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Pool Complete - Thanks   I’d just like to thank you for all the help. I'm sending pics of completion. Well almost, still working on the deck.
But we got the liner to big, lots ...

Asahi or Doughboy Pool  I am looking at buying an above ground pool for the first time. I have decided upon an 18' x 33' x 52 oval pool without buttresses. I can buy a nice ...

Esther Williams Carousel Pool Out of Level  Hello and thanks for taking my question. I’ve been reading on pool forums to try to find a reasonable answer to my query below -

I am a new pool owner ...

Used Oval Doughboy that Owners Folded Sidewall  We purchased a used 16 x 32 Doughboy with the idea of burying it in our backyard at least halfway and getting an expandable liner for extra depth. Unfortunately ...

Moles Under the Pool Liner  We have had our above ground pool for 9yrs and never had this problem.
We just replaced the liner for the first time, and now after 3 weeks of being in,...

Algae in an Above Ground Pool  We have a 24 ft. round above ground pool that I can’t seem to get clean. We have debris on the bottom of the pool, it looks white, along with green, almost ...

Soft Sided Pool Lopsided  Our soft sided 16' pool is leaning to one side. The ground is not as level as we thought. The pool is suppose to hold 38" of water, but because of the ...

Bugs in Pool  I have a 15 x 30 above ground pool. The bottom looks completely clean. However, when I vacuum it using my pool blaster vacuum with the sand and silt bag ...

Lower Pool Wall is Buckling  We purchased our pool 3 years ago. Of the 3 years we have used it 2 seasons. When we started landscaping and getting ready to open the pool we noticed ...

Mole Damage to Above Ground Pool  We have moles in the yard. It appears that they have gotten under out pool liner in one spot. What can happen to the pool, or liner, with these tunnels ...

AGP Top Rail Installation Issues  I just spent all day installing my new Lomart 24' AGP. Everything was done meticulously. Ground 1/2" max level difference across pool, checked roundness ...

Deep End Oval Pool  I’m installing an 18 x 33 with the straps between the uprights and I’m going to do the L bracket and the cinder block, my question is do I need to do all ...

Water Gone from Pool  I had a new liner put in our above ground pool in the fall. We closed the pool for the winter & drain the water off the cover. We went away over Christmas ...

Winter pool cover questions  I was wondering what is better to go with on picking a pool cover because I don't know the difference between the Mil or gauge so I was wondering which ...

Above Ground Pool Walls   We have had our above ground pool up for 3 years. This year, more than any other, I have noticed the pool walls moving when anyone is in the pool. Is this ...

24 Foot Round Pool - Wall pushed in.  We have a 24 foot round outback pool. We just bought the home and the pool water was horrible due to no maintenance for 600 days. So after 9 days and ...

Bow in Pool Wall  I had a replacement 18' round above ground pool installed. The old one lasted 15 years. The pool is about 1/2 full at this point. The wall section where ...

Doughboy Pool Installed In Ground  I am considering buying a Doughboy pool that I want to install in ground. I was very exited to find this pool offered where I Live, about 1 hour north ...

Side Wall Tearing  I was just wondering if it may be possible to repair an above ground pool side wall that buckled and when straightened it split the side wall about 3cm ...

Used Aqualeader pool  I am thinking of purchasing a USED Aqualeader Illusion pool. It is approximately 10 years old. From looking through your site I have 2 major concerns....

Handicap Accommodations  I have searched many places and am unable to locate handicap accommodations for our pool. Our son is in a wheelchair and we have an above ground pool ...

Sand Behind Liner  Ok....I have that Secard above ground pool which I bought used and paid to have put up. A few inches up the pool wall from the bottom in one section, there ...

Backfill Around Doughboy Pool  I have an in ground doughboy pool with a brick built retaining wall all the way around. I really need to know how to backfill please...I’m desperate !!



Hi....

Posts Raised on my Above Ground Pool  Three posts on our above ground pool moved due to frost, and the liner has pulled away from the pool, and the top ring is about 4 to 5 inches above where ...

Compare Above Ground Pools  We are comparing above ground pools to figure out the better one for the best price. Someone stated the Outback pools are the best. Do you know the comparison ...

Above Ground Pool Wall Buckling  I've noticed that my pool has buckled a bit at the back. I'm not sure what caused it - could it be that not enough water was drained before the winter?...

Ground after removing an above ground pool  I am in the process of buying a home that has an existing above ground pool. I'm told the pool must be removed before closing because it does not have ...

TUFF POOLS  Hello,
I am interested in a above ground pool for my kids. I have seen a pool called the "TUFF POOL" and wondered if you know anything about them or know ...

Now the used above ground pool is up....  Ok....now that I have the used 18" X38" Secard pool up and full of water, I have to establish how to put the deck up to it. Main problem is that the pool ...

buy a used Doughboy pool..  I'm about to maybe buy a used 2 year old large (18X38) Doughboy pool with deck, pump, filter and all the accessories. Main problem with this I see is ...

used pool  I have read your stories here and have bought a used pool. It was up and clean and holding water. I have replaced the rusty pieces that I was concerned ...

Inner stabilizer rail on above ground pool  I am in the process of installing an 18 x 33 Sharkline pool and have discovered a couple of issues with the install.
The top inner stabilizer rails that ...

DoughBoy Pools - Inground  I am planning on installing a Doughboy pool in the ground. I am going to leave 6" out has recommended by you and Doughboy. My question when the pool ...

pool buckling when filling  I purchased a new Intex 16 x 32 x 54" ultra frame pool. While filling with water, the long sides buckle inwards significantly. I put in about 10,000 ...

Intex Pool Questions  We are considering a large 16x32 Intex ultra frame pool, which appears to be soft-sided. This selection is based on price/feature set, plus the size and ...

Above Ground Pool Center Drain  We are getting ready to install a new liner in our above ground pool. Some of our neighbors have above ground pools and upon their installation they ...

Bubble Under Pool Liner  My pool is approximately 23 years old and the liner about 10 years old. I happened to notice a bulge about five feet long under the liner near my pool ...

Feedback on Vogue Impact Pool  Is a Vogue Impact 27ft pool pretty good? I heard they got bought out, but not certain of that. Local dealers are telling me that, but I do see a Canada ...

