Liner Pad?

[NOODLES]

Hi all,
Does ukpoolstore or anyone else know where you can buy a ladder pad in the uk.
searching on the net they are popular in the US but cant find a seller here.
They are i thick heavy viynl pad which sits under the ladder to stop premature wear of the liner.

[James]

Hi,

We can certainly get hold of the ladder "end stops" which attach directly to certain brands of ladder. Not to sure about a liner pad as such but will look into it and post if I find anything.

James :)

[odbob]

A pad for the protection of the liner where the steps meet the liner sounds good to me, is there anyone else concerned about this prob, and if so, have they managed to sort a solution.
I am due shortly to have to partially drain the pool ( too much cyanoric acid ) and thought that maybe at this stage, I could see what wear has occurred and I might glue extra pvc pads to this area, Any thoughts ?

[Glan]

Hi Odbob,
Do you have a standard over the wall 3 tread ladder which then has its feet pushing against the pool wall?
ATB
Glan

[odbob]

Glan, yes and it has fairly large plastic feet, the fear is that each time the steps are used, these feet rub hard against the liner with a slight downward travel and of course over a year this happens about 1,500 times. We have now had some 5 years of pleasurable swimming and wonder what sort of wear that the liner must be getting at this point

[Glan]

Hi odbob,
The liners are able to withstand a lot of repeat pressures, but as with all things plastic, will eventually fail. In my 20 years experience the point of failure is not normally (surprisingly) at these 2 pressure points, unless the pads have been allowed to deteriate to the point were the hollow stainless steel tube cuts through, leaving 2 lovely neat cuts!
So my best advice would be just to monitor & ensure your ladder bungs are still in good nick, obviously replace them if you have signs that wear has occurred, and also if they are Certikin ladders, to ensure that the black bung has been inserted into the ladder tube end, which then goes into the white ladder bung, this then takes all the pressure placed on the ladder whilst in use, so reducing the pressure circle on the white plastic. If you feel that you do have signs that your liner has been damaged behind the ladder, then the application of 2 small round patches in matching liner material will reinforce your existing liner. We can get most pattern liners, and could easily put together a couple of patched should anybody need them. Obviously we would recommend gluing these patches on when you have got the water level below the ladder feet, as it will make for a neater finish, but it is not essential as these patches could be applied with the pool full, this decision we would obviously leave down to the pool owner/builder who will know if reducing the pool water level at that time will be safe for the structure/lining of the pool.

The cost of each disc patch would be approx £10 plus the cost of glue.

Hope this clarifies your question.

Best Regards

Glan:)