Advice for new (soon to be) above ground pool owner

[dani1966]

Hello,
New to this forum.. Was hoping to get some advice on what sized pool to get. I know I want round, but not sure if an 18' x54" would work.. Mostly it will be 4 of us here, 2 adults and 2 kids, sometimes 3.. I may want to entertain a fairly small group of 10-12 people and not sure how many people could comfortably fit in a 18' round x 54" deep pool.. Would a 21' be that much better? I don't anticipate all 12 people in the pool at one time however would like to see what a 18' versus 21' could hold. Thank you!

 

[linen]

Welcome to tfp, dani1966

Almost no one regrets going bigger. If you will have 10-12 people in the pool at the same time, I am not sure that would work well even in a 21' pool. I have a 21 and we have had 10 kids in there at once, but it is crowded.

18X54 is 7600 gallons

21X54 is 10400 gallons

 

[Casey]

If you have the space, go with the biggest you can fit with the smallest being 24'. I always had 4 or more kids and a dog in the pool at any given time and it was comfortable. Here is my 24' with 5 kids playing in it.