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Pool Walls

The pool wall starts as a piece of rolled steel

Then it gets cleaned and coated with multiple layers of finishes and rust inhibitors. A better wall will have more layers protecting it from rust.

The steel is now finished and rolled back up until an order for a pool comes in. When the order is received, the steel is rolled back out to the proper length for the pool size ordered and cut. This is where an important difference occurs...

The filtration system must have an inlet and an outlet, through the wall. On a less expensive pool, holes are  “punched” through the wall for the skimmer and return. This process cuts right through that beautiful finish and rust inhibitor we just applied. This exposes a “raw” edge right where the water flows through, allowing the chemicals in the pool water to eat at the steel from day one. 90% of rusted out pools started here.

Here is a rusted out wall from a 7 year old pool. Notice to the left and right of the rusted area, the wall is rust free and looks as good as it did on day one.

Preventing Rust

As you step up the line to a better pool, more of the pool components become rust proof. The first major improvement is the “Stainless Steel Service Panel”. You can see in the image on the right, the area with the skimmer and return cut out is a different color than the rest of the pool wall. When the wall is cut at the factory, it is cut 4’ short of the total length. A piece of stainless steel is inserted in the gap. The filter openings are punched through the stainless steel, which cannot rust. This one improvement typically extends the overall warranty on the pool and prevents about 90% of all pool failures.

The panel and wall are bolted together, overlapping and with a reinforced piece of steel on both sides

Being an intelligent shopper, you might say that “this stainless steel part is all good and well, but its only 4 feet of the pool and the rest of the wall is still steel. Why not make the whole wall from stainless steel?”

Good question.

The answer is simply it is too expensive. Not many people want to spend $5,000 on a pool wall. Because over 90% of rust through occurs in this one area, it’s really all you need.