Hello folks! New here, new to our house, and new to pools. I need some guidance please. We are looking to setup a 18 foot, 48 inch round above ground pool and of course our yard is hilly here in North GA. The flattest part of the yard where it will go still has a 16 inch slop from the highest to lowest side of our location. My question is, if we dig down the high side are we going to need a retaining wall for the 16 inch drop?
To wall or not to wall??
- Thread starter khorwitz
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,024
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Your type of soil (stability) could influence that requirement quite a bit. The distance between the edge (side) of where you dug down to the pool is also a factor. If they are close together where people will naturally be walking a lot, a retaining wall may be a good idea. If there's a good distance between the cut-out of the ground to the pool, you might not need to.
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,024
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Here is what I am in the process of working on. While not 16 inches I had to dig down about half that. I first leveled pressure treated 4x4s. Then I stacked 4x6s on top of them and used 2x8s to strap them together with 3.5" deck screws. I'll be adding 2x6s on top to create a ledge. I really wanted to build a retaining wall, but the amount of block needed to go around the pool got rather expensive. The wife has a hard time skimming the pool from a distance so this will allow her to get closer. I then use gutterfoam and place it at the base of the pool and fill the open area with rubber mulch.
Hey All,
So we're just getting started and we're at the point that the ground is ready and about to set up the pool that we have which is an 18 ft round 4 ft deep Coleman pool that you can see in the picture. My question though is I can tell just by looking at the picture on the box before I even open it that there's no way that adorably tiny pump is going to do anything more than just be a new thing in the yard for my dog pee on as it seems nowhere large enough to pump through all the gallons that this pool will hold. Am I wrong and thinking it's too small? And if not, can someone please
provide recommendations of a generic pump that could fit the same pool that would do the job that I could get to using its place please? Thank you!
So we're just getting started and we're at the point that the ground is ready and about to set up the pool that we have which is an 18 ft round 4 ft deep Coleman pool that you can see in the picture. My question though is I can tell just by looking at the picture on the box before I even open it that there's no way that adorably tiny pump is going to do anything more than just be a new thing in the yard for my dog pee on as it seems nowhere large enough to pump through all the gallons that this pool will hold. Am I wrong and thinking it's too small? And if not, can someone please
provide recommendations of a generic pump that could fit the same pool that would do the job that I could get to using its place please? Thank you!Attachments
This whole pool may be found on clearance for $200.
My pump alone was $1800 plus tax. So yeah.
I absolutely love these pools for letting so many people into the game. But it is what it is and quality equipment or parts is not what it is.
It'll do what you need it to do.
I never recommend spending more than the pool. Search FB marketplace, Craigslist, offer up, etc for gently used traditional above ground equipment. I sold mine for $150 and it had years left on it. Everytime somebody loses a pool the equipment is probably for sale.someone please
It will do until you are ready to upgrade. The good news is that when you do upgrade, your new pump will last for years. I personally used an Intex pump/filter/saltwater chlorine generator (SWCG) for many years, and kept using it for my permanent above ground pool until it finally died.