How to repair a pond cover?

How to repair a pond liner? How to easily repair a pond cover? The first thing to do is measure the size of your hole and clean the area. Many products and repair kits are available in store or by ordering online.

Identify the water leak in your pond.

Is your pond level dropping inexplicably? You probably have a leak, also consult our advice guides to find the leak in a garden pond.

Do you know the type of tarp?

Once the leak has been identified, you will finally be able to repair the hole. The area must first be degreased with a cleaning wash type product. Afterwards, it will also be necessary to see if it is an EPDM or PVC tarpaulin. If your PVC tarpaulin is more than ten years old, you risk having little by little leaks all over your pool. These PVC tarpaulins have a lifespan of 10 years.

How to repair a PVC tarpaulin? Its leak is easy to fix. Use a PVC tarp repair kit to seal this type of leak. Then, finish with a seal with a silicone suitable for tarpaulins.

How to repair an EPDM tarpaulin? You will have to use a vulcanization type process. To repair an EPDM tarpaulin, we offer repair kits. Then you receive a cleaning wash type product to clean. After cleaning, a primer (QUICKPRIME) should be applied. It is after this step that we use quicktape.

1. Clean the EPDM cover
2. Prepare the patch according to the size of the hole
3. Use a primer type quickprime
4. Then apply the patch with the smoother
5. Then use silicon

Here is a short video for gluing an EPDM tarpaulin.

Depending on the type of cover, use a suitable kit.

1. Clean the tarp around the leak gently with water. If necessary, use a soft brush.
2. Then, as for a bicycle tire, degrease the area well and apply the patch with the product provided in a repair kit or a sealant (ex: Innotec).

Then, finish with an INNOTEC type silicone joint (water resistant).