Hello guys I will try to describe my situation as well as I can . . .
try to forgive me for my poor english !!!
I would like to install a small above ground pool in my countryside house !!!
I would use the pool only during the summer week ends (1st June to 31 th August),
Tipically I go to my country house on friday morning, sometimes saturday and go back to the city, where I live, on sunday after lunch. At the moment the pool would be used only by me and my wife (hopefully next year from my daughter) and from time to time there is the chance that a couple of friends can came to visit us. That is all, the pool will stay with very little use for most of the time!
My first idea was to install a good quality 10 feet wide circular pool (4 feet deep),
and planned also to bury it a couple of feet and build a deck around, for aesthetic reasons .
This would be my goal but, because of the lack of informations, because very few people have an above groud pool in my area, and because I usually do not trust retailers
I decided to drastically downsize my original plan, because it’s not wise spending a good amount of money, digging a big hole in my garden, building a wooden deck if I don’t know in advance if my project can work !
So I decided to buy a smaller ( 10 feet wide for 2 and ½ feet deep) and cheaper pool,
I will give it a try for the first summer and see if it works. If everything goes fine I will prepare for the 2018 summer when I’d like to install a slightly bigger and much better quality pool .
I have read quite a bit aboult pools maintenance and have spotted a basic set-up to start with, but I already know that the problem is going to be sanitizing the water !!!
The basic “hardware” set-up would be :
a) buy a 10 feet wide ( 2 and ½ feet deep) Intex metal frame circular pool
It’s a very small pool, but it’s ok for my needings, and it is so cheap that
I can easily upgrade it next year
b) buy immediately a 1,200 ghp sand filter
It might look oversized but if the plan works it will be the right size
for the new deeper pool (1717 gallons )
c) buy a intex wall mounted surface skimmer
It will help with keeping the pool clean while in use
I would keep the pool covered during the week with the the sand filter operating with a timer for X hours a day, on friday/saturday morning i would check for ph and clorine with tests and eventually use chemicals for corrections. I would use it for a couple of days and than before leaving for the city I would check and correct ph, clean/wash the sand filter, live X clorhine in tablets in the floating dispenser, and cover the pool for the following week !!!
I know that the hardest part of my plan would be keeping chlorine and ph ok during the week.
That’s the part where I really need your help !
I’ve also thought to add a SWG to the basic “set-up”, but there is absolutely no feedback or informations about intex machines/systems in my area !!!
Am I crazy ? Is there a chance that the whole thing can work ?
try to forgive me for my poor english !!!
I would like to install a small above ground pool in my countryside house !!!
I would use the pool only during the summer week ends (1st June to 31 th August),
Tipically I go to my country house on friday morning, sometimes saturday and go back to the city, where I live, on sunday after lunch. At the moment the pool would be used only by me and my wife (hopefully next year from my daughter) and from time to time there is the chance that a couple of friends can came to visit us. That is all, the pool will stay with very little use for most of the time!
My first idea was to install a good quality 10 feet wide circular pool (4 feet deep),
and planned also to bury it a couple of feet and build a deck around, for aesthetic reasons .
This would be my goal but, because of the lack of informations, because very few people have an above groud pool in my area, and because I usually do not trust retailers
I decided to drastically downsize my original plan, because it’s not wise spending a good amount of money, digging a big hole in my garden, building a wooden deck if I don’t know in advance if my project can work !
So I decided to buy a smaller ( 10 feet wide for 2 and ½ feet deep) and cheaper pool,
I will give it a try for the first summer and see if it works. If everything goes fine I will prepare for the 2018 summer when I’d like to install a slightly bigger and much better quality pool .
I have read quite a bit aboult pools maintenance and have spotted a basic set-up to start with, but I already know that the problem is going to be sanitizing the water !!!
The basic “hardware” set-up would be :
a) buy a 10 feet wide ( 2 and ½ feet deep) Intex metal frame circular pool
It’s a very small pool, but it’s ok for my needings, and it is so cheap that
I can easily upgrade it next year
b) buy immediately a 1,200 ghp sand filter
It might look oversized but if the plan works it will be the right size
for the new deeper pool (1717 gallons )
c) buy a intex wall mounted surface skimmer
It will help with keeping the pool clean while in use
I would keep the pool covered during the week with the the sand filter operating with a timer for X hours a day, on friday/saturday morning i would check for ph and clorine with tests and eventually use chemicals for corrections. I would use it for a couple of days and than before leaving for the city I would check and correct ph, clean/wash the sand filter, live X clorhine in tablets in the floating dispenser, and cover the pool for the following week !!!
I know that the hardest part of my plan would be keeping chlorine and ph ok during the week.
That’s the part where I really need your help !
I’ve also thought to add a SWG to the basic “set-up”, but there is absolutely no feedback or informations about intex machines/systems in my area !!!
Am I crazy ? Is there a chance that the whole thing can work ?
