the weight of the water will quickly prevent you from being able to shift the liner.

Is it OK to let the pool fill all night?

Hi, with 12″ of water in the pool you should be fine to let it fill all night. The stretching should be done and the liner tight against the wall. If so, let it go. There is some air gap between the liner and the wall in a few areas. Other areas the liner is pretty tight against the wall.

Can a pool liner be shut off at night?

It is the outside temperature and the amount of direct sunlight that allows the liner to stretch, not the temperature of the water. It is very true that if you are losing your sunlight for the day and your liner has more stretching to do it is ok to shut the water off for the night and restart the next day.

Can a pool liner be used while filling a pool?

The liner should become pliable in the direct sun and you might be able to hold the wrinkle out while the pool fills. You will have to make use of the weight of the water and the sunshine. The sun should make the liner workable and the water will eventually be heavy enough to hold the wrinkle out.

What happens if you fill your pool slow?

Slow filling your pool can damage your swimming pool liner. The exposure of sunlight on the swimming pool liner can cause the pool liner to shrink and could maybe void the manufacturer’s warranty (I would check the warranty on the liner).