Recent content by JasonPayne

Build threads are my favorite thing on this site. Keep us posted.

There is someone on this forum who often makes this point about the foam walls. The argument goes that foam walls make your liner much easier to puncture/rip. The example they give is: Take a piece of paper and lay it down on a flat table and try to poke a pencil through it. It can be done...

@Bosley Well, I can't seem to beat The Pool Factory for price and reputation for customer service on a complete pool package. I'm probably going to go that route unless I find something else. I have found quite a few different online pool retailers googling, but it's hard to find reviews on...

@Bosley Thank you for your suggestion.

@Bosley That's an awesome idea I haven't thought about. Do you have suggestions on any retailers?

@splashpad I think I'm going to go with round for ease of install of oval. I don't care about color. I have been looking pretty hard at the Signature RTL (made by Wilbar I believe) from the pool factory. I cannot afford an all resin pool, but I know I want a resin top rail. I'm leaning...

@splashpad I have definitely decided a few things. Hard side pool. Leaning towards a cartridge filter. Definitely want a 27' x 54" inch pool.

I am wanting to comparison shop above ground pools. I am going to try to get good stuff, but as cheaply as possible, so I figure pool stores are out. Lurking here since 2012 (I still haven’t purchased a pool) I’ve figured out some common online retailers are The Pool Factory, InyoPools, and...

Found some info here.

I've had a lot of time to think and study on this today. I badly sprained my foot last night, so much so that I couldn't put any weight on it whatsoever. First thing this morning, my wife got up and went to Walgreen's to buy me crutches just so I could get into the doctors office. At any...

Well, I do plan on doing the install myself. Totally intimidated, but I think I can do it. Not sure I'm prepared to dig out a deep end though. I'll save that for my "next" above ground pool.

I've sort of been taking the go big or go home approach to this whole thing (with the notable exception of the extension cord.) Have to do some rethinking about that too.

Hold the phone! I'm more confused/frustrated than ever. I've done some more research. Been shopping for pool/liner combinations other than the Sharkline Matrix and PoolSupplyWorld just to see what's out there. I keep coming back to PoolSupplyWorld as the best deal for the pool/liner combo...

You didn't miss the testing kit on my list. I forgot to put it on there. I have read and re-read pool school over and over, and I am excited to put all this knowledge to use. I am planning on using the BBB method with the SWCG and eventually adding borates. I'm pretty sold on the idea of...

I gotcha. Nope. Nothing like that here. I can use as much water as I want!