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We opted to leave our 12x24 ultra frame up last winter, drained below all inlets/ outlets. We were pleasantly surprised in the spring to discover no leaks or issues whatsoever. We had disconnected and properly winterized all of our lines, pumps, filter, etc, so a couple of quick connections in...

Awe, Darrel, saddest time of the year. Although, we may have one more day to enjoy it this weekend... it is supposed to be upwards of 30 degrees for Brandon tmo ;) With no issues arising out of our decision to leave our pool up (partially drained) last winter, we have decided to leave ours up...

Re: Question about dropping Intex Ultra Frame 16 x 32 into ground just 12"-24"?? I have responded to your inbox message K9Protected. But for the benefit of anyone else who may be interested in such a project, I have to say that we are very pleased so far with our decision to embark on such a...

Wow!! Fantastic job!! Props to you, and your Mom for embarking on such a project and with such a professional result. "Girl Power" ;)

After one season with our Bestway branded pool (now sold by our local Canadian retailer under the Coleman name), I have to say we are more than satisfied with the quality. It's important to add that although we live in an extremely cold climate (and should have disassembled for the winter...

Ours is a balmy 90 degrees :) Wish I could say the same for our outside temps this evening tho. With the outside temp at around 68 degrees, it made for an extremely chilly exit out of the pool after my evening swim Brrrrrrrrr

Ironically the pool itself only retails this year for approx. $899 CAD plus tax on sale (we paid $949 CAD plus tax). This specific model is actually a Bestway brand. The Canadian retailer we purchased it from last spring now offers the exact same style and size, at the same sale price, but is...

Your wish is my command cfclay. Pics from last season (about 170 pics total) have been added to photobucket (of our first season with the pool including the build). I haven't added any from this year as of yet. It doesn't look near as inviting this season tho (haven't yet purchased the plants...

Anxiously awaiting your pics :) We too embarked on a very ambitious (albeit embarrassingly expensive) project when we purchased our 'bargain' Intex style pool last year, and the budget keeps climbing (we have almost matched your dollar figure now) LOL

We just purchased a Pool Blaster Eclipse today. We have seen some positive reviews, so figured it was worth a shot. We had removed almost all of the heavier debris from the pool bottom with our regular vacuum over the past couple evenings (but have quickly tired of fighting with hoses and having...

We just purchased a Pool Blaster Eclipse today. We have seen some positive reviews, so figured it was worth a shot. We had removed almost all of the heavier debris from the pool bottom with our regular vacuum over the past couple evenings (but have quickly tired of fighting with hoses and having...

Love your build!! Great job :)

LOL yes, I hear ya' Chuppa3. After all was said and done, let me just say that my "11,000" dollar figure was completed understated :pale: LOL

Thank you yachnutz. We are pretty proud of how it all came together, despite the embarrassing amount of money we poured into the project LOL Looking forward to an even longer season enjoying the pool this year now that we have all of the work completed. We just have the last of the steel fence...

LOL :) Actually we were far too busy enjoying our pool for updates (at a balmy 90 degrees every day thanks to our kstar I might add) ;) Yes, CeeElGee, admittedly our Hydro bills were atrocious (500+ per month), but that was our ENTIRE usage for our entire house, not just the pool (our reg summer...

We live approx. 180 miles West of Winnipeg. We did live in Wpg for 10 years tho. We used a solar blanket/ small solar heater last couple of summers on our 15' round Intex (with the blow up top ring) and found it never reached a temp higher than 75 degrees, and only after several days of...

Thanks Dave. We do intend to backfill with small rock (our gravel here is really more like sand) and install weeping tile, once we put in additional posts and reinforce the wall along the longest side. We have seen first hand how much damage ground water can do with the recent rain storms and...

We have had quite the month, too busy enjoying the pool and battling flood waters to provide updates tho. I see you are from Manitoba as well xanadu...what area of MB are you from? Our pool has been at the 88 to 90 degree mark every day, still without the benefit of the solar cover (went to...

Thanks for your reply jblizzle. I have 'confirmed' their test with the 3 way test kit (and 6 way test strips) I have available to me until I am able to get a recommended (6 way) test kit. Unfortunately having it tested by the pool store seemed like the most obvious way to get things going until...

We have had our pool up and "running" for a full week now, with our pump, sand filter and heater running 24 hours per day. We have seen our pool temps rise from 53 degrees to 90 degrees, all without the benefit of a solar blanket :) (Our solar blanket has finally arrived, and the reel should be...

Love it :) Can't wait for ours to arrive

Thank you so much Yaniv for the link, you are my hero. We have been struggling all day trying to decide on a solar reel that would be suitable for our 12x24 Intex style pool. I think this will fit the bill.

Well now that we have had a few days to evaluate our KStar 10 heater I have to say so far I am pleased (although I wont exactly know how pleased until we actually receive our first Hydro bill LOL). We started out Sat around noon at 53 degrees, and having the heater set between 50 and 75%, we...

So, how goes the battle kshuf? Anxious to hear about your progress thus far, complete with pics :)

So, alot has happened since yesterday morning. Pool equipment installer completed his repair and the rest of his install. All the equipment is up and running including the heater. With the K-Star10 heater set at the mid point we saw approx. 13 degree increase in temp from 53 to 66 in less than...

Thank you crek31. We hope to have at least a couple of years out of this one, before we look at upgrading to a more permanent option. We made the investment in the upgraded equipment now, the excavation was done and the deck built with the intent of eventually replacing this one with another...

We have the same umbrella. We purchased ours from amazon if that helps mac.dblues

So relieved to see the sun shining this morning (despite the 6 straight days of forecasted rain). After our major "hiccup" this week, looks like we can finally get the last of the plumbing hookups done this morning and the pool filled the rest of the way and up and running by noon. We are...

Thanks so much :) In his defence I suppose, we discovered that he had received prior "instruction" from the rep from the pool supply company we purchased our equipment from, telling him to install the skimmer in the uppermost return access. Being unfamiliar with Intex pools, he had no...

Took a few pics after he left for the evening after he 'regrouped' from his faux pas and adjusted the placement of the skimmer (to where it should have been to begin with) [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] He threw the return fitting in the hole (like it would camouflage the 'oops' somehow?!) I...