Intex pool sides bowing

Jarobe58

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Jul 16, 2023
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Long beach
@cowboycasey
I am experiencing similar bowing. I have the ABG Prism 16x8x42 rectangle pool w/U-shaped legs thats installed on compacted artificial turf with a slight slope.

Liner is on 1" EPS foam.
I cut out foam and placed 1.5x12x16 pressure treated wood under (8) of the high side legs & (1) corner + 3x12x16 on (1) low side corner & (2) lower side short side legs. Levelness is only 1" off, but bowing. Pool is nearly full.

Do yall think this due to the thickness of the wood blocks?

Should I just go 1" or 3/4" all around since the foam pad has probably compressed.

Help... I'm freaking out. Thanks

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Hey Jarobe and Welcome !!!

It's fine. I imagine it got way worse after those pics were taken, or you stopped and didn't get to the way worse part yet. Lol.

Anywho. They usually get this bad so don't flip when you see it too. (2 different examples)

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The tops of the wood supports need to be flush with the ground the pool bottom rests on. Aka buried. Not higher. If they are higher it puts stress on the pool frame
 
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