Recent content by scout123

This includes material and labor for hard plumbing and attaching the swg and heater. An electrician will be running all the electrical wires and installing the circuits and plugs. The heater is electric. The installer asked me to wait until he was finished b/4 having the electric done.

My installer quoted me $350 to hard plumb from pool to pad and to install circupool salt generator. I asked about adding a heater and he said that would be another $350. (Extra pipe, fittings, valves) Does that sound right? $700 seems excessive to me but I don’t do this for a living so maybe...

haha...yes. If only I could stumble onto a hard-sided dirt cheap! I've been lurking around for a couple of weeks and saw your pool build. Very nice! I love the patio around the pool. I've been standing in my backyard for 30 minutes trying to figure my deck out. I want to extend from the...

I was on here a while back with an Intex, but wanting and pricing semi-above-ground pools. Life happened and I spent the last 2 summers getting my graduate degree and a couple of teaching endorsements so I didn't have time to relax (also a single mom to a fabulous 11-year-old). I finally get...

I'll keep on doing the same. I'm a special ed teacher so not worried about the job. When I became a single mom I sold what I was paying on and bought a foreclosure with cash. I updated the house as I had the cash to pay, and it's all finished (except for a pool in the backyard ;)) My car is...

That was a great deal, but that pool bit the dust at the end of last summer. Plus, my 8-year-old never wanted to swim in it since I have a cousin up the street with an inground that we can use whenever we want. Only that got boring too bc my cousin is so worried about lawsuits that she won't...

I got a pool quote in 2020, but decided to put it off for a bit to save the money to pay for it (I didn't want to finance it). Of course, now that I've saved up the cash the price has increased by 25%. My question for those in the know, do you think the price will keep climbing over the next...

As long as you dig down your high spots and are putting your pool on undisturbed ground, you don't need crusher stone. I believe people use that when they, for whatever reason, have to build up their area. It's far better to dig down to level, and only build up if you have absolutely no other...

Welcome. I'd suggest you go ahead and buy a good test kit. You'll want to have that before you get your pool up so you can start it out right. I have the Taylor K2006C. The TF-100 is also a good one that's highly recommended. Congrats and best of luck on your install!

Those look promising, and it'll be interesting to hear how they do compared to the metal. My intex prism frame started rusting at the T joints by the end of it's first season. I'm on season 2, and still that's the only place I see the rust. Would be nice if they improved them so they lasted a...

I have the combo sand filter/swg by Intex and love it. This is my 4th season with it, and it still works fine. The only possible issue : The pump/filter/swg is set on one timer together. You can't run the swg for 4 hours and then keep the pump/filter on longer without manually changing it...

I tripled taped on one side.

I'd do one or the other, not both. When I had my 12 foot, I added the larger sand filter/pump/swg, and it worked great, so if you want to add the skimmer, go for it.

yes, thank you. So you poured concrete collar and then filled with stone? I love the steps. Did you do a sand bottom or vermiculite? Did you do the install yourself?