Installing a 24ft x 52” INTEX above ground pool!
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- Quick Video of our pool install. Hope you enjoy!
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I have the exact same pool since last year. What I miss here are two things. First one: every legs should have been placed on concrete slabs or something similar. It is very likely if you did not do that, the legs will sink in the ground. Another thing: you should have been in the pool once it had 2-4"of water and then kick the liner with your heels to the legs. Now the bottom is all wrinkled which is not nice but most of all dirt and algae will collect in the wrinkles and it will be difficult to remove.
I hope everything will be fine but I suspect you will run into trouble with the legs sinking 2-4" inches at least into the ground and not every leg will go in as much, so the pool will probably look uneven.
Bad thing being a salt water pool, usually that will lead to rust right on the "T" joint where the pool is unlevel.
@@logarin Well my sis has a 4 year old version and has rust an dhad it pretty quickly. Mine is 1 year old and there is just an almost invisible amount of rust at one T-joint. I mean you really have to look up close to see just a fraction of it. In the end it is steel and it is probably inevitable but for now it looks to progress really slow.
May be it is better to cover these joints with flaps that float when water gets too high due to rainfall but stay down when the level is below the holes surrounding these joints? Something like that should be possible, even to make yourself.
Harbor Freight sells tarp spikes. I used tgem on the corners of my tarp to keep it from moving so it wouldnt have wrinkles like this from dragging the pool around. Pulls the tarp tight too. Also....yes on pavers under the uprights. It will become unlevel every time it rains.
Great job new pool friend, thanks for the motivation opening our pool next weekend 👏🏽
Thank you!
Good job. I’m in the process of putting up my first pool. Lol it’s hard work leveling the ground without big machines(I’m tired). I’m getting there! Wish me luck..
Hahaha nice brother! Good luck to you! Imma have an update video out soon. I’ve had some issues here and there
Lay foam Installation it feels awesome
With our 15ft 28in it said to get in pool before water and try to smooth and flat out the bottom so not so much ripples at the bottom and also let sit in sun for 2 hours to help shape pool
Hope your pool lasts. May I suggest watching as many videos as u can to learn the best way. Definitely want blocks under feet. Definitely want to kick wrinkles out. Best of luck in the future. It's fun lol
Check my new vids, took everyone’s feedback and got it 100%
9:12 9:34 thanks for the clear view of drain valve. I want to prepare area for the pool before buying it so I got to know, where all connectors are. Valves for filter are always shown in manuals I was able to find over the Internet and I can't find that mysterious drain valve in every manual I found and all videos I watched about setting up such frame pools. So this size pool has minimum 2 drain valves. I'm going to buy 20" pool so this guy would have at least one of them in probably the same place. Actually I was thinking the drain valve has to be in the middle of pool, so all the water may come out, now I understand this is wrong))
I had to put a towel under my skimmer mount. I saw that it was starting to damage the liner.
How do you get the last connection done, we can’t get it into the top t,! Can’t pull it far enough to get the second ring pipe to pull far enough apart to connect it
We brought a 18 foot by 48" we doing a cement base for ours and leaving it up all year round... we take the pump of for winter storage... we got most of our items from Walmart the rest from Amazon
I havent figured out what im going to do for winter storage yet.. i have alot of research to do!
@@BigCountrysWay If these pools allow for winterizing in your area then I highly recommend that. I'm not sure if this style of pool allows for that in freezing weather.
