Recent content by bhampton

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    side wall liner slack ?

    Hi, I'm in my third year as a pool owner. But this year I left my 18 foot intex in the basement and accepted a 24 foot AGP from a friend. I purchased a new liner. This is the type of pool with a steel wall and upper and lower rails. My question is how do I know I'm leaving enough Slack in the...
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    I'm replacing my 16' AGP with a friends 24' AGP ... Should I buy a new liner and more

    Hi, 2 years ago I bought a 18' (42" deep) Intex AGP. I really like it. (I should mention it's in the basement now. I have taken to down completely for winters) This year someone I know offered up his 24' AGP pool for free. I accepted... I've been in the process of dis-assembling it. It's a...
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    2nd time setting up and have plans to do much better

    Thanks, It's all rocks and roots here and under that more rocks and roots. I'm excited about the insulation because the thing I really didn't like last year was the lumpy floor. It's also ... insulation so it may prevent some heat loss to the ground. Basically I think the insulation purchase...
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    2nd time setting up and have plans to do much better

    Hi, Last year at the end of the season I bought a discounted Intex 18' AGP. I did basically what the instructions said putting the tarp on what I thought was level ground and setting up the pool. Turns out the ground was not badly off level but there was a side that was 3" deeper and the pool...
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    Standard (non solar) Pool Cover and Sunlight

    Sounds great thank you. When I buy a solar cover should I skip the Intex version and get a thicker model online?... Or do the thicker ones only cost more and still fall apart during one season? Thanks Again... I'm really enjoying learning and moreso having my own Pool !
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    Standard (non solar) Pool Cover and Sunlight

    Hi, I'm new here.. I only bought my first pool last week. I'm currently learning so much here. Here's a simple question... I bought an Intex metal frame above ground pool 18x48. I will get a solar cover but for now I only have the cover my pool came with. I live in NH where the winter could...