Recent content by Ronmur

How long does it take chlorinated water to affect the elasticity of the liner? Would 3-4 months of use cause the liner to become brittle if I completely drained it? It's looking like it will take a couple days to repair the pool. I now have more than 1 strap broken. I'm torn between draining...

I have an 18X33 oval AGP that I installed this year. It is was given to us after sitting empty with no liner for some time. I sanded and fixed all of the surface rust on the exterior parts (uprights, buttresses, wall plates, top rail). But there wasn't a whole lot I could do about the...

While vacuuming the pool, my heart sank when I noticed the straight side had bulged out on one side at one upright. The top rail was bulged out and the upright had about a 4" gap where the lower wall plate meets the buttress/upright. Don't know when it happened, so don't know how long it had...

I can see that directing the water flow away from the skimmer. But I'm wondering about circulating the water at the opposite end of the pool. With one return, at the same end as the skimmer, it seems the water at the other end wouldn't move very well.

Installing a used 18X33 above ground pool. Current skimmer and return line are at one end, just off of the straight wall. Wouldn't adding another return line at the other end help with circulation for filtering and chemical distribution?? I will be constructing my own lines for the filter and...