- Jun 15, 2022
- 193
- Pool Size
- 7000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Intex Krystal Clear
Heya!
We just finally started filling the pool tonight! We took a couple weeks getting the ground/floor ready to have the pool on it (with this weekend off for fam visiting hehe). Thankfully to this forum & all the helpful info we are hopefully off to a good start.
It started with hubby making a frame out of railroad ties (24’x24’ frame for a 18’ round pool). He filled it with sand but did not mow :O! By the time I saw it did not have the heart to have him remove the sand & start over. He got everything leveled with a board & level taped to it & I bought a laser level that he used to make sure all level. He wetted the sand & tapped down & let it dry before we put the 1” rigid foam boards down taped together for the entire framed in area.
We opened the pool box Sunday to get ready to put the pool together & we are missing the manual/instruction booklet & ground cloth. Looks like the box broke open & the parts fell out & did not get put back in when they taped box back together. They credited us for the missing ground cloth for what we would have locally to replace it & I got the manual/instructions online. I decided with the ground cloth fiasco to instead go with anti-fatigue foam mats on top of the rigid fiber board over the entire framed in area & skip a tarp all together. I wanted to make sure nothing can grow up & to be able to place the ladder (bought Confer 7200) & all the feet on the mats instead of needing pavers to keep them from going through the rigid foam boards or having to cut out to level the pavers. Hubby has been working hard in the heat & loved my idea. So the missing ground cloth provided an opportunity to think of something better & hopefully works lol.
Almost there! Lol
Can I test my tap water or wait to test the pool water once we have more water in it? Using 2 hoses to fill it (omg forgot the attach the meters ugh…next fill) & will turn off when we sleep.
We just finally started filling the pool tonight! We took a couple weeks getting the ground/floor ready to have the pool on it (with this weekend off for fam visiting hehe). Thankfully to this forum & all the helpful info we are hopefully off to a good start.
It started with hubby making a frame out of railroad ties (24’x24’ frame for a 18’ round pool). He filled it with sand but did not mow :O! By the time I saw it did not have the heart to have him remove the sand & start over. He got everything leveled with a board & level taped to it & I bought a laser level that he used to make sure all level. He wetted the sand & tapped down & let it dry before we put the 1” rigid foam boards down taped together for the entire framed in area.
We opened the pool box Sunday to get ready to put the pool together & we are missing the manual/instruction booklet & ground cloth. Looks like the box broke open & the parts fell out & did not get put back in when they taped box back together. They credited us for the missing ground cloth for what we would have locally to replace it & I got the manual/instructions online. I decided with the ground cloth fiasco to instead go with anti-fatigue foam mats on top of the rigid fiber board over the entire framed in area & skip a tarp all together. I wanted to make sure nothing can grow up & to be able to place the ladder (bought Confer 7200) & all the feet on the mats instead of needing pavers to keep them from going through the rigid foam boards or having to cut out to level the pavers. Hubby has been working hard in the heat & loved my idea. So the missing ground cloth provided an opportunity to think of something better & hopefully works lol.
Almost there! Lol
Can I test my tap water or wait to test the pool water once we have more water in it? Using 2 hoses to fill it (omg forgot the attach the meters ugh…next fill) & will turn off when we sleep.