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No we don't have wall foam. I agree that the cove is much more important. I was hoping that wall foam would help keep the water temperature warmer, extending our swimming season as well as offering extra protection for the liner. We have foam on the floor. We are very glad we installed the floor...

Thank you so much, Mdragger88. I realize that we need a functional cove. It does seem to be functional as we have never had a problem with the liner coming out under the wall.. I would be willing to replace it if necessary. I just wonder if a new cove would flatten just as much within days or...

Hello, We have an old steel doughboy style 15 x 30 x 48" pool. We are replacing the 10-year-old liner and coping strips. Should we also replace the cove? The cove is very flattened down so it seems like an obvious no-brainer to replace it now that we have access to it. However, the new cove will...

Hello, We are planning to replace the overlap liner on our above ground pool. Our current liner, which is the standard blue color, has lasted for more than a decade. I was considering purchasing a 25 gauge liner with a design called, "Glimmerglass" from linerworld.com. I was able to find it on...

We needed the brush right away so my husband opted for the one from Home Depot with the nylon bristles. There are many negative reviews about the Walmart brush stating that the plastic bristles begin falling out in less than a year. I would like to try a brush with a fin someday though...

Thank you Marty and Panzer. Sounds great. I will let my husband know and see if he wants to get one of those Whale Wall brushes.

Thank you everyone! I will be sure to store the new brush out of the sun. Marty, do you think the Whale Wall brush is far superior to brushes that don't have a fin?

I need to buy a new brush for my AG pool. Are nylon bristles longer lasting than poly or does it make no difference? I have read that the Whale Wall is a good brush but seems to have some issues with corrosion. Also, I need a brush now and the Whale Wall isn't available locally. The blue and...

We're still working on putting up a used 15' x 30' x 48" oval steel wall pool. The ground has been properly leveled. We installed 1/2" extruded polystyrene and a foam cove. We purchased a liner a while ago but found that it was damaged so we had to get another. The pool supply store only had...

Re: Polystyrene Foam Insulation for Pool Bottom - Pink Vs. B Twelkner, Ha ha. That's why you married her, isn't it? Well, we are finally ready to install the liner. Our liner was stored in our shed for a couple of years. When we opened the box, we discovered that the liner has been cut...

I'm wondering how this situation turned out. MN Pool Dreamer, would you please post an update? I agree that you should not back down to the HOA board and paint your pool. Would you be able to represent yourself in court? It seems like a simple case where you might be able to do some research...

Re: Polystyrene Foam Insulation for Pool Bottom - Pink Vs. B Thank you Twelkner. I like your wife's idea. Bradathins, Thank you for sending the link for the Lepage P-300 glue. Unfortunately, Lepage products are available in Canada only. I'm a Canadian but I live in California. The glue...

Re: Polystyrene Foam Insulation for Pool Bottom - Pink Vs. B UnderWaterVanya, thank you for your suggestion to glue the seams. I think that might be a great way to solve the problem. I called Owens-Corning to ask what type of glue to use. They said that there are many types that will work...

Re: Polystyrene Foam Insulation for Pool Bottom - Pink Vs. B Thank you Bradathins and Twelkner. I bought three rolls of tape. I guess I'd better get some more. Since the seams tend to separate I think I will follow your advice and stagger the seams to minimize this problem. Did you put all...

Re: Polystyrene Foam Insulation for Pool Bottom - Pink Vs. B Linen, Twelkner and Bradathins: thank you so much for your helpful responses. We had already purchased the foam when I saw your replies. We got the white 1" expanded foam. Home Depot didn't have the blue or pink foam in stock...

We are putting up a 15 x 30 steel wall pool. We've already purchased a foam cove. Our soil is quite sandy so we're thinking we can get away with not bringing in sand if we use a 1/2" or so of sifted soil to cover the inside framework and then put down a layer of rigid polystyrene foam...

Zea3, thank you so much for your helpful response and for looking at my link. I will choose a different skimmer. My wall is still rolled up so I can't measure the hole. Based on the size of the old skimmer I believe the hole is about 7 3/4" wide x 5 1/8" tall. I'm thinking of ordering a...

Hi, we're putting up an older 15 x 30 pool. It had a Muskin skimmer model A4372. Since these are no longer available, my husband plans to use a piece of aluminum to resize the hole in the pool wall. I was wondering if we should order a regular or wide mouth skimmer. Regular skimmers are less...

Re: Pool Cove Questions Dirt Sand, Foam?High Density or Regu Thank you Tech Guy, for sharing your experience with the foam cove. Is your foam white or blue? I read that the high density foam is white but I'm not sure if all HD foam is the same color of if it depends on the manufacturer.

Hi, we are installing a used 15 x 30 oval steel wall pool. We're trying to decide whether to go with a foam, dirt or sand cove. Our pool instructions say to use dirt for the cove, not sand. Reading posts on this subject has left me more confused than ever. Some people who formerly had sand...

One more question: I'm wondering if there is a big difference between regular and high density foam coves. Our local pool supply stores don't carry the foam coves so I can't go and look at it. The cheapest place to buy it seems to be on Ebay. None of the Ebay listings state whether it is...

Thank you Linen and Christian. If money was no object, I would definitely go with the extruded polystyrene you suggested. Home Depot seems to carry only the 1/2" and it costs over $13 per sheet. We don't have any bugs here to speak of. My main purpose in adding the foam would be to keep the...

Thank you both for your replies. I'll probably buy the cove but I'm still undecided about the Happy Bottom. I'm just not sure I'll be happy investing $140 on the bottom of the pool.

Oops, I posted this question in the pool start up forum. I didn't see that there is a specific forum for above ground pools. My question is whether it is worth the extra expense to install a cove and Happy Bottom. We live in the high desert of southern California. We have sandy soil and no...