11th August 2020
With my list of pool repair materials we headed off to Menards.
First was a roll of “FlexTape”, a material that could be applied to a hole in a sinking ship. The Titanic could have been saved with a few rolls of this stuff.
The next was “Water Weld” an epoxy putty that could also be applied underwater.
We felt confident that we could do the repair and be floating around in it within hours.
I completed the drain, and located the tiny hole close to a weld line. I dried the area and applied a massive patch that covered the hole, and some other dodgy places.
This was obviously a manufacturing quality problem, caused by an inexperienced seven year old Chinese kid who made the product.
The next task was reinforcing the repair on the inside which was much more complex as the hole was really close to a fold. This is where the epoxy putty came into its own. A quick slice and a mix with the fingers and it was ready to apply.
Once it was moulded into place the repair was done, we tested it with a little water and it was good, so we re-pumped the water back from the old pool to the new, this time the water was warm from heat from the sun, Kelli was happy with that.
We worked on some furniture pieces whilst the pool was being filled, once that was completed we couldn’t wait to try it.
Right from the start we knew it was better, we had more room to move about, and we wouldn’t have to keep topping up the air, we could do what the pool was intended for, being lazy.
Another Lifetime to go 