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Jul 12th, 2018 9:40 am — "jen" writes: I love this! I am definitely not a “po[...]
Jul 12th, 2018 9:51 am — "Christine" writes: We bought an easy set up pool years ago [...]
Jul 12th, 2018 11:07 am — "Brenda" writes: The trick to keeping the pool clean is t[...]
Jul 12th, 2018 1:11 pm — "Lisa" writes: I was wondering how many gallons of wate[...]
Jul 12th, 2018 1:19 pm — "Andrea" writes: I’m honestly not sure how many gallons[...]
Jul 12th, 2018 1:19 pm — "Andrea" writes: yes! We use it a lot!!!
Jul 12th, 2018 1:21 pm — "Andrea" writes: Yes, whenever we get an inground pool, w[...]
Jul 12th, 2018 1:22 pm — "Andrea" writes: haha — yes, I remember you mentioning [...]
Jul 12th, 2018 1:28 pm — "Lisa" writes: Wow, that is not bad at all. I was expec[...]
Jul 12th, 2018 4:39 pm — "Allison" writes: How has your electric bill been? When we[...]
Jul 13th, 2018 6:50 am — "Andrea" writes: We haven’t noticed any difference at a[...]
Jul 13th, 2018 8:11 am — "Kelly Hess" writes: We had an above ground pool put in 3 yea[...]
Jul 13th, 2018 8:41 am — "Andrea" writes: good to know! We hope we will love havin[...]
Jul 14th, 2018 10:54 am — "Lisa" writes: We’re also in Michigan and I can cast [...]
Jul 15th, 2018 8:01 pm — "Dawn" writes: We have an in-ground 20 x 40 and 10 1/2 [...]
Jul 15th, 2018 8:42 pm — "Andrea" writes: good to know — thanks Lisa!
Jul 15th, 2018 8:44 pm — "Andrea" writes: wow — that’s a HUUUUGE pool! good to[...]
Jul 15th, 2018 11:41 pm — "lyss" writes: Wow! We have friends with a pool and it [...]
Jul 16th, 2018 3:03 pm — "Debbie" writes: I also heard about the rusting on the me[...]
Jul 16th, 2018 3:22 pm — "Debbie" writes: We had been talking and planning for a p[...]
Jul 17th, 2018 7:06 pm — "Andrea" writes: haha — well don’t do it because we d[...]
Jul 18th, 2018 12:30 pm — "Cathy Howell" writes: Leave it up!! is my vote. We have had ab[...]
Jul 18th, 2018 12:46 pm — "Cathy Howell" writes: Also we have a solar blanket that we put[...]
Jul 18th, 2018 8:27 pm — "Andrea" writes: I’ll pass your vote along to Dave. Tha[...]
Jul 28th, 2018 12:03 am — "Shelley" writes: Seriously! I don’t even know if you kn[...]
Oct 16th, 2018 8:55 am — "David Randolph" writes: Well, it doesn’t look like the most ae[...]
May 20th, 2019 11:05 pm — "Carol" writes: It looks fun! You said one downside of h[...]
May 24th, 2019 5:12 pm — "Janet" writes: This is second Bestway pool from Costco.[...]
May 27th, 2019 1:08 pm — "Sharon Garrison" writes: We put ours up 3 years ago! Big mistake [...]
May 27th, 2019 8:18 pm — "Andrea" writes: oh no — sounds horrible! We just put u[...]
May 29th, 2019 1:36 pm — "MIl" writes: Thank you so much. We are buying the rec[...]
May 30th, 2019 3:06 pm — "Anne" writes: Hi! I’ve referenced your blog on this [...]
May 30th, 2019 3:33 pm — "Andrea" writes: HI Anne, YES our sides to cave in slight[...]
May 30th, 2019 7:11 pm — "Anne" writes: Thank you! My husband figured out it was[...]
May 30th, 2019 8:05 pm — "Andrea" writes: yeah, our cover never fit either — we [...]
Jun 2nd, 2019 10:04 am — "Clpalmat" writes: We put in an inground pool about 7 years[...]
Jun 3rd, 2019 8:35 am — "Andrea" writes: yeah, there are A LOT of other costs bes[...]
Jun 12th, 2019 8:43 pm — "Tammy" writes: I will say I had the round 14×48 Best w[...]
Jun 14th, 2019 8:42 am — "Andrea" writes: wow — impressive! Thanks so much for s[...]
Jun 18th, 2019 10:02 pm — "Shelina" writes: Hi Andrea, I came across your site while[...]
Jun 24th, 2019 4:38 pm — "Pam" writes: Why r my side’s caved in?
Jun 24th, 2019 8:42 pm — "Andrea" writes: I’m guessing the foundation isn’t qu[...]
Jul 1st, 2019 2:54 pm — "Madeline Godsill" writes: I was hoping someone might have the mode[...]
Jul 4th, 2019 7:51 am — "Robert" writes: We have our pool on a tarp over a concre[...]
Jul 11th, 2019 8:28 am — "Tammy" writes: I have the 9 x 18 from Costco. We will b[...]
Jul 11th, 2019 10:28 pm — "Elaine Caravello" writes: I am so happy I found this, as we litera[...]
Jul 14th, 2019 10:18 pm — "J L MacFedries" writes: You specifically “pool sand”
Jul 14th, 2019 10:31 pm — "Elaine Caravello" writes: Thanks but is there a specific kind of p[...]
Jul 16th, 2019 1:25 pm — "Andrea" writes: your user manual should tell you what ty[...]