Aqua Leader Pool Buried  Thinking about purchasing an Aqua Leader Illusion pool 21 ft round OR investing in a Doughboy. Hate to pass up an incredible deal on the Aqua Leader (nearly ...

Deck Ladder Too Short  Since building a deck around our pool and extending it over the top rail of pool, our deck ladder no longer fits to bottom of pool. Any ideas on how to ...

Deep End Pool with Beaded Liner  Creating a deep end in an above ground pool with snap in liner and deck all around.

I would like to add a deep end. Do I have the process correct.
1)...

Moving an OutBack 24' Pool  We bought our Outback pool about 5 years ago in southwestern PA. We have moved to MA. and the instructions got "misplaced". The people where we bought ...

Identify Pool Manufacturer  I just bought a house in Clearwater FL and it came with an above ground pool. The pool measures approximately 15' X 30' oval. The pool is in good condition,...

Oval Pool Instructions  I have purchased a second hand pool and I'm not sure of the brand as the lady couldn't recall the name and no longer had any instructions for it. When ...

Pool Base Frame  Hi, I have a new 15'round above ground pool I would like to install in a 20'x 18' area. (see picture) The framing is solid, dirt is firmed and packed. It ...

Buying Used Above Ground Pool  We are going to look at an above ground pool we found on Craigslist. 15 x 30 $325, in Prior Lake, MN. http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/for/1846047266....

Will Raised Area Hold Above Ground Pool  I purchased a used above ground pool, 28 round 4ft. deep. My yard was uneven at one end by a foot. My husband and son decided to build the ground up,...

Pool Cove Washed Out  I recently had a hose burst and the stream of water pointed directly where the pool wall (outside) meets the ground. The stream wore away a lot of the ...

Bowing Sides on Intex Pool  We tried to fill it with water in hopes it would stop bowing but it hasn't. It's a 32x16x54 Ultraframe Intex pool.

Hi Elizabeth. I know these pools ...

Pool Wall has Dents  Hello, We have a 24 foot by 52 inch above ground pool that was given to us. We replaced the liner and added Pool Cove, Liner Foam Insulator and a Gorilla ...

Rocks Around Above Ground Pool  I dug and leveled ground for 24ft round above ground pool. Highest side of ground is 1ft above the bottom ring and about 13 inches from pool side. This ...

Rainwater in Above Ground Pool  I just finished filling my new above ground pool to it’s required level. It is going to rain for days in Chesapeake VA. What do I do when the water level ...

Building an Above Ground Pool Deck  I am wondering about the best way to build the deck. Is it better to build it under, over or flush with the top rail of the pool? We are just adding ...

Aluminum Panel Pool  We are trying to find out what type of pool this is. The pool is 22 years old, all aluminum panels that slide together and the liner is finally giving ...

Above Ground Pool Diameter  What is the exact diameter of a pre-2005 Aqua Leader 30' pool? Apparently it's not 30'.

Hi Kristi. There is no way of telling the exact diameter of ...

Above Ground Pool Track When Using Foam  Typically the above ground pools I've seen installed have the wall track and joiner plates @ ground level & have paver-type blocks mounted below ground/...

Liner Protector for Intex Pool  Does my 24 ft round above ground pool need a wall liner protector. It states they help prevent tears etc and protect the wall from getting corroded, also ...

Sand on Pool Bottom  I just had my liner changed last month.. I have been finding loose sand accumulating on top op the liner. I vacuum and it comes back again. Sounds like ...

Buying Doughboy Replacement Liner  I have a Doughboy above ground pool and need a liner. The pool is an oval 15X24 and 48" tall. The problem I am running into is the center of the pool is ...

Evaporation Rate on 24 ft Round Pool  What is a normal evaporation rate in Michigan on a 24ft round pool?

Hi Gary. I’m not sure there ever is a normal evaporation rate because it depends ...

pool liner  I live in northern the ky area and I have an AG pool that needs a new liner. The problem is I don't know how to install one nor do I even know what kind ...

Installing a 48" pool to meet NYS 48" code requirement  Hello, I am looking to install a 48" pool myself. I took it down no problem and have all the instructions and photos I need.
My question is this... the ...

Golf Ball in Pipe Under Skimmer  I believe a golf ball is wedged in my pull vacuum piping just below the skimmer attachment. I can barely feel it with my middle finger going in the pvc ...

Metal Straps on Used Pools  Hello, I found what seemed to be a great deal on an above ground pool. We got to the residence to take the pool down and as we got to the end we realized ...

Cooling Pool Water Temperature  I have a 15x30 Bermuda pool. It is installed about 2 feet into the ground. My problem is that the water temp is hovering around 90 degrees (according ...

Pool Wall Bow or Buckle  Whichever you want to call it? This is a 3 year old pool that we purchased used and are reinstalling. We have leveled the blocks the post are on with ...

Platform for Above Ground Pool  Background info: My husband purchased an new 18' diameter above ground pool (I believe it is an Intex, 52" high with the metal support frames) and has ...

Wall Coming Out of Top Rods  I think this happened from the kids 'pushing off'. I have a 27ft above ground pool. About 5ft of the wall is out of the track that encircles the top ...

Bottom of Wall Bent In  Hoping there is an easy fix for this. All the walls seemed fine until I attached the skimmer. Now I have three small indentations in the bottom of the ...

Pool Bottom Bumpy  I just recently had 24ft above ground pool installed. They used a sand base( masonry sand). The top of the pool appears to be very true, but the bottom ...

Sears/Muskin Pool Skimmer  I have a 10 year old Muskin made 27' above ground pool and I can not find a replacement skimmer. I have gone to the local pool stores and was told that ...

Bowing Top Rail on Ultraframe Pool  I'm filling a 9x18 ultra frame pool. The fill must take place over weeks, as I am on a low recovery well. The pool is about half way full and is nice and ...

Chlorine Filter Time  I have an above ground pool, 15’ by 48” and I’ve only had it a week and I have gone through 3 chlorine tablets and the pump is barely flowing in and out ...

