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I'm thinking of doing the same. Please post pictures if you can. Thanks.

Looks like my pool. I spent so much time leveling it and prepping the ground, and then as I started filling it my helpers weren't very helpful, and I just didn't notice how bad it was until it was almost full. I thought about draining it and probably should have, but didn't. I thought I'd leave...

I'll second/third/fourth what everyone else has said. In the 7 seasons I've had my Intex pool I've had to patch it twice, and both are still holding so I guess I did something right. I used this kit purchased on Amazon. The brand really doesn't matter. Just make sure it is for underwater use...

I'm not an engineer, but I would think that cutting it open would destroy any structural integrity it had. Yes it's dented, but couldn't you just use it "as is". Set them on 4" thick pavers?

Yes. The pool will flex and sway a bit if the kids are active. The legs should find their spot and not move.

I recommend a solar cover. They don't heat the pool as much as they help keep the heat in at night and on cloudy or windy days when you're not using the pool. If you want the water to warm up, remove the cover and expose it to the sun. I also have trees near my pool and at times I get a zillion...

That will be money well spent. I had a guy level my pool site after I fooled around with it for a while and finally gave up. My ground is filled with rocks and roots, and it's a heavy clay soil. The machine made short work of it. What he did in a day would have taken me weekends of back breaking...

Stay out of the pool store! Order the TF-100 test kit, and except for stabilizer (aka CYA or Cyanuric Acid), which you add once when you fill the pool and then only as needed if you add water, the only chemicals you need you can buy at the grocery store - bleach, Borax, and baking soda.

I got some this weekend. They had plenty on the shelves. Make sure to check the manufacture date code. They obviously don't rotate their stock, because they had some year old jugs on the back of the shelf, but the newer ones were in front.

I upgraded my filter to an Intex sand filter and replaced the Intex over the wall skimmer with a Hayward skimmer which includes an attachment for a vacuum. I bought a 20' length of hose from the pool store, and a vacuum head and a pole. It works great. Vacuuming is strictly manual but it's a...

I bought the Boxer repair kit back in 2015 to repair a leak. I used it one other time a couple years later. Both are still holding.

Not ideal, but we did it. Dug down about a foot and a half on the high side, and built up about a foot on the low side. It's been like that for seven years with no problems.

Don't give up! It's only the end of May. There is still plenty of swim time left this year. In fact, for me it hasn't even started. I haven't even been in my pool except for setting it up two weeks ago. It's been too cold. It's still cool today but at least the sun is out and the water looks so...

That's what I did my first year. I was not happy that I had high and low spots. I leveled with the water level the following season and it was much better but still not perfect. This year after not setting the pool up for a couple of seasons, I had to redo the ground due to some minor erosion...

I used a water level and got my leg supports all within plus/minus 1/4". I was lazy and bought my water level on Amazon, but you can make them easily enough. Plans are all over the internet.

I hose off the top of the solar cover while it is in the pool and direct all the water and debris into the skimmer. Then I roll up the cover and empty the skimmer basket.

You are correct. I posted the wrong link and I corrected my original post.

Welcome! Good move on the sand filter. I never used a pad before, but this year I put one down and it did help. As for chemicals, with the exception of stabilizer (aka CYA or Cyanuric Acid), all the chemicals you need you can buy at the grocery store: bleach, borax, and baking soda. The pool...

As has already been stated, you can do it, it will work, but it is not safe. No building department or inspector would sign off on it, and I do not not recommend it. That said, something like this will work on a temporary basis. 10/3 Vinyl Outdoor Extension Cord

I'm so excited, I set up my Intex pool today for the first time since 2017. I didn't set it up in 2018 because we were away most of July, and then last year was very cool and I just got lazy. I actually thought I might never set it up again. But now in 2020 we have the government imposed...

Water was 68 on Saturday morning when I drained it and took it down and put it away for the winter. It's small enough that I can do it all by myself, and that's what I've done for the past six seasons. I thought hard about leaving it up this winter, but considering it would be unused and exposed...

Does anyone make a 3 way valve that supports 3 Intex 1.5" hoses? The only one I see on the Intex site (referenced above in this thread) has 2x1.25" and 1x1.5".

I highly recommend taking your kids to the local Y and get them swimming lessons. I did this with my kids when they were about the same age as yours are. It's never too early to learn to swim. Group swimming classes are great, but if you can afford it, a few private lessons are worth their...

Welcome to TFP! You have come to the right place. Lots of knowledgeable people who love to help. First, order a good test kit. Pool School - Test Kits Compared Most people here have the TF-100. You can order it here. TFTestkits.net Read Pool School Pool School - Pool School then read it...

Last year I was traveling a lot for work Monday to Friday so there were many weeks that I closed the pool. My pool was very stable in terms of chemistry, so I figured out in advance how much chlorine I needed to add before I left to ensure that my chlorine level would be sufficient until I...

Well what do you know, I have another slow leak. I followed my own advice above, but despite spending an hour in the pool wearing my wetsuit, no luck. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, it is only losing about 25 gallons per day, so even if I found the leak it might not enough to see dye being...