Is deeper better?

[CarlD]

Our AG is 4' deep, but has a 5' 6" deep end options that's a hopper--an 11'x14' flat-bottomed area. The manufacturer will also sell you a liner that goes to 7'6" but it's more cone-shaped. Neither is for diving. I can stand in the deep end (I'm 5' 10") comfortably, but it's up to my neck.

And it's deep enough to dunk a kid without him hitting bottom!

[prh129]

Doughboy pools have the expandable liner option but I decided against it for 2 reasons - it cost more money and it is nearly impossible to dig in my yard without hittings rocks so the thought of having to dig 1 to 2 feet down was not encouraging. (And also I would have to figure out what to do with the likely-poor quality dirt afterward.)

One benefit of the one-depth pool is you can use an automatic cleaner like the Hayward Aquabug. I don't know if this would work in a multi-depth pool so if not, a more expensive robotic cleaner would be needed.