Intex Pool is Unlevel  We just purchased a 15'x 4' round Intex pool. We tilled the ground and thought it was level. Unfortunately, when we filled the pool last night we realized ...

Butterfly Gasket  Installing a new liner and will be using a butterfly gasket instead of the traditional two gasket approach. My question is, the butterfly goes over the ...

Exact Pool Measurements  How many feet across is an 18 foot round pool?
Hi Cathy. That’s actually a pretty good question, as simple as it sounds. When it comes down to an actual ...

Grass Growing Thru Pool  I have a 14 ft round soft side pool. My question is...Will using a 20ml pond liner under it control the grass and weeds from growing thru it? I have killed ...

Hole in Liner - Unusual Pool  We have an above ground pool that is partially in the ground (sunken above ground is what I've heard it called). I know that's not what you're supposed ...

Doughboy Copper Canyon or Century Above Ground Pool  We're in the process of buying an above ground pool and we've decided that doughboy is the pool we want, but we are torn between the Copper Canyon 24 foot ...

Back-fill on the outside?  So we just installed a 24 ft AGP. Half of the pools bottom rail is about 4 inches below grade where I had to dig down to reach level ground with my low ...

Above Ground Pool Wall Buckled and Broke  Hello, Can I fix this by replacing that section of wall? The mounting strip is behind the left support I'm wondering if I could tie in on the right one....

Finding The Pool Size  I was given an Asahi above ground swimming pool frame. My problem is I am not sure the size of the pool and I have no liner for this pool. However, I ...

Pool Ladder Wedge  Is there such a thing as a wedge to go under the above ground pool steps? Ever since we replaced the liner, and had the center of the pool dug deeper....

Asahi Pool Top Rails  I have a 33 ft. round above ground Asahi pool. I am replicating the beaded liner after 5 years of use. I am told by two installers that the top rail ...

Bent Wall by Skimmer  Hi, when I uncovered my above ground pool this spring I found out that the pool bent a little by the skimmer box. Is there a way for me to fix it?

Please ...

Pool Wall Collapsed  The wall of my above ground pool has collapsed due to the cold, windy and rainy weather in Chicago. My pool in only 3 feet above the ground and has a ...

Leaning Post on an Above Ground Pool  I have a post that is leaning outward. How do I fix this without taking the pool apart?


Hi Monica. It’s usually possible to correct this problem ...

Cloudy Water in my Pool  We have a 24' above ground pool. Liner is only one year old now.
I have found where someone asked you about cloudy water in their pool. The answer was ...

Water Behind my Inground Liner  The leak has been fixed but now I can’t get all the water out from behind the liner in our inground vinyl pool. So when I fill it back up there is a ring ...

Walls Bucking While Filling Pool  We are attempting to install a torn down pool we bought from someone that has been sitting for a few years. When we started filling the walls started buckling ...

Pool Contractor Damaged My Pool  I am having a Doughboy 16 x 32 pool installed. The pool is partially sunk. The contractor ran into the pool with a bobcat while moving sand base and badly ...

Concrete Around Vinyl Pool  Our concrete deck around our vinyl pool is cracking and our pool company will jackhammer out and re-pour due to the lack of expansion joints, lack of tamping ...

Above Ground Pool Wall Dented Below Skimmer.  My pool wall is dented right below the skimmer. Just enough where the skimmer will not go on properly without leaking. I just had a new liner put in and ...

Wood Top Rail for an Above Ground Pool  I'm trying to make my above ground pool blend into my deck as much as possible. Any thoughts on replacing the normal resin top rail with one made out ...

Painting Pool Top Rail  Hi,
Is there any way I can paint the top rail of an older pool. I think it's aluminum and it looks like there is rust coming through. We haven't put ...

Unlevel Above Ground Pool  I recently installed a 24' round above ground pool. Everything was level when we started, but now we realize that one side is about 1 1/2 inches out of ...

Bulge in Pool Wall After Winter  Hi there,
I hope you can help with this. After the rough winter (NY) we found our pool with a torn liner and a bulging type ring around most of the pool....

In-ground Pool Wall Bent  I have an in-ground pool with a wall bent and I think it is because one of my downspouts was clogged/broken, so I guess all of that rain water went thru ...

Heater for a Vinyl Pool  What kind of heater would be best? ELECTRIC, GAS OR PROPANE? And what brand name do you think is the best?


Hi Laura. The best way to heat your above ...

Pool Wall Buckled Under Skimmer  I have a 16x26 oval Solex pool by Cornelius Pools, 52inches with a-brace option, installed in 2007. Due to the winter we had in Pennsylvania this year ...

Above Ground Pool on Wood Deck  We want to buy an 18' x 4' foot round above ground pool for our backyard, one problem is our back yard is slanted so I thought about building a wood platform ...

Pool Installation on Soft Ground  Took sod off, went down about 6 inches to level ground, the problem is when I walk in the dirt it is clay and very wet right now as my feet sink in about ...

Bulge in Pool Liner  I just had a pool installed last summer. Everything was fine when we closed the pool. We just reopened the pool today and on the one wall the liner in ...

Pool Over a Leachfield?  We are interested in putting an above ground pool in our backyard. It would go over approx., 20% of our leach field in the backyard and the people we bought ...

Soft Sided Pool Out of Level   I have a 15' Intex inflatable ring pool that I just put up and its leaning to one side. I had the same problem last year with pool using sand as a base ...

Repair Above Ground Pool  My pool is about 8 years old. Last year a cinder block poked a hole in the side wall and liner. We fixed that, this year the patch came off, the sides ...

Weed Up Through Liner  We purchased a 33' round above ground pool in September 09 (used), and purchased a brand new liner from a reputable pool company. No problems at all - we ...

Fencing for Above Ground Pool  I have a 24ft. round above ground pool, the city informed me I have to fence it in or take it down. How much fence would I need to do this? It has to be ...

Rust Hole in Pool Wall  I have a above ground pool 12x24 its 10 years old and I just noticed the wall has a rust hole in it. What do I do? We have river rock around the pool ...

Above Ground Pool Manufacturer  Hello there, I have recently bought a used 16x 32 above ground pool . As we were taking it down we noticed the radius part of the pool was all rusted really ...

