- Never drain water completly from pool to avoid a shrinking and wrinkled liner

- Make sure rain- water always flows away from the pool's wall, because it causes the liner to float, destroys the sand under the liner and might cause the walls to curve in

- Don't place chlorine tablets in skimmer baskets to avoid discoloring or wrinkling the liner below the skimmer

- Don't install a new deck over 20 (or more)year-old-pipes

- Never let the water in the pool turn green. This signals the growth of algae and bacteria. These organisms can cause staining of your vinyl liner

- Always use a proper size winter pool cover that is tightly sealed around the entire edge of the pool to prevent the accumulation of debris

- Don't use abrasive cleaners or cleaning tools such as scouring powers, steel wool pads or sharp bristled brushes on vinyl liner.Use only a recommended cleaner to remove soil which may accumulate at the water line or to clean any other soiled areas.