Hi everyone, been lurking for 3 years, first time poster. We upgraded from a small round intex to a 12x24 intex above ground this year.
I know I CAN handle leveling, but I apparently didn't do as good of a job as my bubble level and string led me to believe. Long story short, the pool was far too unlevel for me to be confident it was safe.
I was able to dig down and level from end to end, but now I have a "hump" in the middle. Unfortunately I think this will be the year of the lumpy-bottomed pool, as there are a few minor high/low spots too.
Anyway, to my real question. At no point do I measure more than a 2" difference across the pool, and my horizontal poles are level. Do I have anything to be concerned about? Or fill it up and let it roll?
For example, if I measure every few feet across the pool I get, 4", 3.5, 3, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4
Pending I get your blessing to continue as is... Yes, I fully intend to tear down in the fall and do an entire leveling renovation.
Thank you so much for your advice!
I know I CAN handle leveling, but I apparently didn't do as good of a job as my bubble level and string led me to believe. Long story short, the pool was far too unlevel for me to be confident it was safe.
I was able to dig down and level from end to end, but now I have a "hump" in the middle. Unfortunately I think this will be the year of the lumpy-bottomed pool, as there are a few minor high/low spots too.
Anyway, to my real question. At no point do I measure more than a 2" difference across the pool, and my horizontal poles are level. Do I have anything to be concerned about? Or fill it up and let it roll?
For example, if I measure every few feet across the pool I get, 4", 3.5, 3, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4
Pending I get your blessing to continue as is... Yes, I fully intend to tear down in the fall and do an entire leveling renovation.
Thank you so much for your advice!
Those measurements you noted above, are those along just one long (24') side? If so, you may be fine for this season. I don't think the hump is an issue. Where we get really concerned about exceeding the 1 inch out of level rule is round AGPs that can topple-over and collapse once swimmers start pushing the water around. In this case, if it's just the top rail along one side you should be okay as long as measuring across to the opposite side there isn't a drastic difference. Hope that makes sense.