Hard Plumb Doughboy Filter  What do I need to hard pipe a Doughboy filter?



Hi Scott. Doughboy sells a hard plumb adapter kit. It is basically four rubber couplers and eight ...

Can I Bury My Above Ground Pool  I just bought a Tahitian 54" 27' round pool. I would like to put it 1-2 feet in the ground. I have close neighbors and with a deck that high off the ...

Skimmer Replacement  I have an above ground pool and the skimmer has to be replaced. The pool is filled just below the skimmer. Is there a certain way of doing it? Will I ...

Above Ground Pool Inground Problem  I have a 27x52 above ground pool in the ground. I have about 6 inches or more above the ground.

We have had a lot of rain this year and when I took ...

Installing a Second Return  We have an 18 x 33 54" Sharkline pool. It has poor circulation at the ladder end which is directly opposite of the return and have had algae problems ...

Skimmer Gasket Placement  I am replacing the gasket on the skimmer and want to know if the gasket goes behind the faceplate, inside the pool, or does it go on the outside of the ...

J-hook Liner  I have an old Crown Pool from 10 years ago. It’s time for a new liner. I was told a unibead would do just fine because they don’t make a J-hook liner ...

Expansive Soil  I recently requested my homeowners association permission to place a 24 ft round above ground pool in my back yard. They denied me because they stated ...

18x38 Pool Straps  I am looking for two side support pool straps for a 18x38 above ground pool. I do not know the make. I bought it used and the person I bought it from ...

Russ  Hi,
The skimmer on my pool seems to have been ripped
down by the ice. It cut the wall on the pool on each side of the
skimmer by about six inches.

Is ...

Given a Used Above Ground Pool  Hi, some friends recently gave us what looks like a pretty good above ground pool, which had been given to them. LOL. So, no instructions and, because ...

How Much is Used Pool Worth?  We are considering buying a used 6 yr. old aluminum Esther Williams pool ( 27ft. round with walk deck, fencing, 9 x 16 patio deck and grand staircase with ...

Used Pool For Sale  Do you know of any stores that buy used pools? I have an 18 foot round pool with fencing and deck. Only 5 years old and in great condition.


Hi Carolyn....

Above ground pool wall collapse  The pool was installed in 2003 and the wall below the skimmer collapsed some 2 years ago, and more last year, but this year it has collapsed to the point ...

Pool Wall Out Of Track  We have a 24' round pool. We live in Canada and I have noticed over the winter that a few of my uprights have lifted and the pool wall in about 4 or 5 ...

Sinking a K-D Pool  Can I put my 20ft round, 48“ deep K-D pool and poles in the ground just to the 22 or 24” mark if I dig the hole 21’ wide leaving a 6” gap then fill the ...

Pool Walls Have Rippled  Hello,
On 1/2 of my above ground 24' pool, the walls have rippled or buckled from the ice and snow - we have a ton. Half the cover was pulled into the ...

Pool Is Sinking  I have a 15'x30' oval all aluminum pool which was professionally installed four years ago. The pool has an integrated 7' deck and a 1' walk platform around ...

Pool Leaking Over Winter  We have a 15x30 above ground pool and have noticed about 2feet of water lose over the winter months. We have lots of snow and ice on the cover, for sure ...

Home Buyer with Pool  I am thinking of buying a home with an old swimming pool in the backyard. I would assume I need to talk to the local building department about filling ...

4ft of snow on pool  Is my above ground pool in danger of collapsing if the cover has four feet of snow on the cover?


Hi Lori. Cold and snowy winters like this one can ...

Buckling pool wall and snow  I have a 30' round above ground. The water level is low - I think this is due to pumping water off the cover too much and not realizing the pump was sucking ...

Replace Doughboy Pool  We currently have a 16x32 oval Doughboy AG Pool with wood decking around 3 sides that is at least 15 years old and the pool has a deep end with an expandable ...

Snow on Pool Cover  We have had so much snow that its bring down our cover - way down into the center...never seen it so bad then how it is this year. Should we try to remove ...

Refilling Pool with Shrunk Liner  I recently read the answer to one of your responses about an above ground pool and substantial water lost during the winter months. I to have had this ...

Pool Liner Out of Receiver  Our in ground pool was completed in Nov. 2008. In the spring of 2009 the cover was removed. The pool liner had come out of the bead receiving track in ...

Losing Pool Water  Hello!
We bought our house a year ago and it came with a 21 year old above ground pool with a 10 year old liner. We closed our pool just two months ago ...

Cleaning a Soft Side Pool  I have been so busy with one thing after another and never did anything to my pool at the end of the season but put a vinyl cover on it that keeps coming ...

How to keep winter cover on AGP   We live on the windy great plains of Oklahoma. Our pool cover blows up like a parachute over the pool. The cover is fastened down with the metal cable ...

Swimming Pool Unlevel  I set up a 24ft round Silverado by Patriot swimming pool, and after filling it up ALL the way, the pool water at one side touches the rail and the other ...

Pillows Under Pool Cover  Is it necessary to put an inflatable under the cover of an above ground pool when winterizing? I live in upstate New York so it does get pretty cold. Some ...

New Above Ground Pool Liner  Hi We just bought and 18 ft round pool above ground. The liner is 3 years old. We are having trouble getting it to fit the whole pool. Is it true you must ...

Trevi 15 x 30 oval  I had a 15x30 Trevi pool with buttresses. After they built it, I noticed bumps in the pool from the straps pushing up on the foam. That is when I noticed ...

Free Doughboy  Hi, we recently acquired a "free" Doughboy 16 x 32. So far to save money HA HA HA; my husband hired someone to excavate. Well, we have the hole dug with ...

Bottom Drain Line Freezing  We have an above ground pool. Last year, when we replaced the liner - the contractor suggested we put in a bottom drain. He actually closed the pool,...

Buying a Used Pool  We are considering the purchase of a used above ground pool. It is 24 feet round 4 feet deep. I know it needs a new liner already. My question is if ...

Pool Liner Installation Question  Everything was going well when I was installing my 27 x 54 inch pool until I put the liner in, then when installing the liner it was really tight on one ...

