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I had to laugh out loud watching both of your pool videos. I’m 58 years old and a woman FYI and I did almost exactly everything you did. From getting the water out with a shop vac so I could get the wrinkles out of the bottom to the pavers. I felt every bit of your pain. God bless us both with a great sense of humor, a healthy persistence and a wonderful pool. God Bless
One thing that took care of wrinkles completely for me was allowing a half inch of water or less inside and then standing outside the pool with a shop broom. Then take the broom and reach inside the pool and hit the bottom wall walking all around the pool as it fills. Best way to clear up wrinkles in my opinion. Also good to check how level the posts are as it fills every few hours or so knock them back into alignment. Props to anyone setting up a pool for their family's use, it's a lot of work. A pool is fun for everyone except the person who takes care of the pool. But when your kids flip out and smile in excitement when they see it, totally worth the headache. 😄
I'm doing that shit rite now and it's so frustrating. My mom passed last year and I was so damn depressed I left the pool up all winter and just now starting to clean it and fill it up. We have so much minerals from the lime stone in our water so the liner has a solid layer of hard crystals like salt in the liner and the pressure washer won't take it off. Do u know of a cleaner I could use? Maybe vinegar then scrub it then pressure wash it?
Good job. It looks so much better. And your in South Carolina. I’m in North Carolina. We’re neighbors lol. State wise. 😊. You will love your pool. My newer one is 27x54. And I love it and since it was a saltwater pool I love the saltwater so much better than chlorine. Have fun this summer. And nice dog. He looks gentle. ❤️.
One thing my neighbor did to help, after I had already been trying everything myself for a few days, was she lifted the side of the pool from the outside and pulled it. I was too busy in the pool trying to get the wrinkles out to try that. It worked wonders to help with the big wrinkles. That happened because it started to rain as soon as I got it up. After 3 days of rain there was water enough I said oh just fill it up forgetting about the wrinkles. By the way thank you for your service.
We used 4x12 inch pavers under every leg and dug them down to be level. We put sand under & because we did it the right way ours has made it through 2 70+ mph wind storms here in Ky. It took a week but that was 4 summers ago. It’s definitely worth doing it the right way
Did you ever have any issues with placing the pavers on top of the ground vs digging them in? I’m using wood blocks (temporarily) and was worried about the height increase pulling on the liner seam. Thanks!
I’ve never used pavers I get craft wood and paint with liquid flex seal and I relevel the ground every year then got smart I dug trench and put dig in edge and used paver base and got it super level and thanks to the dig n edge I had no wash out and it stayed til this season yay! You will blister yourself pulling with hands or feet the squeegee makes it so easy and the inch of water helps them to flatten
Do you still have it up from last year? On the pavers still? We didn’t dig ours down either. Ours is a 20’x52”. Just got my wide mouth skimmer in the mail today. So nervous to cut lol
Ahahhaahaha loud train lol good job looks good ,we did 18x48 and we did some digging in the ground one side lower and one higher 5 legs have pavers and the rest are sitting in the ground nice and tight, towards the back of the yard and away from house are the pavers and its higher so if happens that it would tilt or any bad weather or who knows now days whatever hits it it will go down the yard since other legs arent moving and are nicely in the ground and it will not hit inside the house we love it ! I'm thinkin of installing skimmer next year need something to clean it because for while now I have been cleaning it myself with brush dont mind it but since pool went from 16 to 18 its alot more work now lol
Pavers should be level. I went inside my pool before filling it and used my feet to pull the wrinkles and then again as it was filling. No wrinkes now. While the pool fills, every 39 min you should adjust the legs which is why pavers shouldn’t go too close to the pools liner as they will pull out. Wider pavers are better but we had a 16ft concrete slab poured to avoid unleveled ground and pavers potentially touching the liner. Installing a wall skimmer tomorrow!
