For inground pools the track is usually part of the pool coping or connected to the pool wall so track replacement is very difficult.
Above ground pool wall came out of track.
You may find ants dirt or even dried up mud in the track.
This is all important stuff if the liner is coming off the wall that should get fixed.
When your repairs are made check the cove area on the inside of the pool.
Clean out the track.
If the cove is intact and you did not need to drain your pool all is good.
Wall anomalies are usually caused by the pool being out of.
One of the main causes for pool liners to come out of the track is simply that the liner is getting old and is not past its service life.
Check under the top rails and make sure the coping is still covering the liner and the rods are still covering the coping.
Hi we have a 15 foot round above ground pool that was installed last year and has staggered bolts where the bolts are the pool is buckling in the installer came back out and made sure everything was in its tracking level and said this is a manufacturer s fault i spoke to the manufacturer they re telling me it s an install problem both are.
While you are cleaning the track out with a dull screwdriver or a popsicle stick inspect the track for any cracks or missing pieces.
The liner can pop out of the track for various reasons including damage to the track liner shrinkage or water behind.
We were very careful with everything and bought a new liner.
We leveled the ground and have the pool tracking and wall in place.
You have a pool with the coping coming off and a wall out of the track.
The next two photos show damage that should be fixed.
We are in the process of putting up an 18ft above ground pool that we bought used.
Reapply boiling water as many times as needed to get the liner back into the track.
The liner only stays warm for a few seconds so you need to work quickly.
On one side i have noticed that the wall keeps popping out of the track and we push it back in and with in a few minutes it will be.
It is 2 years old and we took it down ourselves.
Pool liners on above ground and in ground pools are held in place by a track.