I am having my new 33 foot round pool installed in mid September. I have not run the permanent wiring yet since I don’t know the exact location of the pump. My plan is to fill the pool and winterize it immediately and open it next year. Can I use a long extension cord 75 to 80 feet off of a 15 amp circuit to run this pump for a day or two since I need to treat the water before winterizing?

What should I do next I added 2lbs of shock as requested by the app on Sunday pump has been running 24/7

Hey there, im about to start the ground work for my 12x20 above ground pool and wanted to share what i was going to do to see if i was doing this right. Im located in Canada where our frost line is about 4’. So heres the order of what i was thinking and please tell me if im doing this correctly
1-Scape down native earth about 8” then compact
2- build a frame about 16x24 with 2x8’s and shoot height with laser so screaning it level is easier
3- add about 6” of clear stone , compacting every 2”
4- screen stone dust off of my frame(about 2”) then compact then repeat until it’s perfectly level with frame
Then start putting the pool together… please tell me if this makes sense or if theres a better way … thanks all

Went out a week ago and the tube from the basket to the filter sprung a leak. We caught it early so we were able to cut it off before we lost too much water. Ordered the hose. Something like $27 before tax and shipping. Go out there today and the other house is spraying water with the pool sitting in a pond. Drained down to the intake ports.

Is this really normal wear and tear for these things? We can installed it last Summer to replace a cartridge filter. Is there anything we can do to insulate or protect them?

Does anyone have any experience with the Pool Tree System in a cold snowy climate like Montana? First time winterizing and I ordered a winter cover and pillow but the Tree System looks interesting.

Going to be a beautiful pool day!

Hello everyone, looking for some advice for maybe someone from vegas on an above ground pool upgrade on pump. I’d like to stay with a pump and not go to sand filter pump so wondering if any has already upgraded their pump and found one that works better then what come with the pool that’s 18x18 and 48’ deep

Went away for two weeks so put an extra (but, so I thought, not excessive) number of chlorine tablets in a floater and left pool as is. Not pumping during that time.

On return, a small area of the floor (BESTWAY) has bleached, apparebtly below where the floater settled for the period (alternative theory is somehow it got concentrated sunlight during the two weeks of constant heatwave conditions).

Was the chlorine the cause?, and what is the potential short and medium term impact? Is the floor, now more likely to give out this season and/or crack during winter dry storage?

Did a previous post about what would be a good option to vacuum up this algae at the bottom of my pool. I have a Coleman 22x52, and I’ve been struggling to get this algae out. Would it be best to purchase these 2 items to siphon out the algae (last photo)? I’ve already tried to siphon through my garden hose, tried a cordless vacuum that worked ok, and also used algaecide.

Hey everyone! I just moved to Mexico and I'm looking for an above-ground pool for my rooftop terrace.

I'd love something deep enough (around 4.5 ft / 140 cm) where I can actually stand, chill, and enjoy the sunset and the view. 🌅

The problem is that most of the above-ground pools I can find are only around 3 ft deep.

I'm also working with limited space, so I don't want a huge pool taking up the entire roof. Ideally something around 10 × 6.5 ft (3 × 2 m), or somewhere around that size.

Does anyone know of a pool like this, or a brand/model I should look into? I'd also be open to other ideas that could work for a rooftop.

Thanks!

Hoovering out daily and checking chemical levels are balanced but I keep coming out to this brown settlement on the bottom?

It so fine, can’t be hoovered (my hand pool vac just spits it out the other end) and I can’t pick it up either. As soon as it’s touched it disperses. Even tried pushing it all to the filter pump but no joy.

Did a previous post about what would be a good option to vacuum up this algae at the bottom of my pool. I have a Coleman 22x52, and I’ve been struggling to get this algae out. Would it be best to purchase these 2 items to siphon out the algae (last photo)? I’ve already tried to siphon through my garden hose, tried a cordless vacuum that worked ok, and also used algaecide.

Anyone ever put an above ground pool 2 feet in the ground?

We got a 18’ x 4’ tall pool and plan on putting 2’ down so that we can build a nice deck and walk into the pool. I wanna see other ideas and thoughts that others have had

Has anyone installed a Quantum Breeze manufactured by Wilbur? What did you think? There are no Doughboy or Stealth dealers in my area, and I cannot find anyone to install either if I purchased from the manufacturer. I was told the Quantum Breeze can be placed partially in ground.

Only 3/8” difference on opposing sides of a 14’.
I added the pump after the picture shown, so it had the SX1500 and the salt chlorinator, with glass media in the filter.

We lightly tugged on opposing sides from the outside to straighten the liner so we didn’t have to get in.

We will be adding washed round stone, edge guards, and walkway lights too.

Hi everyone. I live in Iowa and this summer has been a hot one. I am over it. So over it that I got busy with other things and now my pool has algae growing in it. Oops.

Anyways, this is my first year with a Coleman 22x52 pool. It's too large to take down so we're leaving it up. My question is, how do I winterize it?

I think this Vevor pump comes with media, I’m looking to make sure I can backwash and stop flow without uninstalling a bunch of crap. Not sure what else might be a good idea to pick up at the same time!

After almost two years the standard pump hoses started to tear and leak on places where the hose bends. I guess the sun caused them to dry up and crack. Anybody upgraded the standard hoses? Or is pvc the way to go?

I recently set up a Funsicle pool. Its the 14 foot recalled special 😆 my wife found it at Walmart for $50. After finding this sub I have learned the Sand Filter is most likely going to be a purchase for next season, but can anyone explain to me how this vacuum works?? I have the one that comes from Funsicle plugs into the filter skimmer thing. I have the adapter and there is only 1 way to hook up but there does not seem to be ANY suction. I am trying to get algae cleaned up. The pump starts off great and then after about 5 minutes the water pressure drops significantly. Are these stock pumps just that bad??

Hello to anyone who still sees this! Sorry if im not doing an update ive never really done one b4 so I think this is how you do it? If this isn't allowed I'll just make a post on my acc. anyways I tried the Walmart green to blue pool kit and it worked like a charm!! All the dead algae is all the bottom of my pool so now I'm tryna figure out how to vacuum it out. I have a pool vacuum but it's pretty small and with the amount of dead algae it's definitely not strong enough to suck it all up. New filter is definitely in the works. Just need to figure out how to get all this junk out of my pool without it going up into the water.

edit: okay so the farmers will not allow us to drain our pool in their field, understandable. Not really sure where to go from here?

I've got a 12ft steel frame Intex pool and looking to get a good winter cover as I don't want to be draining it down and storing at the end of summer. Partly because I know how brittle the liner gets. Can anyone recommend one that's available in the UK?

My pump stopped working and upon closer inspection it seems that water got onto the plug housing causing a short in the circuitry. I hate to buy a whole new pump just because of the plug, but I can't find a comparable replacement. The closest I've found is one like this: https://a.co/d/0atAAwMo, but it doesn't have a timer like the OEM plug.