mguzzy
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A sad day at our house-bye bye pool :(
- Thread starter kimkats
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- Oct 25, 2015
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Kim,
So sorry to hear this! Glad nobody was hurt and no major damage to anything else. It just doesn't seem normal for you to be pool-less and I hope you do build again soon.
Hang in there!
Chris
So sorry to hear this! Glad nobody was hurt and no major damage to anything else. It just doesn't seem normal for you to be pool-less and I hope you do build again soon.
Hang in there!
Chris
- Jul 3, 2013
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Very happy you all were not in the pool when it happened... It looks like the bolts holding the 2 sides gave out but not sure... Are you going back with an above ground... The biggest all resin pool I could find is 30 foot not a 33... The 33 still has metal walls that are painted...
The fact that you get a build thread is AWESOME
www.thepoolfactory.com
www.thepoolfactory.com
The fact that you get a build thread is AWESOME
30'x54
The 30'X54" Saltwater Aurora round pool introduces elegant greys with a subtle resin wall pattern that will make this pool look beautiful in any backyard. . Its unique design has never been seen in above ground pools, includes free shipping.
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33'x54
The 33'x54 Saltwater 8000 round pool has a unique stainless steel service panel that protects the skimmer and return lines from rust and corrosion.
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Once again 2020 sucks. Glad no one was injured. It could have been worse.
Thanks everyone! We got the old one down and parts piled up. Tim is going to cut the walls into smaller piece to ease of handling. He only got one small cut so far so at least that is going good. We will throw it away a piece at a time. I am going to check to see if the scrap yard will take the walls. Even if they don't pay us much if anything at least we will not have to pay the dump so that would be a win.
We are going to stick with the above ground pool. Brian offered to design a pool for me a while back. Tim and I thought long and hard about it but decided to stick with the above ground pool for many reason.
It does need to be 33' as that is what the deck is built to. The deck goes around 3/4 of the pool.
@cowboycasey I have that pool bookmarked. I do want to pick your brain though........what made you pick that one. What words said this should be the one? Our old pool had all resin except the walls...............it was the wall that gave out. You are correct in that the seam area was rusted and that is right were it gave way. You can see in one pic where it is a "clean" line from the bottom up until right at the top where the force of the water tore the rest out.
GUzzy you sure can give me my own set of links LOL
Dude you know I know where my tape measure is! We will be doing as much of the base work as we can when it comes time. For right now we are leaving the old liner down on it to protect the base from rain and critters.
We are going to stick with the above ground pool. Brian offered to design a pool for me a while back. Tim and I thought long and hard about it but decided to stick with the above ground pool for many reason.
It does need to be 33' as that is what the deck is built to. The deck goes around 3/4 of the pool.
@cowboycasey I have that pool bookmarked. I do want to pick your brain though........what made you pick that one. What words said this should be the one? Our old pool had all resin except the walls...............it was the wall that gave out. You are correct in that the seam area was rusted and that is right were it gave way. You can see in one pic where it is a "clean" line from the bottom up until right at the top where the force of the water tore the rest out.
GUzzy you sure can give me my own set of links LOL
Dude you know I know where my tape measure is! We will be doing as much of the base work as we can when it comes time. For right now we are leaving the old liner down on it to protect the base from rain and critters.
- Jul 3, 2013
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If the all resin was 33 or if they make one next year grab it... All resin has no way to rust except where the skimmer and returns go and they use a stainless steel thick section for that and it can be replaced if needed..
As you know all metal will rust and give way where resin has no way to rust
As you know all metal will rust and give way where resin has no way to rust
Radiant makes a 33' round all resin but OUCH on the price. Going to have to think long and hard on it.
Oh no! Now we get to help Kim spend her money on all of the bling.
On a serious note, I am happy that there was no damage other than the mess.
On a serious note, I am happy that there was no damage other than the mess.
- Jun 7, 2017
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EzriJax
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Kim! What a bummer about your pool, and the mess you have to clean up!
I was at a pool party when I was about 8 and the above ground pool gave way while 2 of my friends were in it. Luckily, the deck supports and lattice held it in place just long enough for them to get out (well, they were yanked out by vigilant grown ups) before it totally burst. It took me a long time to get in an above ground pool again, and with trepidation. Looking back, those people were real troopers. The party lasted another hour-they just moved us all to the basement to watch a movie. I would have been calling parents to come get their kids.
But...as others have said, now you can upgrade! When life gives you lemons...Lemonade!
I was at a pool party when I was about 8 and the above ground pool gave way while 2 of my friends were in it. Luckily, the deck supports and lattice held it in place just long enough for them to get out (well, they were yanked out by vigilant grown ups) before it totally burst. It took me a long time to get in an above ground pool again, and with trepidation. Looking back, those people were real troopers. The party lasted another hour-they just moved us all to the basement to watch a movie. I would have been calling parents to come get their kids.
But...as others have said, now you can upgrade! When life gives you lemons...Lemonade!
EzriJax
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Kim, if you want the metal walls gone just post an ad on Craigslist for free scrap metal and someone will come get it. I had piles upon piles of all kinds of metal at the house we bought and I didnt want to put it in the dumpster bc I was afraid it would exceed the weight limit, and, take up space I could use for other rubbish (like moldy cat pee stained clothing from the basement blehhhhh). I posted the ad with a few pics and a guy came the same day and took it all away. It was win-win. He got the $ from the scrap yard and I got all the junk out of my yard in one fell swoop! It’s Craigslist, so be careful-have someone else home, etc. Maybe stack it all near the road to keep whoever it is out of your yard.
