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  1. wgilroy

    First pool setup, lake water fill and results - lots of pics

    Big thank you to this site and community for the wealth of information that has helped me get my pool set up. I thought I'd share my experience with setup, filling and preparing for use. Pool: Intex - 32' X 16' X 52" Ultra Xtr Rectangular Pool Set. Got it online from walmart for around 1700...
  2. wgilroy

    Newbie questions - Lake water fill - first pool

    I set up the pool and filled with lake water. I don't know the chemistry of the lake water. The pool filled in about a day and the water is brownish/yellow. I used 3lbs of Utikem One Shot Pool Shock. 1lb is supposed to be good for 10k gallons, I have about 15k. I also added some algaecide and...
  3. wgilroy

    16x32 AGP in Northern Wisconsin

    Hello, In preparation of our first pool, I came across this site in my google searches and have found a ton of value in this forum. I'm not a carpenter or engineer by any means, but I find that if I take my time I can usually get something done right; it just takes me 3x longer! I have a...