Major Difficulties with Intex Ultra Frame

[razzarez]

I will be going by Walmart actually today. I will pick up the stuff now. I do already have the bleach and I'm pretty sure the tabs I have are 3" and copper free. I will check that when I got out to take pictures of the pool in just a moment.

The Amato Industries did not have any of the kits in stock. I want to know if I need this kit right now, or can I wait a few weeks?

Thanks!

[CarlD]

You can order the K2006 from a lot of places, including Taylor Technology (for MSRP), it's just Amato via the link helps support the forum.
Alternatively you can go to Leslies On-Line and order their Chlorine FAS-DPD Service Test Kit, which is a re-badged K2006, at the K2006 MSRP.

If your pool is 10% out of level, that means it's almost 5" out of level...failure and collapse are likely if it's that much.

Carl

[razzarez]

I just took pictures and sent them to the email provided earlier. I tried to get accurate pictures of the actual water, but with the clouds it was not working right.

My water is low right now, and I haven't filled it, because I didn't know what the consensus would be on draining or etc. I didn't want to add water only to drain it later.

Hmm, not sure if it's 5" out of level as I am in no such way good with that kind of stuff, but I have provided pictures. I will state that the front of the pool (where the alligator is, sorry every time i tried to catch it, it moved!) has gradually sunk more and more. My thought is that if it is possible to drain this pool completely, clean it and try to re-level it, that we would definitely be in much better shape than we currently are. however, I do not know if this will be okay, considering that I have read otherwise. If I do go this route, I need to do it soon, as my "muscle" is leaving soon, and this is definitely not a project I can handle myself.

I must say, that I am not 100% thrilled with this pool frame. We had a very hard time putting it together, and it is something I don't want to do again. We are considering getting an above ground pool (not this kind, but the "real" ones) in the next 2-3 years. This was a means to keep the kids happy and give us time until we decided the logistics of the future pool.

[razzarez]

I am so sorry! I forgot to post my test results.

CL- didn't change color, clear.
PH 6.8 area says add soda ash.

Sorry I forgot to include this information.

[PoolDoc]

Here are your pics. I have to say, I've never seen pool water appear that way before, but I'll comment later.

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[PoolDoc]

Razz, looking at the pics, I think I'd recommend draining unless the water is a huge expense.

Also, it looks like the 'Ultra' Intex design is less tolerant of out of level settings, than the prior design. It appears to me that that's the source of your assembly problem.

If you decide to drain and refill, let me know, and I'll give you a recipe. But, first we need to know what you will fill with, and especially, whether it has metals (iron or manganese) in it.

[razzarez]

Thanks! Sorry it took me a while to get back to you, life...

I found out it will only be $50 to fill up the pool (well that's what our water bill was last time).

My issue is, what can I do to try to level this up? Do I get pavers and put it under the uneven legs? This pool is really hard to move and without hiring someone (which I cannot afford) we can't move it. I just don't know what to do.

At this point, I plan on drain and refill. We have city water. I do not know if it has metals. How would I find out?

Now I need to go figure out how to keep the water draining!

[razzarez]

I forgot to ask, is it possible to get the pictures removed? I'm a little leary after an incident a few years ago. Thanks!

[PoolDoc]

I will if you insist.

But then I have to kill the thread as well, because it makes no sense without the pictures. And, it's actually the people who read these threads and do NOT register or ask questions who support the site, via Google ads.

I will point out that they are not in any way associated with your 'real' identity -- it doesn't look like ( I checked ) you've used the user ID "razzerez" elsewhere on the internet; the pics are in MY account, not yours, so there is no connection there.

Bottom line, the only association between the photos and you - in your real life identity - is in my files, which are NOT accessible, even to the moderators. As long as you don't use the 'razz' user ID somewhere else that does connect with your actual ID, there will never be a connection..

Ben