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I have to ask, is the liner noticably better than the standard Intex you replaced this with? I am at year 3 with my 14' Ultra set up her just outside of Oklahoma City. I keep mine covered unless it is being used so I don't have to clean much. Bob

That 3/4 should do just fine and the 1 inch one also interchanges in the same threaded hole. So if you don't like the flow with the 3/4, then have the 1 inch standing by. You should be able to find all this stuff at your local Leslies store, pool store, or if you can wait, Amazon. Now, may I...

I would tell you duct tape is duct tape particularly when you will have a ton or so of water on top of it.....not much of any possibility of movement there. I agree with the pad not needed. Perhaps if you are going to continue to take the pool down every season it would help keep the foam...

Mark, great job. This is motivation to start my backyard BBQ do over....LOVE that backsplash!! Really sets off everything. Bob E.

I am probably the only one here stupid enough to keep a heated 14' Intex pool going year round.....and with electric heat at that!! The way it was/is feasible for me was to put 1 inch of the blue foam insulation around the sides and "float" 1 inch of the blue stuff on the top when the pool...

I had the SWG Intex thing for a couple of years and honestly, you will still need to test and add bleach anyway to fine tune levels based on sun and usage. If you haven't bought the SWG, may I recommend you not buy it, just get some bleach and go with that. Since I have gone strictly BBB, I have...

Either way will work. I used a long piece of aluminum angle and a nice level and got within a half inch side to side, but probably the water level will be more accurate.....perhaps get it in the ball park with the 2x4 then final check with the water level? Bob E.

Shaffe43, if you haven't yet, get a notebook to record your test results. I not only record test results but also exactly what I put into the pool to correct the results. Might I suggest you do the same. I had alot of zero CYA results too particularly this year (first year I left the pool up...

My two cents is if you have the money, it's a great plan to have the place for the pool leveled (don't forget about getting electricity for the pool and deck stuff too) and have family help for install. Some place here in the under construction forum someone got a pool mailed to them from (I...

Is there a possibility that your wife could be trained to pour XX amount of bleach in everyday? If so, you could save alot of money and she would have ownership in the pool. Specifically, I will come clean.......get a Taylor Speed Stir, show her how easy it is to test chlorine levels, have a...

I would much rather have poured and stamped concrete any day. Options are limited only by person finishing the concrete. It is amazing what they can do these days. However, let's get real......cost.......I have a concrete products plant withing 20 minutes of my house. They offer all the...

This DIYer thanks you for the motivation and information on doing yours. Now at least I can point to this to the wife and go, see.....somebody else wants to do this stuff too!! Great job. Bob E.

Re: Heating pool with wood burning stove, solar blanket ques I keep my Intex heated throughout the winter, but I have an inch of the blue insulation all around the sides. I promise you if you touch your sides and they are warm, then you have significant heat loss out the sides. Figure out some...

I will add my two cents to this discussion. If you know you are going to keep an above ground pool for the next 5 years or more, I would suggest getting a real Hayward (or similar) pool pump. A 3/4 hp should and will be fine. Number two, if you want to keep with carts, then look at one of the...

Re: My Side Wall Repair - Brand New Intex Ulta Frame (with P May I ask what kind of cement/glue you used to put the on with? I have been on pins and needles for the past 6 months wondering about patching my Intex pool if it gets a leak. Bob E.

Thankfully there wasn't as much ice on the trees as I had expected. Our 2010 or 2008 ice storm up here damaged every single tree there was in our little suburb. Yours seem to be bending real just about as much. Hopefully you didn't loss power. I am surprised that we haven't heard more about...

Since I am just a tad bit north of you, I agree with Ike, keep a tarp and a light ready to go AND make sure you save up and have a generator ready to go just incase. It doesn't take that much energy for a pool pump but you will need to get a good sized one for the 220/240VAC for your pump. Hint...

Since I am about the only one stupid enough to heat an AGP with resistive heat, let me add my two cents......insulation. Everyone is correct that any type of ordinary domestic water heater will not heat any sized AGP worth a Crud unless the sides are insulated and then and only then if foam...

Exactly, no more complaining about leaves in the pool or on the cover again. WOW!! Bob E.

Ellie, while I cannot totally dispute your claim. I will tell you that you may actually be on to something. I dumped the SWG thing last season, and went totally BBB. I did get a couple of new Unicell carts for my setup, and now reflecting on things, my season old carts do look much, much better...

Jeff has given you some great food for thought. Keep reading and looking for problem areas on this sub forum and also the pump sub forum. While generally you get what you pay for, which does seem to hold true alot in pool equipment, your ability to care for it is also a major factor on how well...

Welcome to the forum and keep up the good work.....it may take awhile to get the pool nice and clear again, but it will get clear again. To make your testing easier and faster, look at a Taylor Speed Stir. It makes my testing extremely fast, consistent and repeatable. Best money I have spent...

Re: Not even sure which questions to ask - new to pool owner Trishanna, don't worry about the page format stuff. It's going to do what it's going to do. It's more imporatant you concentrate on your pool and continue to ask questions, than worry about the width of the page. On follow up, when...

Re: Not even sure which questions to ask - new to pool owner Welcome to TPF. I certainly agree with our pros above who recommend you read and reread pool school. The concept of the proper level of chlorine and CYA is a biggie that will make your pool experience better and require the minimum...

Welcome to TFP. Unless your local "pool store" has refills, it is best to get your chemical testing supplies at Amazon through I believe Amato. That way you will ensure fresh testing chemicals. Who knows how long the stuff has been on the shelf at the local pool store. I also have the 2006 and...

First, thanks for posting the results of your testing versus the other two. I was suprised that they were all as close as they were. If your not already, keep the results of your testing (and maybe their's too) on a spreadsheet. If there is a problem and they claim you weren't doing your job...

Urethane Supply company makes a produce called Fiberflex that will bond with most plastics and can bring the strength back to a broken piece if your worried. I use there plastic welder with it, but I works and works well. The main advantage is that after you push existing plastic together...

Linen, that's good news to know that the simple to use test strips are comparable to using the Taylor salt kit. It was a pain to use back in the day as I did not have a speed stir yet. I aslo didn't know (at the time) about unplugging the copper bars. I think they might have had a quality...

I assume I am one of the only "nuts" out there who have a fully insulated AGP. Yes, it is an Intex Ultra frame but I have done two others over the years in a similar method. First let's take care of some myths. There is a significant loss of heat from the sides of an AGP with the vinyl of an...

I am with Jason here, I got the Taylor salt testing kit.......how else can you verify that your Intex equipment is working correctly. That's one of the reasons why I dumped the salt water system from Intex and did it the old fashioned way......bleach. If you go way back a year, maybe two ago...