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I also put bleach jugs filled with water on the cover. 26 legs on my Intex = 26 jugs of water. Strings tied to the legs then up and over the top rail. Not as windy in SE MN as SW but still pretty bad. Never had a problem and I don't add water over the cover.

You mentioned Fafco, two 2x20s, why not just get a 4x20 or better yet a 4x24?

Have you considered just getting a better cartridge to put in your filter? I would toss the Intex brand and get a Unicel. They filter MUCH better and can be rinsed off and reused. When I used them in my Intex cartridge filter one would last all summer.

I built this.

I had a similar problem. I dug the stump and roots out because i was worried the roots would decay over time and settle. I filled the hole with a fine compacted sand and haven't had a problem.

Spring clamps from Harbor Freight, $1.99 each, been using them for years on the Ultraframe.

Very happy for you! Glad it turned out and happy to help. This site has helped me so much over the years I couldn't ask for anything, just pay it forward some day. ?

Crazy how it fluctuates, you bought at just the right time.

I would bet money, or a case of beer, you get what you ordered. Plus it says sold and shipped by walmart which would give me peace of mind, not some other company which is sometimes the case. Once you see the box in the store you'll know if it's the real deal and if it's not what was...

Walmart is very strange with these pool prices, the regular ultra frame is $1166:unsure: :hammer:

I ran into the same problem looking for intex pools a few years ago. Intex website doesn't list their biggest pools and the ones they list are 4x the price of walmart. I have an old thread following the price of the 26' pool at walmart over the course of a year and their price jumps all over...

Haven't read through your entire post to see if you've picked a pool but Walmart has 26' round 52" deep intex ultra xtr for $399 free shipping if you pick up in store.

Thanks, I see the light! My confusion was mistakenly thinking it was a vinyl sided pool like an Intex. Looking at the picture I see it most definitely is not.

So what are the sides vulnerable to that 8" of water would fix?

I disagree. How deep was the water when it froze? 1 ft of water in a pool that size is 44,000 lbs. I'm guessing you still had at least 2 ft of water so thats 88,000 lbs. That pool isn't going anywhere, leave it alone till spring.

My cover is solid

I let it sit on the water, 2 to 3 feet of snow on a stretched tight cover would wreck things in a hurry. I use the jugs to hold the cover down until rain or snow takes over.

I'm happy with a cheap one. I wouldn't get a pillow, just let the cover sit on top of the water and use jugs of water to hold it down until it rains or snows.

We leave our Intex Ultra up all year, this will be the 4th winter and have noticed no problems. It freezes solid, just drain below the returns.

Wish I would of saw this post a few weeks ago, I would have recommended making a water level. For about $5 you can make a level thats as 100% perfectly accurate.

In the future I would let the cover rest directly on the water surface, you'll never have to worry about what's on the cover.

Getting rid of the pillow might add a little more slack in the liner.

It will freeze solid in Michigan. 12" from the top??? I think you want it 6" below the lowest return.

Mine too. I swapped the front wheels to the back, it seemed to help a little but I think the thing is just getting old and wore out. I'll be getting a new one next spring.

My intex ultra frame gets left up over winter, freezes solid, three years with no problems. Taking it down and storing in my opinion is harder on it. Pin hole leaks will develop. I drain 6" below the returns and cover the whole thing with an oversized winter cover. It's big enough to rest...

Throw away the Intex filters and get a Unicel, you won't be disappointed.

Where are you located? If you have to worry about freezing I think it would be a pain to winterize that main drain.

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I've never noticed anything dumping back into the pool. The debris is caught in the space between the screen and the flipper door. I suppose if its lifted straight up and out some stuff might get past the flipper door on the bottom? I always pull it out of the water with one jet opening...

I was able to fix the problem of the swivel wheels not turning. I switched the swivel wheels with the stationary wheels, more importantly, I switched the gray plastic piece that holds the wheels. That plastic was definitely getting wore out. It works perfect now.