Intex 16x32 Sides Bowing

[MadameMagenta]

Hey everyone! First post for me, but I have commented on a couple others posts.

I know this has been asked and answered a million times, but I didn’t expect my sides to bow in as much as they actually are. All the pictures of seen of the sides bowing don’t look as bad as mine. I had the ground leveled professionally, so it should be level. I also have pavers under each leg.

Does anyone with this size pool have photos of how badly their sides have bowed? The pictures I’m attaching are actually from a week ago. The pool is about 3/4 full and the sides are bowed more than this now. Also, one of the four elbows is really close to coming out, but it’s not moved in days, so I’m hoping it’ll straighten out as the sides do.

Sorry for the crappy pictures, they’re screenshots I took from a video. Thanks!

 

[Texas Splash]

How does the pool look now?

 

[MadameMagenta]

How does the pool look now?

I’m currently away for the weekend for work, but my aunt has been filling it over the weekend. I’ll attach to pictures when I get home this evening.

 

[MadameMagenta]

Pics from today. The sides are finally starting to move out, thank god, lol. My only other concern now the the one elbow looks like it’s going to pop out, but at least it hasn’t moved for over a week.

 

[Texas Splash]

I wonder if that corner will align better once the sides bow outward more to become straight?

 

[MadameMagenta]

I wonder if that corner will align better once the sides bow outward more to become straight?

I’m hoping and praying it does.

 

[Gopherboy128]

I’m hoping and praying it does.

Me too! We just finished struggling to get our identical pool set up, and after the 3rd time, it's good. I am not a fan of this design, and can't reccomend it to anyone. I hope your patio pavers beneath the legs held up better than ours did! 20 of 24 broke, and I replaced them with 2x6s and treated plywood. seems to be holding better now.

 

[MadameMagenta]

Me too! We just finished struggling to get our identical pool set up, and after the 3rd time, it's good. I am not a fan of this design, and can't reccomend it to anyone. I hope your patio pavers beneath the legs held up better than ours did! 20 of 24 broke, and I replaced them with 2x6s and treated plywood. seems to be holding better now.

Luckily my pavers have all help up just fine, thank god. That was one of my stressors as well. It was a PAIN waiting on the sides to push out - even more of a pain getting that one elbow to pop back in.