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Well after 5 years our sunscapes 12 x 24 finally rusted out. The legs collapsed. We decided to go with an intex 12 x 24 in the same location. The intex seems to have a smaller footprint than the sunscapes. The location of the original pavers had to be moved. Lots of work, but finally done. Now...

We have the same steps and used 4 one gallon jugs filled with wet sand attached to PVC pipe hanging from the underside of the steps. Works like a charm. You may not have enough weight.

We have an intex SWG also. Our pool requires 320lbs of salt to work. This is our fourth year to run it and we had the same problems. Test strips were worthless. After doing a lot of reading, the low salt light is a common problem with the intex SWG after the 2 or 3 year. Our electrodes looked...

Just fyi, stainless steel will rust/corrode over time. It just takes longer. I do industrial construction and have seen several pieces of stainless steal items that have rusted or corroded. It took a lot longer for it to happen, but it will in time under the right conditions

We've had 3 pools in the past. The first was an intex 15' round, 2nd a summer escapes (Polygroup) 18' round, and our current pool is a 12 x 24 Summer escapes pro (Polygroup pro). My personal preference is the polygroup. As far as strength of the liner and supports there is no difference that...

We've had summer escapes pools, both regular and pro series. Our original blue pool lasted 3 years before it developed a large hole. The poles also rusted out by year 3. It was a 15 x 42. This year we got a 12x24x52 pro series. I have to say the liner is much much thicker and the poles seem...