During the now 37 years of being in the pool business, I have only learned a couple of things for absolute certainty. One of those things is that swimming pools leak. As far as I know, there are...
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Working with a Main Drain When Changing the Liner in an Above Ground Pool
Installing a main drain in an above-ground swimming pool has become more popular. As a result, more people have to deal with them when the time comes to change out their pool’s liner Many DIYers...
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...
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...
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...