Quick question. We are starting fresh with a new pool, do you have to add any chemicals before starting with salt water generator? Thanks for sharing your video. It helped is a lot
Have the same size pool. The best thing I did was order a custom 64 foot ratchet strap to go all the way around the base of the legs sitting on the plastic caps. I was worried about those legs moving around. Worked perfect 👍🏼
What if one set up his above ground pool on a concrete slab ? would that help regarding the wrinkles or even the issue with the legs bending in or out ?
I have my pool on a concrete slab, but I still added a ring of pavers filled with sand to give both protection of the liner and more comfortable to walk around in the pool. I buried an additional paver under each leg. Use pool noodles on the bottom of the ladder to protect the liner from the ladder.
We had to drain our pool and re-level it using some pavers. One thing we didn’t think about was the ladder. Once the pavers were in place and the kids started using the pool, we noticed that the ladder was hitting the top rails of the pool. This actually dented two of the top rails. Now we’ve had to order two more top rails, and will have to drain the pool again in order to switch them out. So don’t forget to check your ladder if you’ve raised up your pool and be sure it still clears that top rail.
The pavers are about 1 1/2 inch thick, and the ladder is super close lol still works but it’s close.. My ladder is gonna end up sitting on pavers on the outside so it’ll hoist it up alittle on one side giving plenty of clearance over the pool frame
How did you get the last top bar in? I have about a 5" difference & cannot pull it back or stretch it out enough to get it snapped togther to completely form the top ring?
My son and I got in the pool while it was filling and jumped back kicking the bottom of the wall with our heels. We did that until there was no wrinkles and there was enough water in it to keep it flat.
I got on my hands and knees before I put water in and push them toward the edges and then I put a little water in and put on my shower shoes and I was able to move the bottom and smooth it out
2 things,1st, I mainly just listened to the feedback my viewers gave me, and 2nd, I had to drain the pool so why not lol. Our soil where I live is soft and sandy so I think over time I would have had issues with the legs sinking even though the yard was packed by the excavator.
@@BigCountrysWay Sounds like you did the right thing, I'm in the same boat- prepping our backyard for the 24ft XTR has a painful undertaking lol Ive watched your review/instructionals a few times! but it seems like pavers v. no pavers is something people don't fully agree on! I appreciate the response!
using pavers will raise the walls the side walls are only so long go too high and you will pull the floor liner up and will act as a side wall this will cause a hole where the side and bottom meet happened to us
Using pavers is perfectly fine and actually recommended. You just have to make sure they're buried and level with the ground. Absolutely nothing wrong with using pavers. Infact, you run the risk of the polls actually sinking into the ground without them if the dirt below the pool isn't compacted enough.
@@Superman-xr1ohYea we just setup ours but didn’t realize the pavers have to be buried do you think we should drain and fix them or should it be fine scared of it tearing the liner and dumping all the water into our yard we are really close to multiple neighbors so that won’t end well
@@walterlykes9105Bro stopped responding to comments. I can't stand content creators that put videos up, and then just stop responding. Especially when they don't even have thay many subscribers.
@@zinapirillis6731 In SLC we need permits for everything. Coming to a municipality near you. The future is so bright, I gotta wear shades. Thanks for the video!
Yea best way to get wrinkles out is to have 2 people on the inside of the pool. U both have to jump and kick back at the same time. But yea pools are fun lol. Worth all the bs we go thru
Man I know thats right. To bad I can't post pictures on here I'd show you where I'm at with mine lol. This will be our second year. I decided after last season I wanted to take it down and fix the low spot because i wanted it to be as level as possible so the pool will last longer. Got sand coming this week to finish leveling and packing just debating if I want my blocks on dirt or the sand. We're putting gravel around it to help keep the sand base under the pool. Esp since covid the pool has been a great investment for all our friends and family.
First thing I thought. Luckily they will sink a bit, but being higher that the bottom of the pool it is likely to stress the liner and poles. Every bit counts when there is 50,000 pounds of water in your backyard. He did much better than my cousin. They ended up with a 3 inch difference in height from side to side. Didn't take long for trouble.
