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Hi all! I have a 26x52 intex ultra frame that's currently filling up for our 2nd swim season. We cleaned it as much as possible before storing it away at the end of the summer last year, but I think more than anything, it got dirty from us having to fold it up along the ground/grass outside. We...

Hey Mike, I am curious about your winterization of your pool? I see this post is from May 2012. Did you do this (leave the pool out) 2 winters in a row now? Everything work out okay? You said the water left in the pool just froze over and all was well in the spring, no holes or other issues? I...

Mod Squad, You replied to me and helped me figure out which Intex SWG and Filter/Pump I needed a few weeks back... I FINALLY have my area leveled out and am ready to go buy the saltwater system and setup my pool, hopefully tomorrow. Walmart still has the SWG model # 54601EG on sale and in...

Thank you everyone for your comments and advice! I think I'm going to guy buy a hand tamper tomorrow at Home Depot and see how that works out. I was just so astonished after the storm to see how unlevel the area became, I was just shocked. Prior to that, I felt like we were 100% ready to put up...

Re: Texas AGP (Intex) - Will update AMAZING! Great job! After seeing your posts I think I WILL go with the styrofoam after all. Your pictures show me that, despite it being more work, maybe I should have done the leveling WITHOUT the heavy equipment... looks like it makes it easier to get a...

Can anybody tell me which of the groundcoverings on this page I might need (assuming its listed here). This is my local landscape supply co; and they deliver cheap: http://www.birchtreebarkandstone.com/soilsands.htm Thanks!

hi Matt, thanks for the advice! I've decided to go with the Gorilla pad and 2 tarps (one being a heavy duty tarp, another being the cheapier one that comes with the pool) as the base. Originally I was thinking foam, but it will be expensive, and much more labor intensive. The Gorilla pad helps...

Hello all, I am a new owner of an Intex Ultra Frame 26 x 52 round pool, the biggest round Ultra Frame Intex sells. It arrived by freight a little over a week ago, and I'm still working to get the site ready for the pool to be installed / put together. I also ordered a 27ft round Gorilla Pad...

WOW, the pool does look huge, thank you so much for posting! Its so tough to get a true idea of how large 26' will be, when all the manufacturer images of it either show the pool empty, or, FULL of people, and you aren't sure if the picture they're posting is of the 26' or some other size or...

hi Tankerfink! I did read your entire story (found it via Google somehow) and the awesome pictures of the pool size and step-by-step pictures showing the leveling, foam board, etc. actually is part of what influenced me to make the first purchase of the 18' Ultra Frame, which I returned today...

hi Noah, thank you so much for your insight. I did catch what you mentioned about the SWG being cheapest at Walmart thru online 'site to store' pickup. I did notice the one I need for $249 on the Intex website, and just $129 (originally priced $199, but on a rollback) on Walmart's site, so this...

Re: Intex Pool: Best Material For Base (Sand/Dirt/Foam/Block Samantha, after seeing the date on your post - I'm assuming last summer (2012) was the first for you with your 22' intex pool. As I try to decide how to install mine, I'm wondering how using the screenings held up for you? You put...

Thank you again, Linen! This is exactly the information I needed; to be able to price-out what my total costs were if I switched to a larger pool, that doesn't come with the better pumps & Saltwater system. It certainly is amazing that a $249 product at IntexCorp.com is just $129 at Walmart...

Here is one of the systems I don't understand. This is the 1600 gph model, I know I would need 2,650 gph if upgrading to the 24 or 26' pool, but I don't know if this is a filter, a pump, or BOTH. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Intex-Krystal ... p/16609051 By the way, can anyone who has a round Intex...