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We have a 28ft, because our neighbors said their 30-something was hard to buy stuff for. The 28 is great, but if we had it to do again, we'd go bigger. If he walks the rail, my husband can reach the center (and in to the deep section) to vac when we're opening without any trouble. If we went...

Oops, just saw this, sorry! No, no suggestions, we opted for a regular above ground before I started researching options. Hopefully someone else here can suggest something?

We left one up through the winter in MN. Following suggestions here, we drained a few inches below the hoses, and then covered it with the included Intex cover. The cover didn't manage to stay on all winter, but the pool was fine. Because we were using the original pump and tiny filter, we did...

We have the Dolphin S50 and the optional fine filter basket (we only use that when we're getting a lot of dust/pollen). It's not supposed to climb the walls, but every once in a while it makes it up to the waterline.

We cut our 28 ft cover in to four wedge shaped pieces. Sometimes we neatly roll them and place them in the shade, others, we grab an edge and just drag them through the ladder and leave them in a messy pile next to the pool. They're easier to handle, and to put back on, when rolled, but rolling...

I would love to have an in-ground rather than our AGP, but with all the drainage issues we have on our heavy clay lot (so many issues!), being in MN with a short pool season, and already having a 12 yr old when we put it in, the AGP was the better choice for us. This will be our fourth summer...

Thank you for posting this - I totally forgot we needed a new solar cover! 🤦🏼‍♀️ We did a lot of new landscaping and added screen curtains to the patio last year (OMG, love, love, LOVE the mosquito curtains! 😍 ). This year we're finally adding the deck extension out to the pool, and...

Our excavator/installer balked at a similar request "for safety reasons." I believe he said two feet was the minimum for the perimeter ledge, and on one side, he insisted on a gradual slope in to the deeper water "making it easier to for someone to get out of the deep part if they're panicking."...

We have a three car garage with the third (shorter) stall filled with gardening/landscaping stuff, misc junk, a push mower, a riding mower, two snowblowers, and two big rolling garbage/recycling bins. There's not much room to move around over there. If I remember correctly, our 28 ft went in...

Good plan! We needed a minimum of 5 ft, so the pool alone doesn't hit it. Ugh. My husband walks the rail to vac at opening and closing (lots of leaves), but we let the robot handle it the rest of the time. I'd fall in if I tried to do it his way. I have two VERY aggressive volleyball players...

Are you fencing all/most of it? Your dogs are going to be so happy! I'm sure you know this, but double check city requirements. Our four foot fence didn't meet code, and we ended up with a safety fence on our AGP. It's nice, because balls don't fly out of the pool, but was just one more expense...

Yes, here too! We left our solar cover in a pile next to the pool for about a couple weeks, and when we pulled it out yesterday to rinse and put it back on, found a big hole. No big deal, it made it through 2 seasons, was too big for the pool, and is super hard to handle - I'll just order a new...

Oh no, so sorry, Casey! I just found this thread and was so excited for you and now ... no words. ? Sending love and light. ?✨ (also, nice job with the neighbor - well done!)

Our cover is still on too, but today there isn't a layer of ice on it, so I guess that's something? We'll all get there eventually (hopefully sooner rather than later?). (y)

We start with multiple balls in the pool, and only send someone when they're all out of the pool. Having the 2 ft safety fence on the rails helps keep them in. I can't imagine playing without that. As for the net, we have a couple of the smaller floating types, and either tie off to the safety...

We did this with a 15ft Intex Ultra one winter (2017/18), after the ones we took down and stored kept coming out of storage with leaks. We drained below the returns, drained and brought in all the equipment/pipes, and covered it with the Intex cover it came with... which blew off roughly a month...

Yeah, we do need it. I think we over use it, but our bills haven't been too bad. I had to laugh last night when we were watching some ultimate resort pool show. They kept talking about how the resorts keep the pools at a "balmy 85 degrees" or "the water is 84 all year long!" My 13yr old was not...

It beats our week. We're going to warm up a bit here - back to 77 tomorrow, then Sun/75, Mon/77, Tue/78, with 50s/low 60s for overnights. Ugh, I hope it gets better after that because not swimming every day is making me sad. At least we have a heater - I wish it could help with the air temps. ☺

We finally broke down and put our solar cover on this week after leaving it off all summer. I don't know if they help to gain heat, but they do help hold it once you have it. There's also less dirt in the pool when we use it, so that's a bonus.

Bummer about your season, but so glad they're replacing it for you! It's a cool idea, but on top of the leaking issue, the amount of "Mom, look at me!" that would come with it here would do me in. ? I do like their exterior pattern though. I wonder if that came after all the pics of people...

I'm right there with you. So. Many. Floats! They're just too cute! ? No one here actually uses them though. We all end up on noodles so we can be in the water instead of on it, and the floats just float around getting in the way until someone throws them out of the pool. The noodles, glitter...

Yes, that. We put ours on the tarp (back when we had Intex pools), and it did collect water. I ended up going around the pool with a knife, trimming the tarp back to get the water to drain out. Also, don't worry, pool builds of any kind seem to bring out the frustration and anxiety in all of...

Yes, and if the pool store says they have a favorite or preferred installer, WAIT for that one. We didn't and had a horrible experience. It wasn't worth the extra 3 weeks of swimming. If I had it to do over again, I would've stayed far, far away from our guy. I still keep the preferred guy's...

LOL, that sounds about right! :p We have a 28 ft round with a deep area. It's super roomy, but I sometimes wish we went even bigger (when we're in it ;) ). Don't worry about the size of your kids now, unless you're planning to move and leave it behind in a couple years. They will grow so much...

We have the Maytronics Dolphin S50 and are very happy with it. We did add the "fine" filter this year, but liked it last year without it and probably didn't really need it.

If you can find a used quick-set/Intex pool on craigslist/FB marketplace, you could pump the water to that for holding while you level your base. It doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to be able to hold the water while you take this one down and reset it. So sorry this happened!

I'm so sorry you had all this trouble! We didn't even try to sink ours and still had crazy issues with install, so I was saying exactly the same thing last summer - it's just so stressful. If it helps, even though we haven't had much of a swim season yet, I'm happy to report I am SO glad we put...

Agreed! Any pool that fits your space, lifestyle, finances, and location is a great pool! ? Where I am, a huge and elaborate in ground pool set up would hurt our house resale/value more than it would help, so we have an above ground pool. Our daughter is delighted, my husband and I enjoy it...

We have the S50 here, and switched to the extra fine basket this year. We loved it last year without the new basket, but wow, it picks up a lot more stuff now (that kind of grosses me out if I stop and think about it too long :sick: :p ).

Our pool store had a white metal fence available, but we did this Protect-A-Pool Fence in tan and are very happy with it (our pool is taupe/sand/beige/whatever they're calling it this year). My husband installed it over a couple of days - lots of fussy cuts to get it just right, but he said it...