Recent content by Tommcgtx

I just finished leveling, putting concrete pavers where the legs go, and laying down some old carpet that I got from the dumpsters of local carpet places. I put it beneath the tarp that came with the pool, and it seems to cushion it rather nicely, while protecting from the tiny rocks and...

Thanks TXMom! I'll look into it!

Ok, thank you, I'll do that once the pool has drained. Any other advice is appreciated also.

First, I want to say I love the site, and have recieved really great information and advice so far. So here's my problem. I set my 15' x 42" metal frame pool up in my backyard, which I thought was level and relatively clean of debris. After setting it up, I've noticed rocks under the bottom of...

Techguy, What information exactly should I add to my signature? I want it to be as helpful as possible. Also, I didn't mean to leave the impression that my nylon "fix" was what ultimately worked the best. The vacuum head can either be used with a garden hose that uses the bag, to which I added...

Thank you everyone for your responses! I tried the nylon combination I mentioned in a previous post, and while it worked (until it came off because I didn't secure it well enough), it was super slow and would have taken me hours. I went and bought a vacuum hose, which I discovered does work with...

It's a Summer Escapes pool, very much like the second picture, a steel pipe frame with vinyl. It has a skimmer type cartridge filter that's attached to the wall of the pool.

I live in El Paso, Tx, and we have very fine sandy dirt here. I recently set up a 15' x 42" above ground pool, but had some windy weather and alas, the bottom of my pool has a layer of this dirt on it. My pool came with a simple "vacuum" that is the type that uses water pressure from a garden...

Thank you!

I've attached a stock photo of the pool. It's a summer escapes pool, basically like an Intex pool[attachment=0:w6l898uh]pool.jpg[/attachment:w6l898uh]

Ok, so I read through pool school and I'm still processing the info there. I filled up the pool, and tested the PH and Chlorine last night, and the PH was 7.2, and the chlorine was nonexistent. So, I put in a bag of HTH shock and swim last night. The directions on the bag said 1 to 2 bags for...