24’ Above ground pool install!!

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TheBigDipper

TheBigDipper

In The Industry
Jan 12, 2021
47
Clemmons, NC
Pool Size
14000
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Hayward Turbo Cell (T-CELL-5)
Construction is underway on my first above ground pool!! I’ll keep the updates coming as much as I can. I’m so glad to have such a helpful community to share this experience with!

The pool is a 24’ round Saltwater 5000 from the pool factory. Everything went great with shipping and delivery. I’ve got the electrical routed outside (waiting to get the final location) and the ground leveled. Today I was able to finish putting in the patio blocks. Using a water level, I was able to keep all the block within 1.5” of each other. I think that should be more than adequate.
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The difference between the lowest pave and the tallest paver is 1.5inches. All 16 pavers are within that 1.5” span. Do you think that’s level enough?
 
I am so sorry to say no :( That does not give you a lot of wiggle room as a pool can NOT be more than 2" off level. Most successful above ground pool installs have the steppers within 1/2 " of each other.

What did you use to check the level? They sure look good but..............the level beats the eye.
 
Phew. After much frustration and cursing... I’m got all the pavers to within 5/8”. I had to chisel that rock down about 1” which was the highest point. Glueing up some plastic shims now to help spread out the load under that upright.
 

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Maybe a stupid question.... but how do I get in and out of the pool when I’m doing the liner. I probably don’t want to feet of the ladder sitting on the liner.
 
Another question, I was planning on filling the n around the pool with a French drain and some #57 rock. Should I put some weed cloth against the pool to help keep the rocks from scratching the finish? What has other people used?
 
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Couple of updated pictures. Put in a French drain around the entire pool to keep the erosion to a minimum. Finished plumbing up all the equipment. I was getting a lot of leaks around the threaded connections. I had a friend come check it out (who happens to be a service tech at Hayward). He was able to get enerything to stop leaking. Mostly tightening everything down more than I was comfortable doing alone. Gonna be adding the salt soon and getting the parameters in line.
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Do I need to get my chlorine level correct before adding salt to the pool? Not sure if there there’s an order of operations for getting the chemistry correct.
 

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