@@tomthewombat so I live in South Carolina, it should never freeze more than a 1/2” on top. I’m going to lower the level, put some shock in er and make something that holds the pool cover up in the middle so that the water runs off of it. Should be alright. I will be storing the pump and stuff
@Brandon Kirk mid state
Sky looked cool AF during that time lapse
Does this new ultra type liner fit OLD Intex 26' x 54" pools mine was 2015 model? The top poles and joints look exactly alike. My pool liner bottom just ripped out. 😢Thanks for input
Sorry to hear, I don’t know that answer. I would contact intex
I just ordered one smaller than y'all's (18x52) and since it was on sale for less than the salt water piece I could add I got the pump/salt water combo (pump is larger and supposedly it's easier to use..idk. Am I suppose to throw salt into the water AND the salt water gadget? If so I gotta get a lot more and it ain't easy to find around here (online it's outrageous and shipping is more than the product) I read that water softener salt works just as well (Morton clean & natural softner had the same ingredients as the pool salt so I got some of that). Also I'm having trouble finding sand for the pump, had anyone here tried the "fiber balls called cotton balls etc? I read they work great & less stress on the pump; any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm so glad I saw your video along with the comments below. I've read through them & see some really good tips (pavers under the legs etc). Btw I am a lil confused, some folks say to put sand under the ground cover, some say put it on top of the ground cover and some don't use sand. We just moved to our land and some ground work still has to be completed but I want to be sure I get it right the first time. Thank you so much for sharing this video & thanks to all the pool folks out there, your tips are awesome!🙂
What sand can you put in the pool filter
I just got the same swimming pool came today . very nice pool kids love it.
Awsome info just got a 16x52 thanks
Thanks! Good Luck with it!
Please explain how you closed 2 existing inlets have installed a skimmer before in my old intex pool but my old pool had only 1 inlet and it had a cut off
I just put the intex plugs in them and filled the outer side with flex seal caulk
Man I wish I had a pool this nice
Save up! I’m in it right now lol
@@BigCountrysWay yeah I will! Have fun!!
Nice pool but I agree with some of the comments. I’ve had a pool for many years. Mine is not a intex. First one was metal and my newest is a saltwater pool. I’m just saying if you don’t put pavers under the legs you will have trouble and the legs will bend and you will have a collapse. I would drain the water and put pavers under each leg. It will be worth it. Also you have to get the wrinkles out before the water fills to two feet. Or they will always be there. I just saying be I wouldn’t want anyone to get hurt. When my first pool collapsed because of rust and it was old, no one was in it thank God but it goes fast and I belief any of us were in it then it could have been our life. Scared me so bad that the second one we made a cement collar for the walls. A lot of digging for a foundation but I actually wanted something more sturdy than even pavers. Which pavers are just fine but having been through a collapse I know it can happen. All this being said with the way this one is set up without any pavers you will eventually have a collapse in my honest opinion. Please for everyone’s safety I would drain it and redo it with pavers and kick around the wrinkles to the edge before the water gets two feet high. I know it’s none of my business but I’ve lived through a collapsed pool. Reason I’m saying all this was because they day before the collapse my 3 year old great nephew was in my pool. What if it had if collapsed the day before while he was in there. This child wouldn’t be here today. Please please drain it and put pavers under the legs. There’s all kind of TH-cam videos that show how. A pool is a lot of fun please be safe. I am happy you have it and hope you get many many years of enjoyment out of it. After you put pavers ears down lol God bless you and have fun.
Sorry for all the typos. Should have proofed read before I sent it. 😧
@@lindabowling5782 hahaha no issues! Feedback is great for the intex community! If you look at my newer videos, I have fixed everything requested by you guys!
Ok I just saw where your other video where you put pavers down. Good for you. Honestly you did down and the pavers are even with the ground BUT you said your dirt was hard. So good for you. If you ever drain it agin I would dig and make the pavers even with the ground. I know there a lot to a pool. And you did good. Thank you for that and making your pool safer. I feel better now because I sure wouldn’t want anyone to get hurt. God bless you.
Haha I just saw it lol. Thank you so much. I should have watched all of them first. I’m so glad you did. 😀.
How long do you think it took to fill?? Because ours has been running for a little over 24 hours
13k gallons is a lot. I ran two hose pipes off our city water, got it done in like 18 hrs I think. All depends on pressure
Thank you so much. I and my 2 kids are currently doing this. Holy cow it's 90 degrees. You are not kidding it's a lot of work. My husband works all day in the sun building houses and I decided I can do this. 🤣 😂😅 It's fine I'm fine everything is fine. 🥸
What did you do about a pool cove? Did you skip that? No cove and no wall?
If I’m understanding what a cove is, there is not cove for this pool. It’s just a hanging liner
Is there a place to empty and drain water from the pool?
There are two drain plugs on opposite sides from each other
Can you help me set up mine please?
