New to having above ground pool

[JHumphrey13]

Hello! Very happy to have found this forum!!
So last summer we bought an above ground pool. It’s a Summer Waves 14’x42.
We were unsure about how to winterize it.
A couple people told us to not take it down and leave some water in it. We did not cover?. We drained it down to about 3ft. So this spring the pool was almost full. We did drain all water with almost a ft of water left. It was absolutely disgusting and still is. What the do we do? Do we just start from scratch and get different pool since they are now a lot cheaper this year? Or do we try and fix the problem? A 15ft x I believe 33 is $97 for the same pool. Is this an easy fix or just better off getting a new one? PLEASE HELP!

 

[bmoreswim]

Welcome to TFP! Your call, but replacing water and cleaning the surface is probably the most environmentally friendly approach versus scrapping the old pool. But a new pool solves the issue immediately I suppose.

 

[gonfishin]

Hi, neighbor!

Water is relatively cheap so a drain, clean, and SLAM will probably take care of your pool. Don't miss the current Menard's sale on liquid chlorine, you'll likely need a bunch