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Hi all. I'm a rare visitor to the forum, but wondered if I can ask what might be a silly question?
My ornamental 8' x 4' x 3' (deep) pond has developed a leak.....it must be somewhere along the edging as the water stops going down after it's reach around 6" from the top. I've previously found a couple of tears and been able to patch it up in the past, but this time, I think it's time to replace the liner which has been in there for around 12 years.
It's an opportunity to tidy up the groundwork around the pond as well.
My plan is to use the pump to remove as much water as I can, and then to tempt the 2 or 3 goldfish into a net, so I can keep them in a large plastic tub until the work is done. I'll also remove my plants and keep them in a seperate tub.
Once I've removed most of the water, I'm planning to pierce the bottom of the old liner to enable the pond to be completely drained. Then, I'll lift the flagstones that surround it and remove my waterfall fitting to fully expose the old liner.
I'm just wondering if there is any benefit in simply installing a new liner over the old, or am I best just taking the old one out? From memory, there are pieces of old carpet under the current liner and I doubt they'll be in good condition! If the advice is to remove the old liner and old carpet, have things moved on at all in the sense that there is a better solution for "under liner lining" than old carpet (our house is virtually all hardwood floor now, so I'm not likely to have any old carpet anyway!)
I'll eagerly accept any other advice, especially any that offers a solution to the leak without draining the thing!
Thank you in advance of your wise replies
Mike
My ornamental 8' x 4' x 3' (deep) pond has developed a leak.....it must be somewhere along the edging as the water stops going down after it's reach around 6" from the top. I've previously found a couple of tears and been able to patch it up in the past, but this time, I think it's time to replace the liner which has been in there for around 12 years.
It's an opportunity to tidy up the groundwork around the pond as well.
My plan is to use the pump to remove as much water as I can, and then to tempt the 2 or 3 goldfish into a net, so I can keep them in a large plastic tub until the work is done. I'll also remove my plants and keep them in a seperate tub.
Once I've removed most of the water, I'm planning to pierce the bottom of the old liner to enable the pond to be completely drained. Then, I'll lift the flagstones that surround it and remove my waterfall fitting to fully expose the old liner.
I'm just wondering if there is any benefit in simply installing a new liner over the old, or am I best just taking the old one out? From memory, there are pieces of old carpet under the current liner and I doubt they'll be in good condition! If the advice is to remove the old liner and old carpet, have things moved on at all in the sense that there is a better solution for "under liner lining" than old carpet (our house is virtually all hardwood floor now, so I'm not likely to have any old carpet anyway!)
I'll eagerly accept any other advice, especially any that offers a solution to the leak without draining the thing!
Thank you in advance of your wise replies
Mike