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Intex pools are generally cheap at Walmart. The larger pools 20' to 26' foot pools usually are hit or miss to be in stock at a store. However you can get them shipped FREE to your local Walmart and pick up from there. If you choose to have it delivered to your house they charge 99.00 freight...

I know exactly what you mean. A few weeks ago we had high 60's and low 70's which started me down this path of thinking about the swimming season. Now I go ordering a pool and have work to be done, and the weather decides it wants to get cold again. I was hoping for an early spring but looks...

Ah Ha! Close to Penn State or am I too far north? I am in Dauphin county.

Slowgo I can only speak about the over the wall skimmer. I had the 18' Ultra Frame Intex. The skimmer that ended up coming with it is the over the wall type, but this was the delux model. Surprisingly enough this thing worked quite well and you will not lose any water depth installing it. I get...

Thank you Casey. I wasn't sure if the material of the Intex would work for this kind of use. I only mentioned it because the pattern of the liner would match and you could probably do a good job of matching it up. I wasn't sure if the material could be used since it is also vinyl. I have a vinyl...

Again thank you for the advice. I am not properly educated on winterizing the pool which is why I am here;) This will be the first year I leave the pool up and it will be a new pool so I have a little learning to do as far as how much of everything I need to add to this new pool. I agree...

Thanks a Bunch! That's what I did for the most part. I always wanted to put a deck up around my 18' pool. I did not because I didn't want to spend the money and at the time I wasn't sure how long the thing would hold up. Now that I am upgrading I also have some extra funds stashed away (...

Thank you Jeff that is originally how I was planning on doing it. Other than not having to do a full fill of the water is there any other reason to cover the pool other than to keep debris out of it. I wasnt sure if there was some scientific reason why it is usually advisable to cover the pool...

Great Pictures! I have had my 18' for 5 years and ran the SWG all 5 years. I also am showing some rust but it is mainly at the connecting points on the shafts and the t connectors where the metal slides into the other pieces. A few pieces are showing some considerable wear and rust and if it...

Thank you both for the welcome! I look forward to helping the community and getting great advice and tips for a great swimming season.

Thank you both Cowboycasey and PAGIRL for the input. Much appreciated. I am not totally incompetent when it comes to this stuff, but I didn't want to put a ton of money into this when I bought the first one 5 years ago. I figured it was cheap and it would break. Little did I know it wasn't as...

Hello All, New to TFP but have looked at this site from time to time and found answers to questions without having to post. I have always been impressed with the expertise and quality of advice given from the members that reside here. Now I am venturing into new territory so I figured I would...

Hello from PA! Quick intro! Not so new pool owner. I have had an Intex 18' Ultra frame for 5 years. Very little issues with the pool and have been quite pleased. I have run a SWG since I have had the pool and could not be more pleased with the performance. Last year I upgraded the filter system...