Recent content by justbeachy

I am guessing you may have a new liner by now but if not...the life expectancy of the liner varies for lots of reasons, the main 3 being 1) gauge of vinyl? bigger gauge #'s=thicker vinyl=lasts longer 2)installation-some mistakes can shorten the life of the liner 3)length and sharpness of the...

Hi all, we are getting ready to install our liner and I have found directions for a couple different ways to do it (drop it in from the outside vs climbing in and spreading it around). If anyone could let me know which way they did it (and if they would do it the same way next time) that would...

Hi all, We are DIY-ing our AGP and are (at last) ready to put up the walls and install the liner (overlap). I have read alot on here about installing when it is warm and sunny so the liner will stretch. I am wondering how "warm" it needs to be outside as it looks like we are in for a couple...

Hi all, I'm looking at winter covers for an aboveground pool (in Iowa). I have been looking at the self-draining covers (such as EZ drain or Dryco) where you connect a drain tube from the center of the cover to the return outlet. Does anyone have info/opinion on the pros and cons of this type...

That's a great idea! We live in a rural area and so far I can't find anyone to bring in the water but I'll check on renting a reverse osmosis.

Hi all, love this site and I've learned alot already. We are a few days from finishing (and filling!! :) ) our pool and I want to make sure that I do things in the right order. I was trying to find a way to get water brought in as we have well water with alot of iron but it looks like we will...