Just my 2 cents!
oh, and btw-I keep my (and it IS mine) tape measure on my night stand. It’s basically a fashion accessory.
Rolled up sleeves, work boots, and dirt stained jeans rounding out the look. I have a feeling we’re on the same runway now. Lol.
- Nov 12, 2017
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So sorry to hear about your pool. But something tells me great good will come out of this, somewhere down the line. You have way too much pool-karma earned for any less. Just look at all the love that is already pouring in! Nobody here deserves a happy ending more than you. We're all rooting for it, and looking forward to seeing what that will be!
- Jul 3, 2013
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I wonder if there is a way to spray a coating over a steel wall and protect it forever.... ding ding, I have it... epoxy water proof
I just got off the phone with West systems, they recommend G Flex 650 epoxy to waterproof the inside pool wall... it will be able to flex 30% on the surface and still stay attached..
www.westsystem.com
Someone smarter than me will have to find the square feet of the wall so we can get the amount of epoxy needed
It is not cheap but it will protect the metal, it was made to protect metal boats and be able to flex when waves hit it, sounds just like a pool wall right
I just got off the phone with West systems, they recommend G Flex 650 epoxy to waterproof the inside pool wall... it will be able to flex 30% on the surface and still stay attached..
Specialty Epoxies | WEST SYSTEM
www.westsystem.com
Someone smarter than me will have to find the square feet of the wall so we can get the amount of epoxy needed
It is not cheap but it will protect the metal, it was made to protect metal boats and be able to flex when waves hit it, sounds just like a pool wall right
- Jul 4, 2012
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Kim so sorry to hear and see this happen to you!
Also makes me nervous about my above ground... I replaced my liner about 5 years ago (with some help/support from you, of course). I had a rust line around the bottom of much of the pool on the inside and some on the outside, so treated it with rust converter and maybe some other stuff, can't recall but it is in my thread on here somehwere.... Anyway, looks like you did the same thing and then this happened!
Glad no one was hurt and look forward to watching you re-build.
Paul
Also makes me nervous about my above ground... I replaced my liner about 5 years ago (with some help/support from you, of course). I had a rust line around the bottom of much of the pool on the inside and some on the outside, so treated it with rust converter and maybe some other stuff, can't recall but it is in my thread on here somehwere.... Anyway, looks like you did the same thing and then this happened!
Glad no one was hurt and look forward to watching you re-build.
Paul
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Not sure about the outside... epoxy does not like UV and it will discolor as it gets more UV...
Kim, if you do this and it works we may have to put a TFP patent on it
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Rust is cancer. Grey's Anatomy has taught me two things: You need to use a defibrillator at least seven times a day, and the only way to get rid of cancer is to cut it out. Anything else is a bandaid...
FLEX SEAL as seen on TV!!!
Okay so we have been working on the dirt and rock movement and chatting while doing so.............why did a pool that I did major research on let go so fast? Well we do live in FloriaDUH so...........humidity is where we are going with this one. Now why those areas? The seams where the bolts/nuts hold the two parts together and along the bottom. I know from the past the whole wall got dewy on a very humid day so why didn't the whole wall rust???
GOT it! So think about this............the seams...........when you put the bolts/nuts on and tighten them you rub/scrape some of the paint/stuff (?)) off!!! Okay so make sure to put something there to cover the metal back up.............now the bottom.........as you are "walking" the wall around to open it up and put it into the bottom rail you are scraping it some on the dirt/sand.................AND some of the dirt might get in the rail so when you push the wall into the rail slot you are again scaping some of the paint off the wall.
Dirk's comment about rust being a cancer got us thinking this way and it make sense. SO any one putting up an above ground pool use care where you might scrap some of the paint off. If/when it happens have the supplies ready (not sure what supplies yet but the stuff Casey posted is in the running for sure) to fix any paint you might scrape off!
Now to see if I can get my hands on some of this stuff to play with and wee if it will do what we need/want it to do!
Okay so we have been working on the dirt and rock movement and chatting while doing so.............why did a pool that I did major research on let go so fast? Well we do live in FloriaDUH so...........humidity is where we are going with this one. Now why those areas? The seams where the bolts/nuts hold the two parts together and along the bottom. I know from the past the whole wall got dewy on a very humid day so why didn't the whole wall rust???
GOT it! So think about this............the seams...........when you put the bolts/nuts on and tighten them you rub/scrape some of the paint/stuff (?)) off!!! Okay so make sure to put something there to cover the metal back up.............now the bottom.........as you are "walking" the wall around to open it up and put it into the bottom rail you are scraping it some on the dirt/sand.................AND some of the dirt might get in the rail so when you push the wall into the rail slot you are again scaping some of the paint off the wall.
Dirk's comment about rust being a cancer got us thinking this way and it make sense. SO any one putting up an above ground pool use care where you might scrap some of the paint off. If/when it happens have the supplies ready (not sure what supplies yet but the stuff Casey posted is in the running for sure) to fix any paint you might scrape off!
Now to see if I can get my hands on some of this stuff to play with and wee if it will do what we need/want it to do!
- Nov 12, 2017
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Exactly. Wherever the protective layer is penetrated, rust will grab hold. Then it grows under the layer, and takes that out along with the metal. It's like algae in that way, it creeps and crawls. You can scrap it off, and paint it over, but if you leave a spec...