Cheap and easy way to connect 2 liners in stream...

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I understand that there is a method posted that you can overlap one liner over another however I was worried because there wasnt enough elevation in my stream to use this.

I used the following method without any leaks and cost about 7 dollars without having to clean the liners.

1) Both liners were about 36 in wide each to connect...
2) I had some 3/4 corrugated tubing left over i cut to about 48 in
3) I inserted 9 guage wire and doubled it inside (i.e. 2 pieces of the wire were inserted
4) I rolled the bottom/top layer of the liner over the flex tubing to to create a decent sized roll...this connects the tubing and prevents the leaks
5) The wire inside simply reinforced the strength of the tubing
6) Placed a few rocks on top of the connection

No leaking thus far.....if you really want to be sure you could pick up a pool repair vinyl kit at home depot and put that between each piece prior to rolling them together you will just need to make sure each piece of liner is cleaned off

I hope this makes sense difficult to explain without pics
 

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Welcome to the Forum!
I mated 2 liners with no loss by simply overlaying them and having about a 2" drop. The lower liner goes under the upper liner and the total overlap is about 12" on each side of the PVC lip they go over.
 

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Yep it made sense and without having a decent drop would work out.
 
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Thanks for the welcome DrDave...

What are you a Dr of? I am a Pediatrician in AZ!

As for the overlap....

I could only do about a 1 in incline so my fish could come to the adjoining small pond!

I should have pictures by the end of the month haha!
 

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NichrfUNLV said:
Thanks for the welcome DrDave...

What are you a Dr of? I am a Pediatrician in AZ!

As for the overlap....

I could only do about a 1 in incline so my fish could come to the adjoining small pond!

I should have pictures by the end of the month haha!

welcome dr pediatrician, I did sonography for 38 years at jcl and multiple other jobs during that 38 years including dept director (gag), before that neurological research, St joes, barrows.
 

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