Disposing of pellets used under a pool  We had to remove an above ground pool. The base material is a tiny white pellet, similar to sand, but it floats and seems artificial. I called the original ...

Doughboy or Esther Williams  I am looking into purchasing an above ground pool. I want a good pool that will last and not need tons of maintenance. I just want to know which is a ...

Winterizing Pool Questions  Winterizing Pool Questions

Pool Manufacturer  Could you look at my pic and see if you know the manufacturer?

Thanks,
Mark


Hi Mark, I will post the name as soon as I remember it. Maybe someone ...

Vinyl Liner Pool Overflow  I have a liner pool and when it rains heavy I am scared it will go over the top lip of the liner so I drain it. Is there a way to install an overflow drain ...

Buckled Vertical Pool Post  Is our pool "at risk" of collapse with a vertical post pushed in toward the water.

We have a 27 foot round above ground pool and 1 of the vertical posts ...

Tear in Pool Material  Hi if you could help me it would be gr8. We have a Bestway above ground pool. There is a gushing leak and a tear. We do not want to have to drain the whole ...

Hole in Pool Liner  We cant find the leak in our pool and really cant afford a new liner. My husband insists its on the sides. HELP please. How difficult is it to replace?...

What Size is My Pool?  A friend of mine gave me a pool, I need to buy a liner how can I tell what size liner? My friend thinks the pool is 27'round but doesn't know how tall!...

Pockets Under Pool Liner  I had an above ground pool installed last year, its about 19x31, pretty sure that includes the deck around it. We didn't do landscaping last year but this ...

Pool Walls Moving  We just had a new NBS 16x26 above ground pool installed. I have noticed that at one end when the kids are making a lot of waves in the pool, the wall ...

Second Skimmer For Above Ground Pool  We just installed a used 21' x 41' Doughboy pool and were wondering if we should install 2 skimmers, 2 pumps and 2 filters in order to keep the pool cleaner....

Bottom of the Pool Gets Dark  I have had my above ground pool for 5 years. I check the water and add the appropriate chemicals regularly. Although the water is clear...the bottom ...

Stains on Pool Steps  I have an above ground pool with polymer Royal Entrance pool steps. The steps have started developing brown stains on them - mostly on the sides. I've ...

Removing Caps  I want to replace a top railing on my 18 year old doughboy above ground pool. How do I remove the caps between the rails?

Hi Dave. Caps for above ground ...

Pool Wall out of Track  One side (about 4') wall of my 24' Aqua pool (52" high) is slightly inside the track, about 1/2 to 1 inch. The water appears uneven (under 1" higher) when ...

Houston Pool Installer  My wife and I are considering a pool for our back yard, we live on 11 acres west of Houston Texas. We have sandy soil and we like the idea of installing ...

Sinking an Above Ground Pool  I live in southeastern Wisconsin and recently purchased a used 24ft above ground Asahi pool that is 12 years old. I was considering putting it partially ...

Winter Cover Problem  I have a 24 foot round swimming pool with a deck around it and I need to get a winter cover for it, how do I put the cover on?


Hi. You may be better ...

Longer Deck Ladder  We recently had a deck built around our Doughboy above ground pool. Now, the ladder is too short to reach the bottom. It's an Ultimate brand A frame ...

Kids Jumping Damage  I have been made aware from the bulges under the top seats after having this pool for 15 years. It seems some kids have been jumping from the top seats!...

Painting an Above Ground Pool  We have a 12yr old 27' AG Aqua Leader Illusion pool that was given to us for free 3 years ago. It is in remarkable condition and we don't have any structural ...

Rain Water Around Pool  I just installed a new above ground pool. The problem is that where I installed it is between to concrete floors. The pool is 12x24 and the area between ...

Bugs in Pool  Our pool has been up for about a month, right now the only time we can enjoy the pool is at night because we have little bugs that look like baby bees ...

Landscaping Around my Above Ground Pool  What can I put around my above the ground pool that will not cause the wall to deteriorate? I would like to put down stones with rounded edges that would ...

Center Drain on Used Pool  I bought a used pool with a center drain. If I get a new liner, can I also do away with the center drain and get the automatic pool cleaner?


Hi. Yes,...

Pool Filled and Out of Level  I put in a 9 year old 18 x 33 oval pool. After filling it with water and putting over 600.00 in chemicals we noticed the one corner is about 2-3 inches ...

Bubbles Under Pond Liner  I built a pond (200 ft long and 120 ft wide) in my front yard. Lined big protruding rocks with discarded nylon carpet pieces before laying down the pond ...

Storing an Intex Pool for the Winter  We recently purchased an Intex Ultraframe 12x24x53 above ground pool. We live in Baltimore Maryland and thought it best to take the pool down during the ...

Buster Crabbe Oval Pool  We recently purchased a 4 year old Buster Crabbe pool (used). It is an oval above ground 15 x 30 in good condition. We leveled ground to within 3/4" - 1"...

Holes in Doughboy Sidewall  Someone recently gave us a really nice Doughboy pool. We came to their house and took it down. My husband along with my son-in-law started working on ...

Buying a Used Pool  Your website is really awesome and informative! Thank you. We are looking to buy a used pool and found one that was well taken care of but its about 18 ...

Vertical Supports Bent   Over the winter I had a couple of the vertical supports bend a little bit. Should I just try to bend them back into place or should I look to replace them?...

Cloudy Swimming Pool Water  The pool water was fine for the first couple of week that the pool was open this summer. But then the bottom of the pool started to turn green. I cleaned ...

Dirt to Fill in Pool  I am no longer able to care for my 16 x 32 rectangle pool so I thought I would find someone in need of ridding themselves of a lot of dirt but I have no ...

Decking over Above Ground Pool  We need to replace our above ground pool liner but the decking
was built around the top to overlap the pool.
Is there any way to get to it? Or do I have ...

Unlevel Pool  Is there a way to fix an un-level above-ground 27' round pool?


Hi Andrew. There are many ways an above ground pool can be re-leveled. The course ...

Pool Water Evaporation  My pool is a 15 x 30 and 4 feet deep. I live in Maryland and was wondering what the normal rate of evaporation is for pool water. I seem to lose almost ...

