Recent content by gmickey2001

Re: Intex Ultra, sytrofoam underlay-How do we put legs on Pa I just did this same thing. I put together the top ring of the frame and set it down in the area to mark where the pavers needed to go. Put the pavers down then level each from the paver across from it using a straight 2"x4"x20' and...

Hi my name is Greg and I decided it was time to graduate from the annual sub 300 gallon inflatable summer pool for the kids (11 and 7) and move up to something that could be filled once per season, provide a summer full of fun, then put away for the winter and repeated annually. At first I was...

Beautiful pool! :goodjob:

I agree with Bama Rambler. (Headed to Bama from Cali on Sat by the way) I just did this with pavers and have had some settling and slight unevenness in a few uprights even after all my efforts to level the pavers and place them on solid ground. I can't imagine not putting the pavers under...

Oh great! Thanks. I thought that my pool might have come with a 1,500 gph filter and have smaller hoses and fittings.

I just ordered an Intex 2650 gph sand filter to replace the cartridge filter that came with my 18' x 48" ultra frame. Do I need adapters for this? Do I need to get larger hoses or do they come with the pump? TIA

OK so here is how things unfolded: I started excavating the ground by hand. I got about 5 wheel barrows full of dirt moved and dumped to the other side of my property and realized that the height difference between the lowest and highest corners was 11" :shock: OK so plan B - I know this is...

OK. The test kit I have doesn't measure CYA, so I will just assume that using the Trichlor for the 4 days in a row will put me near the desired target. So just to be clear, using Trichlor versus Dichlor is no big deal?

I went to pool school and am trying to follow the Beginners Guide for Seasonal Pools on the startup chems. pH of 6.8 and FC of 0 on fill water Added 32 oz of 10% Chlorine (4 ppm target - I chickened out on 6 ppm because of the 3 ppm max highlighted on the packaging for safe swimming) circulated...

Never mind. I guessed the right answer and was feeling ambitious so after work I raked and shoveled about 4 yards of pea cobble out of a 20 x 20 area for the pool. Now to the hard part of leveling the dirt :hammer:

Since I want the Pea Cobble to remain during the off-season, I don't want to layer sand on top. Foam sheathing appears to be expensive. If I was just going to use the ground cover provided with the pool, would you recommend the pea cobble and pavers, or stripping down to bare dirt and going...

Hi all, Just bought my first AG yesterday and it's a Intex 18' Ultra Frame. The instuctions say to put down the provided ground cover on level ground. The area I want to put this is covered in smooth pea cobble that is several inches deep. If I place a concrete paver under each vertical...