1.  First the water is pumped down then the old liner is cut out.

2. If the liner is old and has not been kept in good shape it can be very brittle.

3. It is much easier to carry the liner out in small, folded sections.

4. Careful!  The ground underneath the old liner can be very slippery.  Watch your step.

5. The deep end can be cut into long strips for easy folding.

6. For example!

7. Make sure to cut out the face plates and light.

8. If the liner is stuck on the ladder then lift up on the ladder and let the liner fall.

9. Wash down the floor so that it is clean.

10. After all the water is out and the liner is stripped this should be the result.

11. If there are roots then they can be cut out with a knife.

12. If the pool has a bottom drain cover take it off and place it somewhere that it won't be broken.

13. The bottom drain cover will come off easily when all the screws are off.

14. After the cover is off, scrape the gasket off.

15. The liner should be out of the pool by now. Wash down the walls and floor then vacuum the water out of the bottom of the pool.

16. There will be water in the bottom drain.

18. When all the water is out of the bottom drain take a new bottom drain gasket and spray it with 3M Super 77 spray glue.

19. After the glue sets up a little place the gasket on the bottom drain.

21. Dry mix can be put on dry or mixed with water if the imperfections are deep or on the side of the angle.

22. On the floor the dry mix is best used dry.  Moisture from when the floor was washed down will mix with the dry mix.

23. The dry mix is not the same color as the floor but it is not seen so it does not matter.  The floor should be smooth when the dry mix is done being laid down. 

24. When the floor is smooth take the liner out of the box.  Do not use a knife or any other sharp tool to cut the box open.  The liner might be cut in the process.  Lay the liner on the shallow end of the pool.  The DEEP sticker should be facing up.

25. Pull the DEEP end of the liner toward the deep end of the pool.  Hang the shallow end first and align the corners.  After the shallow end is done hang the deep end and align the corners. 

26. If the corners do not align right away.  Pull the liner toward the corner that you need more material.

27. Run your hand down the wall and find the corner to make sure that the liner is in place.

28. After the liner is in take a Shop Vac or a vinyl liner vacuum and place it on the deck past the break in the pool on the deep end side.  The "break" is where the shallow end ends and the slope begins.

29. The corners should be in place.

30. If the corners are in then they should look like this after the vinyl liner vacuum is turned on.

31. If the pool has a bottom drain then the face plate has to be put on.

32. When the bottom drain is in then the water can be turned on.

33. If the pool has steps that the liner does not go over then the face plates for those have to be put on.

34. The face plates keep the liner connected to the steps.

35. Align the screws and the face plate with the holes on the steps.

36. Make sure the screws are snug.