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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Mar. ~ 2005 May: Buyers Banter (ARCHIVES): Easy Set Pools users admin

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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 11:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Anyone have any experience with one of these? Any comments, opinions, etc?

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If you come to my house, I have one you can have since we are putting in an above ground pool

We had a 15' by 30" pool, kids loved it, and me too. Make sure you have a flat and even surface to put it on or it will be very uneven the water. My sister in law had one and put it on her deck with the tarp underneath the pool, it was great as there was no grass etc. to go into the pool. If you don't have a patio to put it on, I would make sure you have a level surface made with sand. The first year we used it it was on grass and the second was on sand..sand was much much better.

Native_texan
Member

08-24-2004

Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have the 18' x 48" and love it. It is very important to make sure you have it on a level surface or it will roll. We had to completely drain and reset it last year because we did not realize the importance of it being level and it was only off by maybe 2 inches. A tarp should come with it to put underneath. We used 2 tarps. You also need to make sure there are no rocks or twigs that would be felt through the bottom of the pool.

Our came with a tape to show you how to set up and maintain the pool. Do not cut corners and you can get all your supplies at Walmart.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 2:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks guys. I'll have to go measure our deck to see if it could fit. Would it be okay on a deck? Thanks again, I do appreciate it!!! :-)

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 3:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
MY sil put is on a cement deck. If your decking is wood and has any space between the boards, I wouldn't recommend it. You feel anything under the liner.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 3:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hmmm, the wood is butted right together, but you would feel the little "line" in between each board. Maybe some extra tarps would help??? Or would that not be good for the pool bottom?

Tess
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04-13-2001

Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie, you might want to also consider how much weight your deck can hold in one spot. With water weighing 8 pounds/gallon, your pool could get pretty heavy. Add in a few people...

I don't know the physics of how much weight/square foot would cause problems with a deck but I know that our town engineer talked about it when we were building our front porch and we needed extra footings and more joists than we thought just for normal use.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 5:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh Tess, excellent point!!! I didn't even think about that! Thank you!

Tess
Member

04-13-2001

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 10:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie, I did talk to my resident "Mr. Physics" (honestly, that's his field though he does computers) and I told him about the pool on the deck idea and he said nope , not unless it's reinforced and/or specially constructed to bear that load. I'd honestly check with an engineer first or put the pool on the ground as tempting as it is to put it on the deck. I hope that helps. Good luck! I wish we had one of those. Uh, the deck OR pool or both!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 10:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you so much Tess!!! :-) I really appreciate your input!

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
One more thing you will want to check before purchasing a pool, what kinds of rules does your city have concerning pools. My city requires a 6 foot fence on all sides, with a self closing door. I asked them about the pool types shown in the picture above, they considered it a pool so I would have had to put up a fence. They said about the only pools they wouldn't consider pools are the small 3 or 4 foot size you get for little kids to play in.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 11:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ooh, good thought Jagger--thanks!!!

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Friday, April 15, 2005 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Does anyone know if above-the-ground lap pools are available? Or have you ever seen one? Any thoughts to share?

I've always wanted a lap pool and I remember a few years back on Big Brother, the hamsters had a type of lap pool where they could swim against the current in just one spot. However, I don't recall if it was above-the-ground or a type of built into the ground lap pool.

Sighhh, I don't have time to research right now and so I thought I'd see if any of you have anything to share.


Jmm
Member

08-16-2002

Friday, April 15, 2005 - 5:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here's a couple of links for you, Eggie.

http://www.poolwarehouse.com/abovegroundlappool.html
http://www.abovegroundpoolsinfo.com/

The one on BB was in-ground, if I remember correctly.