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    Yet another Cloudy Water thread ....

    Please bear with me and don't laugh or yell at how incredibly stupid I was. :hammer: I was using the dip test strips. Okay, I get now why you aren't supposed to use them!! I bought them, then read that they suck, but figured, well it can't be that bad right? I have been using the floating...
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    Brink of Collapse :(

    Oh, I am so sad. We put up our pool last week (Intex metal frame, 24' round.) Before we bought it, we had a pool installer level the ground with a bobcat. It was wonderful! We had a good week... and then, today, a huge rainstorm. The pool legs on one side (which are on bricks, as I read to...
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    New pool, can you help with chemical info?

    I am getting my Intex 24' metal frame pool filled up by a pool water guy tonight. (I am on a well and I don't want to deal with the iron.) I have no clue about the chemicals, and the guy at the pool store made it sound really expensive and difficult. I read through the BBB method and I think I...
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    Can you build a deck around an impermanent pool??

    I will be purchasing the Intex 24' by 52" Metal Frame pool within the next few weeks. My plan is to take this pool down in the offseason to prevent rusting. This is a bug purchase for us so I want it to last as long as possible. I would like to build a small deck on this pool. Probably 10' by...