Liner Damage

[Stuart allen]

I am currently building a pond and will soon be building the waterfall. Today I noticed a hole in the liner as per picture. The liner was installed in September and left like this over winter. The liner is 0.75mm rubber so good quality. Is it possible this was naturally damaged. Its a bit strange!

 

[GBBUDD]

I have. Used a lot of rubber by several manufacturers and I have never seen one with a pattern on the face do you remember the brand. ? Something that big was either from rocking the pond or a deer possibly.

Looks more like. Hpde I believe it is @addy1 Uses she could add her experiance.

 

[Stuart allen]

Thanks. It is Epalyn 0.75mm Rubber Pond Liner. Purchased from: www.pondlinersonline.co.uk

 

[j.w]

@Stuart allen

 

[Stuart allen]

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Hi there.

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome! Where is this tear located, since it looks like the pond is holding water?

 

[poconojoe]

That's a bad tear there.
I agree, that doesn't look like an EPDM liner. Possibly HDRPE, but that's tough stuff too.

 

[JamieB]

Is it me, or does the hole look rather square?

 

[poconojoe]

Is it me, or does the hole look rather square?

Yeah, I thought that was odd.

Maybe it's just how it looks in the picture, but is the square part missing? That's really odd.

If it were caused by a rock or something natural, I don't think the hole would be square and there wouldn't be any liner "missing".

 

[GBBUDD]

I believe it's square because of the weave as it looks in the pattern I'm seeing. hprde is a weave with a heavy duty coating of I believe polyethylene .

 

[brokensword]

I have hdrpe and the liner in the pic looks much thinner. I doubt this is natural as you'd have to cut deliberately against the grain. I can remember cutting and sometimes it would fall away easily as I cut and others, I struggled mightily to make it part. Too, it looks as if there's either more liner or something similar BEHIND the cut. Could be it's folded over, though...

 

[Stuart allen]

Hello and welcome! Where is this tear located, since it looks like the pond is holding water?

The hole is located about 100mm from final water level. It is actually located on the underside of a fold in the liner so was not actually exposed to potential surface damage. The pond was like this for around 3 months so it could have been damaged anytime during this period.

 

[Stuart allen]

Yeah, I thought that was odd.

Maybe it's just how it looks in the picture, but is the square part missing? That's really odd.

If it were caused by a rock or something natural, I don't think the hole would be square and there wouldn't be any liner "missing".

It's very odd. Thars why I was asking if that was like anything normal. It's almost as if it's been cut?

 

[j.w]

That's what I think too. Looks like it was cut by something and would have to be very sharp and strong cutters whatever was used. Are you sure it wasn't like that when you bought it and before you put it down? Could you have missed it? Just does not look chewed or ripped. I would talk to the maker and show them different angles of the hole. Looks like a flap hangs off to the side of it.

 

[Stuart allen]

That's what I think too. Looks like it was cut by something and would have to be very sharp and strong cutters whatever was used. Are you sure it wasn't like that when you bought it and before you put it down? Could you have missed it? Just does not look chewed or ripped. I would talk to the maker and show them different angles of the hole. Looks like a flap hangs off to the side of it.

I did not notice anything when laying it. May just have missed it. That sounds as it is the most likeliest reason. No flap there.