What does adding salt do? Forgive me just got a pool and im a novice
No question is a bad question my friend. This is a salt water pool, not your standard chlorine pool. It uses a device that makes choline out of salt water
su cuul aosome vedio thanks so mush😊😊
Hello I have a 24x52 intex ultra xtr frame pool and I would really like if someone could explain how I should get each leg level and how can I know if my pool is level ?
I just eyeballed it. You can dig your stones out and place a long level in between each stone to make sure they are all level with each other. Make sure you use pavers though. The pool will settle
@@BigCountrysWay ok thanks
Hello do you not need to put someting under the legs?
Get pavers under them. Check out my other pool videos. Hope it goes smooth!
You should fill the pool up to top level and then put 10 bags of salt and try to disperse is with a pool brush. This way you can easily bleach out the liner which can make the liner looks white without these printed tiles and it will also be weakened on these spots so it may get ripped there.
Thank you! Noted for the next drain and fill
@@BigCountrysWay great. I subscribed! Excited for more pool videos! Maybe you can do a maintenance video. Stay safe and take care, bye!!
@@croatiaoutlander5626 I will def have a maintenance and update video in the near future
Thank you for subscribing!!
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How much salt did you end up using initially?
So 11 bags total! I haven’t had it tested yet.. waiting alittle bit for it to warm up before I worry about getting the water perfect! More videos to come
11 bags was to much.. just start with 6 and work your way up… check my new vids lol
Does tilling it get the ground level?
Negative. It broke up the hard dirt allowing me to try and level it by hand
Spray protectant on all the poles etc or the salt water will fiat the pool over one season. Also good luck keeping algae out with all those wrinkles...
I fixed everything. Oddly enough, I have a sprinkler system that washes the poles off daily
Thanks for the feedback
Nice pool
Love from india
Thank you!
You should of dug down like 3 in then put sand on the ground that way its level and smooth with a sand bottom
I saw a lot of people doing that. I’ve already been in it (to get things I dropped) lol and the dirt underneath is surprisingly soft and level.
@@BigCountrysWay Wait for it. The ground underneath will get compacted due to the weight of water and it won't be soft. We had like 60 Yogamats and I put in 15-20 cm of sand, than the yogamaths (1 cm or so of foam) and after 1-2 months the pool floor is still harder than it used to be. But a lot softer than my sisters pool that she set up very much like you did.
Nice work, where did you buy the pool at? They are hard to find these days.
Got mine on Walmart’s website, I luckily beat the summer rush
@@BigCountrysWay Odd, the prices have been jacked up since last year due to the China Virus. Nice score for you if you got a good price.
@@jasonz8511 haha to be honest I have no idea what a good price would’ve been… I just paid what it was listed for. Me and my wife call it our “Stimipool”
@@jasonz8511 try Menards that’s we’re I found one the prices are decent
Hey walmart is gonna have pools in stock. Also check facebook market place ive seen ppl who bought a paddle pool selling super cheap and giving away for free. I got our 18 by 48 with a brand new liner off Facebook for 400$ and it came with and upgraded pump and 2 filters. Like you can't beat that!!!
Man great video one thing most inportant should of got the wrinkles out of ur pool soon as dirt sits between the on the pool floor u will never keep the pool clean cause a vacuum cant reach it. I did the same thing.
Thank you! I’ll worry about that next year
If you check out my update vid, the intex vac actually cleans the whole bottom very well even with the wrinkles
Hey Boss, I have a new vid coming soon but my pool was completely drained and 95% of my wrinkles are now gone lol
do you know where to find some cheap pools that are like very deep it doesn’t have to be that big?
I got mine from Walmart. They have realistic prices on pools of all sizes and they come as a kit!
@@BigCountrysWay okay thank you!
Also check Facebook market place I snagged a 18by 48 for $400 brand new liner with upgraded pump. The 18 by 48 will be at Walmart soon for 377$ they will also have a 22 by 52 for $580.
All walmart is carrying in store this rear is summer waves or best way coleman pools.
@@daphnietudor2953 omg thank you so much, do you know when it’ll be in walmart?