Granny in Utah with Pool Question  I would first like to thank you for this web site. All the questions and answers have been VERY helpful. We recently purchased our "last house" and have ...

Bottom of Pool not Level  We just installed a 27' round by 52" metal wall above ground pool with resin posts and caps. The base frame rails are level and the top frame rails are ...

How Much Liquid Shock  I recently posted a question about going on vacation and not running my pool filter for 5 days while I was away. You told me to throw in a few bags of ...

In Ground Vinyl Pool  Hello, I have a 16 x 32 foot pool. It had a 7 ft deep end. Last year our old liner ripped and I decided to make the deep end 10 ft. Well, I’ve hand dug ...

Hole in Steel Pool Wall  Hello,
We have a brand new above ground pool and the steel wall has about a 1 inch hole in it. I'm assuming a rock kicked up from the mower and caused ...

Pool Wall Buckled - Safe?  I have read a number of posts here about the phenomenon of an above ground pool wall buckling and I think I understand what needs to be done to correct ...

Grass in Pool  How do you stop the grass from growing through the liner of your pool, I am on my second pool going to the third? I need help.


Hi Ashley. Nut grass,...

Intex Pool Center Drain   I have an Intex 18ft 48" round above ground swimming pool. Can I install in the center of the floor a main drain and attach it to the new Haywood filter/...

Rupture in Pool Wall  Two winters ago when we winterized our pool, we put the top on too tight, that combined with the excessive snowfall that Maine got that year, caused my ...

Center Drain for an AGP   How much pitch do you need for a center drain to work properly?

Hi. I have always made sure that all of my center drains were the lowest spot in the ...

Not Running Pool While Away  I have a 15 x 30, 4ft. deep above ground pool. I am going to be going away on vacation in July for 5 days. I don't want to leave the pool filter running ...

Cleaning Our Above Ground Pool.  Our above ground pools needs cleaned and we're afraid that it will collapse when we drain the water, do we completely drain out all the water? It's 33'...

Buying a New Above Ground Pool  I am considering buying an Out Back 33" Brisbane above ground swimming pool. Do you have any comments on that brand or pool buying in general?


Hi....

Esther Williams Bottom Rails  I received a used 24' round Esther Williams Carousel pool. It has the extruded aluminum side wall panels. I did not get a bottom rail. New ones are ...

Bottom of Pool Wall Buckled  This winter the bottom of pool wall buckled (actually creased, folded over on itself) around almost half of the pool. As a result I have a 3-4 inch gap ...

Pool Size  I was offered a round above ground pool for free if I took it down, which I did. The problem is I'm not sure what size it is. It has 13 uprights (supporting ...

Refilling an Above Ground Pool.  We have a 24 foot round above ground doughboy pool. Everything is in great shape but over the winter (we live in Michigan) our winter cover ripped and ...

Weeds Between Wall and Liner  I am opening my above ground pool and noticed that it has weeds growing up the wall of the pool should I drain it and remove the weeds or is their a better ...

Garden Leisure Pool  What is the difference in a Doughboy above ground pool and a Garden Leisure pool? I am debating a copper canyon doughboy or an oracle garden leisure pool....

Cloudy Pool Water  My ph was a little over 8.6, the way I understood it, was to add hth minus to the pool. It recommended 48 oz's to a 5000 gallon pool, so I did. Now my ...

Fix Dented Pool Wall  My son hit my brand new above ground steel pool wall with a golf ball and obviously dented it. How concerned should I be about this? Will it rust in ...

Sand Dollar II Doughboy Pool  Is the Sand Dollar II pool by Doughboy compatible to our older 12 x 24 Doughboy pool with the 4" top rails? Will the Sand Dollar match up to the posts ...

Above Ground Pool Landscaping  Is it safe to plant border grass and elephant ears around vinyl above the ground pools?

Hi Debbie. I am not a plant expert but I do know the damage ...

How to Fix Rusted Pool Wall  Can I re-install the sidewall for an above ground pool upside down?

I will have to plug the holes of the skimmer and the pool return and make new ones....

Sand After Pool is Gone  We have just dismantled our above ground pool. We will not have another. I can't think of what to do with the sand. Any ideas?


Hi. How your yard ...

Small Pool on a Deck  I'm a renter and I'd like to put one of those easy set pools on a deck. The deck is made of a plastic fake wood material. It is also only about 12" off ...

Center Drain Leak  Hi,
I have an 18 year old 24 foot round above ground pool with a center drain. A new liner was installed 8 years ago. The last two years my pool has leaked ...

Drain Pool Fast  What is a quicker and better way to drain your pool other than by backwashing during a bad storm that threatens to fill up the pool and overflow toward ...

Holes in Above Ground Pool Sidewall  Should I drain the pool, pull the liner back, and repair the pea holes in the wall of my pool or leave it for the summer? Or should I put the new used ...

Repair a Center Drain in an Above Ground Pool  The sand around the center drain of our above ground pool is eroding (under the liner), and the liner is being pulled into the eroding area and away from ...

Crooked Uprights on Above Ground Pool  When leveling the verticals, should we be leveling them from left/right when looking at them? Or from the top to bottom from in and out? I am not sure ...

Install Center Drain  I am not sure if I submitted my question correctly last night. So, we have an above ground pool, it is in our business (indoors). It is an oval pool....

Unlevel Pool Danger  A friend gave us a 24ft. above ground pool (one piece metal wall) which we installed ourselves (crazy). We have a couple of issues. (1) The pool is not ...

Gallons of Water in Pool  How many gallons of water are in my pool? It is an 18ft.round x 3ft.deep above ground pool.

Hi Keith. I will give you some approximate gallons for ...

Pool Uprights Not Straight  We just finished installing a 24ft above ground pool. It says in our directions to fill with 12 inches of water and then make sure all the verticals are ...

Dented Above Ground Pool Sidewall  We just installed a 24ft above ground pool. We have about a foot of water in it and have noticed the walls denting a little bit. Any advice??



Hi....

New Pool With Buckled Wall  We had our above ground pool installed yesterday. We started filling it last night. We woke this morning and the walls were buckled in 2 places. By ...

