Recent content by ariel68

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...