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Setting up above ground pool
Posted on 5/14/14 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 5/14/14 at 12:45 pm
I'm setting up a 22' X 52" above ground pool. Is there a 1st time chemical kit I can put or is that what the shock kit will cover? I will be inserting salt after treating the initial water. Thanks in advance for any advise.
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Posted on 5/14/14 at 12:56 pm to ItFliesItDies
That is awful narrow...
Posted on 5/14/14 at 12:58 pm to ItFliesItDies
4'4" wide?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:05 pm to ItFliesItDies
God, I have a great story about an above ground pool, but unfortunately I can't tell it here cause I will get banned.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:09 pm to 34venture
I hop no one drowned... Try to remember to tell us in at the end of the month...
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:13 pm to ItFliesItDies
Make sure to put a tarp under it. My buddy got a free one, and the sweat coming off of the bottom rotted out the grass enough to where you could smell it down the road
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:13 pm to Jack Daniel
I am assuming it's a circle and 4' deep.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:19 pm to ItFliesItDies
Bring a sample of the water you are using to fill with to your local pool supply. Have it tested. They will sell you exactly what you need. You will slightly overpay but you will get exact instructions on the amount of each and the correct order.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:28 pm to wickowick
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I hop no one drowned.
No, no. Remind me and I'll tell ya'll.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:29 pm to wickowick
52" DEEP
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:40 pm to ItFliesItDies
Level the piss out of the spot. A 1" differential can create huge uneven stresses on one side and can cause a catastrophic failure over time. A sand bed is recommended as well. Is this one of the quick ones from Lowes, or Wal-Mart? If so, change your pump. The cheap ones are just that.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:43 pm to convertedtiger
yeah it's the intex metal frame. My main concern is what to add to water after filling the pool up?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:48 pm to ItFliesItDies
What kind of water are you using? Most municipal water is going to be full of chlorine or chloramine when you put it in and will take a couple of days to dissipate. You generally need to wait a couple of days to get reliable readings. Buy and use a pool test kit. The good kits tell you what to use to balance the system. If you are going salt, you may not need to treat with anything. The salt equipment should have some set up instructions. I would check there first.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 1:49 pm to ItFliesItDies
you should consider putting the above ground pool in the ground to help alleviate the stress of the walls and therefore you can do running flips and shite.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 2:10 pm to Chad504boy
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you should consider putting the above ground pool in the ground
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Chad504boy
You have an excavator?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 2:11 pm to ItFliesItDies
quote:Don't do it.
Setting up above ground pool.
Thanks in advance for any advise.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 2:15 pm to ItFliesItDies
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You have an excavator?
no but i got a jack russell.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 2:15 pm to ItFliesItDies
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yeah it's the intex metal frame.
I hope you don't plan on keeping a cheap above ground pool very long...because using a salt water system with a high quality one is even questionable...JMO
Posted on 5/14/14 at 2:18 pm to 34venture
quote:There's always email.
but unfortunately I can't tell it here cause I will get banned.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 2:20 pm to Chad504boy
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no but i got a jack russell.
he'll have it dug in a week.
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