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    PROCESS: New Pool - Add Salt - Run Pump (What is it?)

    Ok, we set up our 16-foot round Intex pool and I added three 40 pound bags of salt. We have an Intex 2650 and I want to run the pump for 24-hours but do not know what setting to have it on. What is the difference between Filter, Rinse, Circulate and etc. After backwashing the new sand until the...
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    Intex Patch Repair Tip: Magnets

    While setting up our pool yesterday, I put an inch of water into the pool and proceeded to pull the wrinkles out of the floor. On the first pull, my finger nail busted in half and punched a small hole into the floor. Noticed the leak a few minutes later. Went to the local Dolphin-world pool...
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    Intex Pool: Best Material For Base (Sand/Dirt/Foam/Block)

    We are building round retaining walls into the hill in our backyard for an Intex pool. We were going to install a permanent pool, so my landscape contractor (my wife's uncle) was going to put down 3-inches of sand on top of 6-inches of compacted gravel. Now that we are moving to the Intex, I'm...
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    Newbie: AGP Install on Steep Slope (MN)

    We are installing an above ground pool on a steep slope. We’re looking to put a 21-foot pool on a 25-foot circle. The 25-foot circle will have a 53-inch retaining wall on each side. One wall holds up the hill. The other wall holds the dirt on the hill. See image below. I have a few questions...