Recent content by christopher_c

I think you're right, Jeff. It was the storing that created all the tiny tears in my Intex pool; I imagine if I left it in place it wouldn't have been such a problem. But we also like having that area clear when we're not using the pool, though we've thought if we get a bigger more permanent...

2 years ago I bought my first above ground pool on Amazon; a 15x15 Intex pool. It was great for 1 summer. Last year when I brought it out of storage and set it up, it had about 100 little holes that I had to patch (took forever). When buying chemicals at Leslie's Pool supplies, I was talking...

What am I missing? I've watched about 10 videos now on how to backwash a sand filter and none of them look like what I'm experiencing. I turn off the pump. I unscrew the drain seal, and WWHOOOSH! water begins to flow out and doesn't stop. In the videos I've seen, people unscrew that cover...

So far I haven't taken any action - just watching it. I can't transfer the water, and can't drain it and refill given our extreme water regulations right now. I can't jack it because my retaining wall is right up against the pool (bad planning). Still hoping to make it a couple months during...

Thanks for the suggestions - going to head to my local pool store tomorrow and see what I can pick up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well I was being stupid today. Only our 2nd time in the pool and I grabbed my surfboard and was messing around with friends, trying standing up on it - it shot out from underneath me and pierced the side of our pool. One of those stupid moments you feel like a kid again and could reverse time...

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I actually do have a flat patio area next to the pool where I could setup another (slightly smaller) pool to salvage some of the water. But looking at the 12' x 30" inflatable pool, it holds less than half the water of my 15', so I'd still be losing a ton...

I too am going to see if I can reignite this old thread. I just setup my new 15'x48" Intex Metal Frame pool yesterday. To prepare the area for the pool I had to dig up the ground that was sloped to make it flat; I basically carved out a giant 17' x 17' square in our slopped backyard. I then...