Above ground pools

[Krk77486]

Who has or has had them? Pros / cons? Im talking about the higher end ones, not the entex style from academy or walmart.

[BrianL]

I had one on the current place I bought. It was 18000 gallon and wife and kids loved it. I hated cleaning it, but it wasn't too bad since it was a salt water system. I still cleaned on it more than I used it. Seemed to cost about $100-150/mth in electricity and chemicals. Eventually I poked a hole in the liner cleaning it. 18000 gallon busting out in about 20 seconds from the time I said oops to what you see in the videos.

[Krk77486]

Only one person has had experience with one of these?

[Walker]

I have 2. One at my home.and one at my coast house. No one usrs them except my grandkids. They are both salt water and other than cleaning them there isnt much maintenance, no chemicals. A pint of acid a month to keep the ph down. Salt water does rust them out after about 12 years.

[Ruark]

Friend of mine had one, never used it. It always got full of leaves and crap, and by June the water was actually warm, not even cool, and it wasn't fun to swim in it.

[TX CHICKEN]

I bought a 15x26 saltwater last year and I really like it. Had a small deck built for an entry point and make it a little easier to look at. I couldn't rationalize a $45,000 in ground.

[T-Bone]

We have an 18ft round 7600 gallon, this is our third year. We love ours, I have never been real big on going to public pools. I was hesitant for several years about getting one but really glad we did. They can be a pain to keep clean at times especially in late summer or early fall when the leafs start to fall. When the weather starts cooling down we drain in down below all the water lines and put a cover on it. We have a good pool place that tests our water weekly and use good quality chemicals. We have an automatic vacuum that we use and that cuts down on cleaning a lot. We just started ours up sat, it took a couple of hours to get the cover off and pool filled back up but it is well worth it for us.

[tex4k]

We've had ours roughly 6 yrs, we hardly ever use it, grandkids enjoy it. You gotta stay on top of the maintenance, seems like they'll turn green overnight once the weather gets hot.

[Hart8]

My buddy had one put in when his kids were little.He built a beer drinking deck all the way around it.His 2 kids,and their friends used it a TON til they turned about 17,or so..He called me 2 yrs ago,and told me to bring over the skid loader.He ordered 16 yds of sandy loam to fill in the 3' hole they initially dug for it...Now it's a garden..They definitely got their money's worth out of it!

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[Axe Man]

We have one and love it. Just finished a deck for it.

[Krk77486]

Thanks for all the replies so far. The wife has been on me for a pool for many years now. I really dont want to drop 65k on a in ground and the other day she mentioned being fine with an above ground. 8k seems alot better than the 65k for sure, just want to make sure they are worth the savings. My backyard slopes down to a slough and we are going to bury the pool about 2' into the high side, and then build a deck about halfway around. Hopefully this will shade the sides and keep it from getting so hot.

Any and all advice is appreciated.

[stickerpatch59]

we've got a 33' round, about 30,000 gal. they are a lot of fun but also an awful lot of work/maint. so far our liner has lasted about 6 yrs.
come fall cover it to keep leaves out, but you still have to maintain the water during winter.
don't put it anywhere near trees. also check with your homeowners insurance and see what requirements they have for them, fences/gates etc.
then just enjoy; never have regretted ours.

[Axe Man]

Ours is 24' and was around $4k installed. We got it from Family Leisure at the end of the season and saved over $3500. Ready to use it for a full season. I enjoy working on the water and keeping it clean. Kind of relaxing.

[Krk77486]

Have any of you installed them on your own or have you had a company install?

[IowaHunter]

I'd have the seller install it. That may give you some "safety" if any issue arise soon after the installation. If done by you it's all your fault I'd think.

By the way, we have an in-ground pool and I'd fill it in tomorrow given the chance.