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My current challenge is what to do with the 4 inch deep 14' circle in my yard over the winter. My concern is if I leave it bare won't animals (deer in our area), rain, snow, etc., help soften the 4 inch "wall" and cause more issues when setting up the pool next season? I spread, taped, and cut...

Pool water looks great as usual. All water tests have been normal. The only change in my filter system is that I have not been using the SWG side of my combined Sand & SWG filter due to manufacturing issues. Instead, for the last month, I've been using the 50 lb. sand filter on FP mode...

I used plumbers teflon tape on the plastic threading of the Intex SWG and now have a small leak. Actually I've had a leak on two different connections. I'm wondering if it's causing more problems than solving a potential problem - especially when you have to undo the connections to clean the...

My Sand and SWG combo was working great for the first 3 or so weeks. I started hearing a louder than usual noise coming from the motor so I shut it off and called Intex. They immediately said they would send a new Control Station for me to replace by taking off 4 screws in the motor housing. I...

First I want to thank many forum members who were instrumental in helping me with my pool setup. It's been a full time FORCED hobby for the last month. Now that we are enjoying the pool every night after work I wanted to post a couple photos and give some tips from my experience. Two photos...

I set up my pool last week with the Intex Sand and SWG combo --- no leaks. I hadn't used the SWG yet - just operating in FP mode. In fact, I haven't added any salt or CYA yet - just bleach - because I was going to drop the water level to hard plumb everything. After reading several TFP...

I'm mounting the skimmer high up the wall (into the grey top area to preserve my water depth) on a separate wall than the one with the current suction hose. I will use that wall/panel for a fountain. Is there any theory/lessons learned on if it's better to put more or less space between the...

I began filling the pool on Thursday. Sand and SWG combo is installed and working great. Got about 70% full and stopped. I ordered the Hayward Skimmer which I hopes arrives today. Heavy rain last night added about an ionch and a half of water. I'll probably need to empty some water so I haven't...

Got the pool up. Will be adding water tomorrow and have a couple questions. Quickest way and decent prices to get salt, sand & CYA was to go to local pool store. Ordered everything else online, but didn't want to wait any longer to get in to the water... I've got the 14'x42" inch and even the...

Will be assembling my new Intex Sand & Salt water combo filter tomorrow. I learned not to use petroleum jelly on these types of systems. Went to HD and they were out of Super Lube - a synthetic lubricant - in their tools section. They were out of most of their lubricants. Went to plumbing aisle...

What would be the best 1 or 2 year ground cover solution since I'm planning to resod and use that area of the yard after we renovate the house. I would use pavers and crushed gravel on the whole pad if this was a permanent place for the AGP. Once the ground is taken down to virgin dirt...

I'm thinking about putting the filter (24" x 17") into a large plastic container (35" x 19") to protect it from the elements - including the power cord connections. My concern is decreasing the air flow to the motor. I've seen several YT videos with various containers for filters, but I'm...

Many posts have Ultra Frame purchasers reporting rust issues with SWG. I'm thinking about painting all frame components with Rust-oleum before first use to proactively get some additional life of the pool. Has anyone thought about or done this before?

Great website - certainly learning a lot from reading Pool School and other posts. As my signature states, this is the 2nd AGP for us. Got an Easy Set from a friend and enjoyed it last year while learning many do's and don’ts. Just received our new 14'x42" Ultra Frame and our new Intex Sand &...