Attention above ground pool owners that have had little pebbles or grass coming thru the liner. go to a home depoe type of store purchase the 4ft x 8ft Styrofoam sheets used for wall insulation.

I have absolutely no experience with pools but I have seen online video of the absolute disaster of rushing the job, skipping details, ignoring important instructions and not taking advice.

A pool holds a lot of water and it is important to remember every Imperial gallon weighs 10 pounds - an Imperial gallon is slightly more than a US gallon.
All that weight is pushing down and so level firm ground is a must and all that weight is pushing outwards so attention to the smallest detail is essential and don't forget how the shockwave from somebody belly-flopping into the pool will create huge unpredictable forces on the side...

Sighting it well away from trees will be good and not over drains close to the surface or over inspection or maintenance hatches and don't forget to cover the pool when it isn't being used.

I've seen 4ft above ground pools buried 3.5 ft into the ground. It is not recommended & will void any warranty you have and make you liable for any injury it causes. They can rot, leak, have a tree root pierce the liner, find rocks after the dirt settles, hide potential dangers to bathers. Have it float if you exceed the water table. There are all sorts of potential problems because, after all, you'd be doing something it was never designed to do.

Good luck on your warranty. I'm sure it will be pro-rated. 10 years is a long time for a liner to last. It usually costs 2,000-3,000 for a new liner and installation.

you might want to check with a professional to see if you can get a liner to fit that and it will be safe

we get our salt at lowes or home depo

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You would think that two tarps would be enough, lol
I would get weed killer and kill the grass or put sand over it. the last suggestion is diggin it up and then putting sand over it to level it back up.
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I don't have an instruction manual for this particular pool, but I do have general installaton instructions for above ground pools with metal frames and liners. The pool liners are the same to install no matter what type of pool you have, so this should help!

This blog has information about sinking an above ground pool. It is normally recommended that you do not sink the pool entirely into the ground becuase of pressure concerns and the risk of collapse. Generally, you leave 1-3 feet of the pool above the ground and install a deck or similar feature to make the pool appear to be in the ground. The type of pool liner that you have (expandable) is best for this practice, but it can be done with overlap or regular beaded liners also.


http://backyardcity.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/the-above-ground-pool-goes-underground/

I started out with easy set pools a few years ago and finally gave up and went to their steel supported ones.

I have put up over 20 above ground Intex pools and have learned a few things in the process:

A: The larger the pool with the air ring at the top the more difficult it is to fill to its maximum potential.

B: Eventually the pool is going to collapse with people in it, especially if someone leans over the edge with their arms on it which is a perfectly natural thing to do.

C: It is virtually impossible to get an area beneath the pool level without scraping the ground and measuring it with, in your case, at least a 16' long 2"x4" on its edge with a level on it.

D: Trying to build up the ground on one side with sand will eventually result in collapse of the pool.

E: There is a type of stiff styrofoam ring that you can buy in sections to go around the bottom of the pools, but that will also result in collapse unless it is used for what it was developed, and that is a rigid wall pool.

F: Out of the three types of pools that Intex sell, the easy up with the air ring (the worst), the steel supported all the way around (next worse). and the rigid side, only the rigid side is forgiving to a tiny degree where unlevel ground is concerned.

For your size of pool everything must be exact and completely level or at one point it will collapse. There is little more discouraging than seeing all those gallons of water run out onto the grass. Once the water goes over the edge, no amount of people can prevent the collapse.

Finally I have learned that, with above ground pools, you get exactly what you pay for. My 5th above ground Intex pool was the best, but even with the ring around the edge at the bottom and the rigid side, I was still wasting my money unless the ground was aboslutely level. You just have to cut away the dirt until the level shows no angle.

I wish you all the luck. If you feel a desire, I have 5 Intex pools in my barn I will give to you if you pay the freight. Each was a dissapointment and a waste of time, energy, and above all, money.

I finally spent about $750 on one, had a professional crew level the ground, and it stays up through the winters even.