A heavy yard Roller would of done so nice for you..............
Honestly never thought of that hahaha
When the ground gets wet your legs will sink in the ground go get pavers and pull under each leg
Got em! Check out my newer vids! Fixed everything that was mentioned from all you guys and installed an inwall skimmer
@@BigCountrysWay Oke. Winter. I don't know how winter looks where you live. I live in The Netherlands and winter here is 15-30 cm of ice on pool/ If you have winter like that you'll NEEd to lower the water below the in and outflowconnections. Than my advice is to buy a big tire (tube) and pump it up. buy a plactic vase or something similar that sticks in the central opening of the tire. Fill that with rocks or sand so that the tube sinks half way (say 10 cm or 4"above water and the rest below). Now...when the winter comes and the pool freezes over the ice won't destroy you liner. Because of the tire (in the middle of the pool) there is room for the ice to push against the tire. So you have some leverage. It worked out perfectly.
I also have the exact same saltwater system (and pool). So before you put the cover on it, remove the pump, lower th water etc. Than go around the pool and add anit algae and I think pool shock. than immediately afterwards cover the pool. We did so in october and now, in May the water is crystal clear. No algae whatsoever in it.
There are probably other ways to achieve it but the tire costed me 7-8 euro over here in The NEtherlands so that is a good and cheap way to prevent the ice from damaging your liner. Have a nice summer and enjoy your new pool. I can tell you that with our kids etc we enjoyed it a lot!
Oh no! Salt will cause rust to your beautiful pool!
There are many people out there with salt systems that don’t have problems for 5 years plus
No way you left all those wrinkles at the bottom of the pool 😫
You shouldn't cut the box as per user's manual :)
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the wrinkles still inside
Yeah I know. Imma make an update video today and have it either tonight or tomorrow
New video up! They don’t affect much if you’re not OCD lol
The salt is marked up to $24 for the same reason that your salinator from Amazon for the same reason that the pump and salinator are marked up to $600 from about $100: People will pay for it.
I would avoid tilling. You want solid ground, but luckily your buddy compacted it cheap. Instead spray grass killer, wait to die, weed eat, rake up, dig down to level, level off with as little sand as possible if rocks are not an issue.
Installers use pavers on the legs to guarantee level only. If you are level enough, then the legs will not push into firm ground. If your yard has washout, then that could be a problem, though.
Thanks for the feedback! I fixed everything in a newer video! Finally have everything 100%! Used it twice today! Well worth everything
@@BigCountrysWay I saw that video. The rain seemed to be pooling so the pavers will probably help some. As the liner stretches the legs move out, so be sure to keep an eye on the pavers at first.
@@tomthewombat yeah some of my legs are holding alittle outward pressure. I think I can pull them out alittle with a ratchet strap connected to my lawn mower. Just ratchet them little at a time
@@BigCountrysWay I think you are okay unless the leg moves on its own and your paver is too small. I have seen people jack up the tee bracket and adjust the paver. I'm hoping that I don't have this issue. Wish I could have bought a 'real' pool, but you got to make lemons from lemonade.
@@tomthewombat haha I hear ya!
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What about the wrinkles😂
Nooooooo. Do Not do salt. Take it out immediately!!!!! Did it to my Intex it lasted for a year….. I had to replace the legs that rusted out the next year only lasted me 4 seasons with replacing the frame every year. Liner finally rotted out this year. Looking for a new one this year. Never again.
Did you have the powder coated XTR? My legs are powder coated inside and out. I my irrigation system also washes the legs of most of the salt if any that get on them. Also, what was your salt content? (Ppm) I do know if it’s to high it will start eating away at stuff but not even the screws on my skimmer box or my old pool cleaner have any rust on them.
@@BigCountrysWay it was from 2017. So maybe not the XTR. My salt content stayed consistent if not lower than normal.
Hi future me
your going to regret not getting the bottom smooth as those creases will collect dirt and the legs need to be on small pavers so they don't sink
Big mistake using salt water
In 3 years it will be rusted out
I’ve seen otherwise honestly. Saw a dude with salt for 5 years no rust and his wasn’t even the XTR. I will be periodically washing my legs with regular water