A decent quality metal-walled above-ground swimming pool should last between ten and twenty years on average. The liner of the pool won’t last that long though and will need replacing. The...
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14 Real Ways to Tell if an Above Ground Pool Installer is Good
It doesn’t matter what area of the country you are in. Above-ground pool installers are hard to find. Finding a good installer is even harder. So, how can you tell if the guy you’re talking to...
How Much Filter Sand do I Need for my Above Ground Sand Filter?
Sand-type pool filters don’t come with the sand that goes in them. This is mainly because sand is heavy, so it’s expensive to ship. Sand not coming with the filter leaves many new pool owners...
Depending on who you ask, how difficult it is to chemically maintain an above-ground swimming pool can be described as anything from super easy to impossible. Testing the pool water for specific...
When doing or learning about swimming pool chemistry, the second most common term that you will hear about is “pH”. Most people have no idea what pH is. They just hear or read that it’s...
How Close can you get an Above Ground Pool to an Existing Deck
Finding this article usually means that you have an above-ground swimming pool with an existing (usually wood) deck and are about to replace the pool with a new one. If this is you, then you’ve...