Pockets in Above Ground Pool  My husband and I got a used pool from a neighbor. It cost us nothing except to take it down. We found an installer to put it up for us, not with any ...

Safety of an Above Ground Pool  I have an above ground pool that is very old, I would say about 12 years old. All the children are gone but grandchildren still love to go in it. I keep ...

Pool Wall Damaged  We have an 18 x 33 oval pool. The wall buckled this winter and there is a nice size crinkle at the bottom right near one corner and a few small holes ...

Blue/Green Pool Water In Vinyl Pool  I have an above ground pool which I have had to drain down about a foot on 3 different occasions in the last few weeks. Each time I have refilled the ...

Painting a Pool Ladder.  What type of paint should I use to paint the aluminum hand rails for pool steps on an above ground pool? Where the rails contact the water they are bubbled ...

Above Ground Pool Where Old One Was  Just bought a house and there is an area in the yard where a pool was installed. It looks fairly level and sand still remains. The pool we are putting ...

Less Water in Above Ground Pool  We are considering new 24' above ground pool but they all seem to be 52".
My wife only wants a MAXIMUM of 36" of water. With the level that low the ...

Buying a Used Above Ground Pool  We have found an above ground pool that is two years old. The current seller of the pool bought the pool from a co-worker. After buying, he never set ...

Above Ground Pool Unlevel  After paying a lot to have a pool installer put up my 24' round above ground pool, I have found there is about a 3" difference in the pool levelness. I ...

AGP Heater Connections   I have an Intex 16` x 48" circular pool. Intex heaters only go up to 15` pools. The connections on the heater I bought are 32mm, the filter pump connections ...

Above Ground Pool in the Shade  We are considering placing a 12 ft diameter above ground pool very close to the house, and will therefore be in the shade for half the day. It will receive ...

Ester Williams Pool   Hi,
We own a 24' round Ester Williams pool at our old house and have now decided that we might like to move it to our new house. Is that possible? The ...

Pool is a Swamp  My husband and I just bought a home with a round in ground pool, neither one of us know much about pools and were hoping that we could fix it? The pool ...

How to Empty an Above Ground Pool?  Hi, I just recently bought a house with an above ground pool that has been neglected over the last yr. I am trying to empty it and start over. I siphoned ...

Above Ground Pool Uprights  I recently emailed you asking how to take the pool wall out of the track and you told me to detach the uprights first. I am assuming that you mean the ...

Buckled Sidewall  I made a pretty big mistake last summer. I drained my above ground pool to clean it and the walls buckled in several different areas along the top when ...

Above Ground Pool Wall Material  Where can I purchase metal wall material for my 24' round above ground pool repair? I need 12' of it. I need bottom track to reach between two braces,...

Center Drain Installation  Hi. Sorry to bother you again. You have told me about the main drain for my liner but is there any way I could get picture how the plumbing is rnn for ...

support under bottom rails and posts  After about 10 years, my 24' doughboy had "settled" to the point where it was obviously way out of level. Upon disassembling the pool I discovered that ...

Painting Pool Top Rail  The top rail of my above ground pool is looking weathered, and I would like to paint it. Can you recommend a paint and a technique for doing this?

Thanks!...

Repair Rusted Pool Wall  Hi. We have a 24 ft. oval above ground metal pool with a vinyl liner and a Hayward sand filter that are about 7 years old. Last year I noticed that where ...

Above Ground Pool Wall Damage  Can I fix the buckle on the above ground pool side walls? Can I install a new liner afterwards and fill it up again?



Hi Staci. The best way to ...

Above Ground Pool Wall Coating  I have an above ground steel pool with Cristex coating on the walls. My yard is slightly sloped. One side will be in dirt about 10". I have a 15' by ...

Water damage to pool  We had a 6" water main break, the water hit the back side of the deck, split and ran around the pool. Now at least 6 of the up rights have moved, some ...

Draining above ground pool for repair  I am having some sink holes fixed in the bottom of my above ground pool. The service company has told me to drain the pool before they come to repair ...

Above Ground Pool Wall Dented and Buckled  After a nasty winter here on the east coast, a section of our above ground pool wall dented or buckled. Can this be fixed? The liner isn't ripped so ...

Torn Pool Wall  We have a 2yr old 24ft above ground pool. The liner came out from under the rail and the wall tore. Any fix for a torn wall or do I have to replace it?...

Above Ground Pool with Main Drain  I have 27' Delta 52" pool with a 27' Gala wall. I would like to move it to make it under the ground, then I’m going to put a center drain in. I’m sending ...

Hole in Pool Sidewall  We bought a used 24' round above ground pool and put the frame up only to find out that the liner had holes in it, we ordered a new liner, and while we ...

Pool wall repair using aluminum tape  Hi,
I have a 18' pool that we bought used. It wasn't until we were dismantling the pool that we realized the pool wall, uprights and bottom plates were ...

dented above ground pool   I have an above ground pool that has a whole section dented pretty bad---any ideas on how to fix it?

any help would be appreciated--
thanks



Hi ...

Biguanide products  I used Biguanide products in my pool the first year (2007) and pool was clear all summer. Last year (2008), I used it again and had green sides and floating ...

Above Ground Pool For Sale  My husband and I want to sell our 12 year old above ground pool. The pool needs a new liner, but everything else is excellent condition. A new pump was ...

Hole in Pool Wall  I have a 13 yr old pool that has a place in the wall rusted through. The hole is about the size of golf ball. I had the liner replaced about 4 yrs ago ...

Muskin Above Ground Pool  I have been looking for an above ground pool and I came across someone selling theirs. They bought it two years ago but decided that it was too much trouble ...

Bent Pool Wall  I have an above ground pool and it has winter damage on the bottom of wall were it goes into the track. It bulged out and ripped liner. Can the wall ...

Rust on Pool Wall  I had a 24 foot round pool installed 4 years ago. We did back fill half the pool about 2 1/2 feet under ground. We got a leek in the bottom of the liner....

Above ground pool over septic  I have a 23 ft. round above ground pool that I want to set in my back yard. My problem is that where I want to set it, it will be on top of my lateral ...

