Pond Liner Answers To The 6 Questions You Need To Ask
You Can Find Answers To Most Of The Pond Liner Questions You Have
Pond liners are the safety net for your yard, anything living in your pond, and ultimately your wallet. It’s what keeps the water in your pond and without it, well, backyard ponds would be a lot different. This is why it’s important to get a quality liner and make sure it stays in good condition.
Here are the answers to pond liner questions pond owners (and future pond owners) are asking.
Pond What-Now?
“So, you’re telling me that koi ponds have to have one of these things?”
Brian is looking at Denise in surprise. She did just tell him that koi ponds are lined with something called a pond liner that helps keep all the water in it.
He just thought people dug a hole and put water and fish into it.
She goes on to tell him it’s one of the more important parts because it helps keep all the water in place. Without it you’ll end up having to use one of these 3 water drainage solutions or you’ll have a swamp for a yard. That’s why they, or whoever installs their pond, need to use a quality liner.
Brian doesn’t want either of them to have to deal with a bad liner. He decides to do some independent research on liners so he can tell the good from the bad.
Here’s what he finds.
Which Pond Liner Is Best?
Brian raises his eyes in wonder at the temperature range. Looks like this stuff is the real deal so he needs to look into EPDM liners a bit more.
He also reads there are PVC and preformed liners, neither of which sound as good as the EPDM liners so far. They aren’t as flexible or durable so he doesn’t see a point in looking into them. Instead, he looks up more about EPDM and rubber liners.
What Is EPDM Pond Liner?
EPDM pond liner is made from M-class synthetic rubber. The M refers to its classification in ASTM standard D-1418; the M class includes rubbers having a saturated chain of the polymethylene type.
In other words, it keeps water in, won’t poison your pond or yard with toxins, and doesn’t damage easily.
Brian only understood the last sentence, which makes sense because he isn’t a liner expert. As long as it does a great job and doesn’t hurt anything that’s all he needs.
How Long Does It Last?
How Do You Repair Liner?
You can repair a pond liner by following these 5 steps:
- Empty your pond so the water level is 1 foot below the hole
- Clean 4 inches of liner around the hole
- Prime the hole
- Cut the patch so it’s round (corners fray and peel up)
- Apply patch
Brian nods to himself. He didn’t think it would this easy, he can probably do it himself. The cleaning part is interesting though, how does one clean it?
How Do You Clean Pond Liner?
What Size Pond Liner Do I Need?
Measure the longest length and width of your pond along with how deep the deepest part is. Then use these equations: max length + (2x depth) + 2 x 0.15 meters = total liner length and maximum width + (2x depth) + 2 x 0.15 meters = total liner width. Then multiply the two numbers to get how many meters of pond liner you need.
Brian’s a little confused by the math so he scrolls down for more details.
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