It is tight but not as tight. It has been a long while since the liner was put in and we paid to have the pool put up so do not really know just how tight it was. Sorry.
Pool start up March 2015 - just for posterity's sake.
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OMG! I am at work and for some reason it just popped into my head that a 2x4 is not 3" wide. It's 3.5", so all my numbers are off, which is why it is so tight as the calculations above will produce a circumference exactly 11" too big. So, (3.5" leg+ 33" crossbar) x 22 = 803", so I was originally only 26" shy, not 37". Time to deconstruct - - - again.
VINCE!!! Where was that info when you needed it?? I did not even catch that either and I KNOW that! DOH!
Okay, I've added as many extra inches to the circumference as I dare. Actually measuring the distance from the left side of one leg to the left side of the next leg, and strictly doing the addition in my head without writing anything down, I came up with 810" of circumference. By the math I was employing above, it should have come to 819". Doesn't matter. I dare not disconnect another crossbar from a leg. I did that this morning in order to add another 1" section. I was unable to exert enough strength to pull the cross bar back to the leg from where it was extending a full 3.5 inches past the side of the leg to which it needed to be connected. So, a little creative engineering and I made a "spreader bar" (see photo) by which I was able to spread the outer ring sufficiently as to re-do that last connection. Now I got a problem with bottom of the legs going inward such that when I pull one out in order to make room for a flat bottomed liner, the next leg over goes in. I'm thinking that if I ever get it filled, the outward pressure will allow me to disconnect a crossbar/leg and just let the liner do it's job. This has become a freaking NIGHTMARE!
P.S. I tried with a 1/4" pole and it bent so much under the pressure that I was afraid it'd break and impale me. So I went up the 1/2" piece.
P.S. I tried with a 1/4" pole and it bent so much under the pressure that I was afraid it'd break and impale me. So I went up the 1/2" piece.
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Many hours of labor. Elevated. Legs pulled out. Filling. Ground not even close to level. Wish I hadn't messed with it. Lumpy. Having difficulty with one little wrinkle. Alcohol Abuse. Was a full drink!
Just hoping that when I lower it, the legs don't go all caddywhompus on me. (Of course, we all know they will.)
Just hoping that when I lower it, the legs don't go all caddywhompus on me. (Of course, we all know they will.)
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NOOOOOOOOOO NOT the drink!! DUDE you need all of the adult drink you can get your hands on!! What nightmare 
Here is a link to the brand I use. I buy it at Home Depot.
Lube Tube Lubricant and Sealant It is messy stuff to use so have some paper towels ready to wipe your fingers on.
Lube Tube Lubricant and Sealant It is messy stuff to use so have some paper towels ready to wipe your fingers on.
Hold on! Time out! In reading other threads, I just discovered that the Intex valves are restricting water flow. What's the point to having 1.5" hoses when the inner diameter of the valves are only 1.125"?
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WHAT????? Well I have no idea why they would do that!!! Here is hoping someone who knows the whys and such will step in!
After much reading of other threads on this site, research into flow rate at given diameters of pipe and consideration of end results vs. amount of effort involved, I decided to stick with the Intex valves and ordered this connection https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TYBCEG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 to solve my leak. It's the easiest, quickest solution with the least amount of effort.
EDIT: That's the correct part. Worked perfectly.
EDIT: That's the correct part. Worked perfectly.
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cfherrman
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As far as pools go this small bottle necks don't really hurt in the grand scheme. What it does is adds a few ft hd onto your plumbing which you already probably gave at least 20-30 ft hd
Almost finished. Ran out of 1" cable clamps for the garden hose / solar heater and made do with temporary zip ties. Skimmer works well, until the water level gets to the top of its opening. Pool is even more unlevel now than it was before I brought in all the sand to raise the low side, which is still the low side. BUT...... no leaks, everything works. Just got to reconnect the garden hose to the drain outlet as I accidentally stepped on it and broke the old one. It's a two person job..one on the inside to hold a cup over the drain outlet to keep the water at bay.
EDIT: Tested water this morning. FC 8, CYA 40, TA 100. pH 7.2. Not half bad since I did not measure amount of CYA but just went by gut feeling from 5 years' experience. Time put the solar blanket on.
EDIT: Tested water this morning. FC 8, CYA 40, TA 100. pH 7.2. Not half bad since I did not measure amount of CYA but just went by gut feeling from 5 years' experience. Time put the solar blanket on.
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cfherrman
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Looks good!
In a pinch take wire double it and loop it around like a cable clamp and tighten it up, works great
In a pinch take wire double it and loop it around like a cable clamp and tighten it up, works great
SWEET! I know you are glad it is DONE!!!I could not get the garden hose connected to the drain outlet using the Intex part shown in the photo without it leaking like I had done previously. Therefore, I did a little creative plumbing as shown in the 2nd photo. The 3rd shot is the solar cover and it's roller, which was built exactly to fit previous 22' diameter frame. This time, it was 2" inches short, which I consider to be proof that my circumference ended up being too large. Sorry about nighttime photos.
