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    Skimmer leaks ... What's the trick?

    Hello All, I just replaced my entire 18' ABG and I have attached the new wide mouth skimmer according to very sparse instructions.  Unfortunately i keep getting very slow drips from beneath the skimmer.  (Why they do not make the skimmer curved to follow the contour of the pool astounds me).  ...
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    Using roof tar - good idea?

    Hello all, I am replacing an above ground 18' circulAr pool that was rusting away on the bottom. I had read that when people are burying above ground pools (which i am NOT doing) they often coat the walls with roof tar to extend the pool life. While my pool will be sitting on/at the...
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    Questions regarding floor order for sand, gorilla pad, foam

    Hello all, I am replacing an 18' above ground pool (circular) and i removed all the sand already. I also bought a gorilla pad. In addition i was thinking of buying the hard plastic foam sheets (mainly for insulation a for the bottom of the pool). Worth noting is that the sand has some small...
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    Best material to use for fill under a patio block?

    Hello all, I am new here, and I have done alot of searches and read many forum posts looking for my answer, but I did not find the answer to this question.... so here goes: My situation is that I am in the process of replacing an 18' above ground pool. On the upside, the area is already...