Please tell me your maintenance regimen. Do you use a pump for it? I got one that did not come with a pump but I can get one if need be. Do you use chlorine? How much? How often?
I got the smallest Intex pool they had at the store (I think 8ft diameter) I'm wondering if we would be better off with the inflatable rectangle. The round one seems much roomier for the kids though.
Post by scarletbandit on Jul 8, 2013 7:09:08 GMT -5
We had one a few summers ago. It came with a pump. We would take the filter out, hose it off and reuse until we couldn't get it clean any more. Then we would replace it. We also had one of those chlorine bobbers (not sure what they are called) and replaced the chlorine tablets once they had dissolved.
I can't remember if the vacuum was something we purchased separately. It attached to your garden hose and I vacuumed weekly.
I loved that temporary pool. I tried to set it up the next year but couldn't get it to go up without leaning. Someday I'd like to get a permanent pool.
We used the huge intex pools for years. My H did the maintenence, since he's the pool guru. Definitely used the pump - in fact, we would reuse a pool for a few years, and after about two years invested in a sand filter pump, but the one that came with it should work well (and did for us). Ditto pp's, keep the filter clean. Make sure, if your model has a skimmer (attached to side of pool) that you keep it below the water line so it doesn't suck air in through your pump. We would occasionally use a chlorine floater, and periodically add some liquid clarifier, and ditto on vacuuming if you have a lot of trees. Also, once a week or so, we would shock it. We'd just walk around the perimeter and spread some in, then wait about an hour before getting in.
Keep in mind, though, that my h is ADAMENT about having pristine, sparkling water. He is about the pool how some guys are about their lawns, lol.