Different Application for Deck Ladder  I have put a single mattress elevated 50" off the floor. It happens to be above a stairwell, and under counter fridge, so making best us of the space....

Doughboy or Outback  We are getting ready to purchase a pool. We are stuck between to kinds. A Doughboy or an Outback pool. Do you have any suggestions or do you know how ...

Above Ground Pool Wall Repair  We have a 20 year old above ground pool. The walls are put up in sections, last Sept. two of the sections buckled. We would like to try to fix if possible....

Tear in Wall  It is winter now and I noticed a buckle in the pool wall below the skimmer. Looking closer I see a tear in the metal wall about two inches starting from ...

Pool Next to Deck  I bought an above ground pool complete with a wooden deck. My question is this:
Should I put the deck up first, or the pool? One other thing that ...

Pool walls buckled  My above ground side walls buckled (really bad by the skimmer) from the amount of ice and snow melting.

Is something like that repairable or is a ...

mole damage under liner  I had a 21-foot above ground pool installed in August, 2007. We have had moles in different parts of our 5 acre yard, but not in the area where we had ...

Heavy Rains and Overflow  Hi, I had an above ground pool put in during late summer. Everything is working great. But I do have a question. I have the Hayward pump and sand filter ...

Return height  I have an above ground pool. The pump is 2.5hp and has a powerful jet stream, so powerful that it can move my solar blanket. The return creates a whirlpool ...

Placement of above ground pool  Hi, My husband and I purchased a used 18' above ground metal framed pool. We are planning on setting up come spring (We live in Wisconsin).
Previously,...

side wall rust  I have a lot of rust on the side wall at the bottom. In a couple spots its rusted thru. I was told I could flip it over. The top is fine and I could ...

propane heater for above ground pool  I have an above ground Doughboy pool that holds 20,000 gallons of water. I have a dome over the pool and I want to keep the pool at 82 degrees thru the ...

Above ground into Inground?  We recently purchased a home with an in ground pool. Only problem was that the previous owners were trying to get rid of it. It is a concrete pool, 5 ...

How to empty my above ground pool  Hi, I am selling my above ground pool and need to empty it. I do not have a sub pump, is there any other way to empty the pool? I was thinking of taking ...

closing a problem pool  We bought a house with an above ground pool and discovered that it was slowly losing water at the rate of almost an inch a day. This pool was not used ...

empty pool  Our liner got a big hole and all the water from the pool was lost. We plan on getting a new liner in the spring but we would like to know if it is ok for ...

Best way to re-level pool?  Our pool has sunk on one side, almost 4" lower than the rest of the pool. What is the best way to fix it? The original installers did not put patio stones ...

pool deck safety  I work in a group home for children with disabilities. We have an above ground pool with a metal pool deck (with the walkway going all around). The pool ...

Pool Covers  What is the best type of cover to use on an above ground pool?

Solid or mesh?

I have a 33' round above ground pool.

Thanks,
Tony


Hi Tony,...

bowing of pool wall  After finishing the install of our 18 x 33 above ground pool, I noticed that about an inch and a half above the bottom track the wall has a slight bow ...

Bent pool wall  Our pool wall folded over in the area just to the left of the skimmer and just to the right of the return outlet due to a shrunken liner. The fold is about ...

Move Above Ground Pool  Is it possible to move an above ground pool from one home to another and if so how difficult will it be?



My wife and I have moved hundreds of pools ...

swimming pool contractor in Arizona  I am thinking of buying an oval above ground pool, the kind without buttresses. I have not been able to locate anyone to install an above ground. I do ...

Flower bed on backside of pool  This is our 3rd summer with the pool. We purchased it from a local company that has been around forever, CROWN POOLS, and went with a 32 x 18 Doughboy ...

Best way to backfill pool  I live in central Illinois. I am burying my 52" pool 24’ above ground pool into the ground. Do you have any advice on how to address drainage? Also,...

empty pool ideas  Love your site! My round 24'x48" Cornelius pool is at least 11 years old and it was already installed when I bought my house 10 years ago. My liner finally ...

build pool on clay or remove  Hi!

We just picked up a used 15 X 30 foot pool. We live in an area with heavy clay soil. What is best for a base?

Remove grass layer, place concrete ...

Pool Wall Buckle  We just installed a 24 foot round Mighty Sun Rushmore pool. There is a dent at one of the uprights. Is there a way to fix this?

Hi Cathy, the dent appears ...

Soft Sided Pool Installation In Ground  We have a soft sided pool, 18x9x52. I would like to put it in the ground about 36" and bring our deck out to it. Would sand be o.k. for back fill or do ...

Why is the Doughboy so much more expensive?  We are looking for a 18' round AG pool. We live in Phoenix. Got a quote on a package that was non-doughboy that included pool, ladder, filter, vac, etc....

cutting pool wall from 27' to 24'  Our local zoning is restricting the size of my pool to 24' based on lot size. I just obtained a used 27' pool not knowing the ordinance. The Aqualeader ...

Pool walls buckling  We are installing a 27' above ground pool. We followed all instructions perfectly. When we started filling the pool, the walls started buckling in. We ...

chemicals for above ground pool  I got my above ground pool last year and I fought with it all summer. I spent so much money on chemicals. (to find out that algae stays green when it ...

Pool Off Level  I have an oval Esther Williams pool. The left side of the pool is in ground to about 4 inches from the top. The rest of the pool is packed with dirt about ...

Heating a Soft Sided Pool  I am just wondering if there is a heater you can get for the round soft sided pools or if there is a way to heat them. Ours is either a 10' or 12' round ...

Deck around a Doughboy pool  I have a sand dollar doughboy pool installed in ground by professional installers for doughboy pools as well as the excavator. Now we are in the process ...

Pool Wall Rusted  I have a 24' x 4' deep above ground pool, I have noticed that the sidewall is rusting pretty bad at the bottom. Is there anywhere to purchase a new sidewall?...

Doughboy Price  We have been shopping above ground pools. Your input and advice has been appreciated. The quality of a Doughboy is a given, but the price is a lot more ...

Resin Pools  Question: Hello there. I perused your expansive and very informative FAQ about above ground pools but could not find anything about resin based pools?...