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Above ground pool?
#4109884
03/31/24 05:55 PM
03/31/24 05:55 PM
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Posts: 9,717 Cleburne
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Cleburne
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Hi yall, myself & my wife have decided on buying an above ground pool. Looking for advice from those who had or have one. I don't want the best or the worst, maybe somewhere in the middle. I have a great space for a 12x24 rectangle pool so that is the size we are looking at. Any info appreciated!
"When you've stared down the barrel of a shotgun in your own home, 3rd & 20 don't seem too bad"......Ken "Snake" Stabler
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Re: Above ground pool?
[Re: .308]
#4109896
03/31/24 06:27 PM
03/31/24 06:27 PM
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DGAMBLER
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Just make sure you have a good sand filter and salt system if possible. And hopefully it will have multiple circulation jets. One ain't gonna cut it.
To GOD be All the glory!!!
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Re: Above ground pool?
[Re: SouthBamaSlayer]
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03/31/24 06:38 PM
03/31/24 06:38 PM
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jhardy
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AL
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If you can’t afford to pay someone to take care of it, don’t get one. Self-pool care will make you say words you’ve never said before. Depends on the pool and equipment. Ours is easy.
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Re: Above ground pool?
[Re: jhardy]
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03/31/24 07:36 PM
03/31/24 07:36 PM
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ford150man
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If you can’t afford to pay someone to take care of it, don’t get one. Self-pool care will make you say words you’ve never said before. Depends on the pool and equipment. Ours is easy. Same here. Ours is in ground, 20’x40’. Salt water with cartridge. I clean the cartridges once a year, with the pressure washer and replace them every few years. Once your ph and chlorine levels are stabilized, it’s easy to take care of it. I spend about 30 minutes a week on it, checking levels and emptying skimmers. The trick is using a water conditioner after the levels are right. As stated above, the more circulating jets, the better. This will be our 5th year with our pool and we still love it. Enjoy it.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Re: Above ground pool?
[Re: ford150man]
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03/31/24 08:08 PM
03/31/24 08:08 PM
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G/H
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If you can’t afford to pay someone to take care of it, don’t get one. Self-pool care will make you say words you’ve never said before. Depends on the pool and equipment. Ours is easy. Same here. Ours is in ground, 20’x40’. Salt water with cartridge. I clean the cartridges once a year, with the pressure washer and replace them every few years. Once your ph and chlorine levels are stabilized, it’s easy to take care of it. I spend about 30 minutes a week on it, checking levels and emptying skimmers. The trick is using a water conditioner after the levels are right. As stated above, the more circulating jets, the better. This will be our 5th year with our pool and we still love it. Enjoy it. What kind do you have?
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Re: Above ground pool?
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#4109946
03/31/24 08:09 PM
03/31/24 08:09 PM
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top cat
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Pay for an install. They can be a PITA
LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!! - - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -
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Re: Above ground pool?
[Re: G/H]
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03/31/24 09:02 PM
03/31/24 09:02 PM
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ford150man
Old Mossy Horns
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If you can’t afford to pay someone to take care of it, don’t get one. Self-pool care will make you say words you’ve never said before. Depends on the pool and equipment. Ours is easy. Same here. Ours is in ground, 20’x40’. Salt water with cartridge. I clean the cartridges once a year, with the pressure washer and replace them every few years. Once your ph and chlorine levels are stabilized, it’s easy to take care of it. I spend about 30 minutes a week on it, checking levels and emptying skimmers. The trick is using a water conditioner after the levels are right. As stated above, the more circulating jets, the better. This will be our 5th year with our pool and we still love it. Enjoy it. What kind do you have? What kind of what? The pool was put in by Cheatwood Pools and the pump/filter and equipment is a Jandy.The pool is a liner pool if that’s what you are asking.
Last edited by ford150man; 03/31/24 10:01 PM.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Re: Above ground pool?
[Re: hawndog]
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03/31/24 11:06 PM
03/31/24 11:06 PM
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Semo
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I bout one last summer and put it up same day with little thought. Here are some things I learned. Make sure it is level. Make sure the legs are well supported, they can sink in the ground. Remove all grass before putting it up. 1 inch 8x12 (or 16) inch blocks under each post. 1/8 inch difference on each block will give you 1/4 inch all around. Use a transit, stick, and laser level to make it easier. If you lay out the bottom rail before and mark each spot of the post with paint you'll know the blocks will be right. The hard bottom can be mixed with sand and cement at a 6/1 or 7/1 rate and you'll want it 2-3 inches thick. Use a rented mortor mixer and add water to the mix. If you can elevated mixer so it is easier to get the mixed soluton over the wall. You want it tacky but not overly wet to make the trowelling easier. Hand trowel it to the slope if you have a deeper end. The bottom drain will need to be installed at the lowest point and cut it out with about 6 inches of water on it so you kniw the liner is in the right spot. If you dont use a hard bottom (I always think you should) they make a foam underlayment that should be put under the liner. You can also just use sand but I dont like how bumpy the bottom will be. Plus, if any trees are nearby you'l get a bunch of roots (same with the foam underlayment). I was a foreman for a pool installer for a few years. I put them in for 7. If done right the pool and liner will last a long time
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Re: Above ground pool?
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04/01/24 10:24 AM
04/01/24 10:24 AM
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Good stuff guys, any particular brand pool for me to be looking at?
"When you've stared down the barrel of a shotgun in your own home, 3rd & 20 don't seem too bad"......Ken "Snake" Stabler
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Re: Above ground pool?
[Re: .308]
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04/01/24 01:52 PM
04/01/24 01:52 PM
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DoeNut
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Good stuff guys, any particular brand pool for me to be looking at? Only thing ive ever heard is to avoid Blue World Pools as they have deceptive sales practices but no experience with them myself.
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Re: Above ground pool?
[Re: DoeNut]
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04/02/24 01:44 AM
04/02/24 01:44 AM
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Lonster
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Good stuff guys, any particular brand pool for me to be looking at? Only thing ive ever heard is to avoid Blue World Pools as they have deceptive sales practices but no experience with them myself. I had a client that was sued by Blue World Pools, when we got finished with them they got their pool for free.
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