Jul 17th, 2019 7:36 pm — "Karen" writes: I bought a very similar pool for my yard[...]
Jul 17th, 2019 9:32 pm — "Andrea" writes: oh my word — this is awesome! Dave wou[...]
Jul 18th, 2019 8:47 am — "Joyce Rolfe" writes: How do I connect the solar blanket as we[...]
Jul 18th, 2019 12:10 pm — "Leslie Michels" writes: I love this pool BUT have not been succe[...]
Jul 18th, 2019 6:33 pm — "Andrea" writes: our pool is not a salt water pool, so I [...]
Jul 25th, 2019 9:18 pm — "Diana" writes: Hi Andrea, Nice Job ❤️. Where you ab[...]
Jul 25th, 2019 9:51 pm — "Andrea" writes: nope — we never got the cover on. We j[...]
Sep 25th, 2019 2:56 pm — "Teri Wilcox" writes: We are currently getting ready to take t[...]
Sep 25th, 2019 7:53 pm — "Andrea" writes: yes! our legs didn’t stick, but the po[...]
Oct 25th, 2019 1:52 pm — "richard neslon" writes: I agree with your assessment. the pool, [...]
Mar 4th, 2020 12:26 am — "Melissa Blackhair" writes: I’m having a hard time finding the poo[...]
Mar 4th, 2020 12:34 am — "Melissa Blackhair" writes: Hi Andrea! I’m in Arizona and purchase[...]
Mar 7th, 2020 2:04 pm — "Tonya Thurbush" writes: We did not get a vacuum with ours. What [...]
Mar 13th, 2020 6:20 pm — "Pat Woodell" writes: Did you get a bubble cover for the outle[...]
Mar 15th, 2020 6:24 am — "Andrea" writes: Hi Pat, We didn’t have an issue with t[...]
Apr 7th, 2020 5:11 pm — "Lara" writes: We at the quarantine, I need swimming th[...]
Apr 7th, 2020 7:54 pm — "Andrea" writes: oh that’s a bummer — I’m surprised[...]
Apr 14th, 2020 12:58 am — "Molly Moore" writes: Hi I bought is pool also. Where do you o[...]
Apr 14th, 2020 9:29 pm — "Andrea" writes: we haven’t had to replace any parts ye[...]
Apr 20th, 2020 10:55 am — "Laura" writes: Hi guys we have just ordered this pool, [...]
Apr 20th, 2020 6:47 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hi Laura, you’ll need to buy your own [...]
Apr 27th, 2020 8:49 pm — "Paul Polarek" writes: I would love to pics of of your platform[...]
Apr 27th, 2020 10:36 pm — "Patricia" writes: Hi How often did the filter gage go up h[...]
Apr 27th, 2020 10:48 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hi Patricia, We actually never had our p[...]
Apr 28th, 2020 9:17 am — "Patricia" writes: Yes I have emailed them a few days again[...]
Apr 28th, 2020 9:20 am — "Patricia" writes: Hi DeAnna By any chance do you have a ph[...]
Apr 28th, 2020 8:58 pm — "Andrea" writes: Dave always ran the pump every morning a[...]
Apr 30th, 2020 10:10 pm — "Cheryl" writes: So an above ground pool would have a fil[...]
Apr 30th, 2020 10:12 pm — "Cheryl" writes: Recommendations for above ground pools. [...]
May 1st, 2020 12:24 pm — "Stacie" writes: Do you know if this pool can be converte[...]
May 1st, 2020 11:00 pm — "Andrea" writes: I don’t know for sure — but in gener[...]
May 1st, 2020 11:02 pm — "Andrea" writes: you wouldn’t use a traditional heater [...]
May 4th, 2020 7:41 am — "Paulette" writes: I just learned that the government is bu[...]
May 4th, 2020 11:39 am — "Andrea" writes: good to know — I just told Dave!
May 11th, 2020 6:25 pm — "Denise" writes: Any suggestions on other ways to heat th[...]
May 12th, 2020 6:35 am — "Andrea" writes: no sorry! You can’t buy an actual heat[...]
May 14th, 2020 12:03 pm — "Anestasie Brocchini" writes: Wow you did an amazing job writing this [...]
May 14th, 2020 1:10 pm — "Andrea" writes: Thanks — glad it was helpful for you! [...]
May 27th, 2020 7:40 pm — "Kari" writes: Hi we set up the Costco 22’ long pool [...]
May 27th, 2020 7:48 pm — "Kari" writes: How ‘unleavened’ would you say it wa[...]
May 27th, 2020 8:24 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hi Kari — I THINK a 1-inch slope shoul[...]
May 27th, 2020 8:26 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hi again — I do you feel like the nois[...]
May 29th, 2020 3:13 pm — "Detra Cotton" writes: Thank you for this my pool from Costco i[...]
May 29th, 2020 7:59 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hi Detra — yes, it is normal for the s[...]
Jun 1st, 2020 4:11 pm — "Eden Dales" writes: hi thanks for your help! I got this pool[...]
Jun 1st, 2020 9:54 pm — "Andrea" writes: yes, it will take a bit to warm up. If y[...]
Jun 4th, 2020 1:08 pm — "LINDA" writes: Did you find a compatible pool vacuum?
Jun 4th, 2020 8:22 pm — "Andrea" writes: HI Linda, our pool came with a vacuum th[...]
Jun 8th, 2020 8:31 pm — "Jill" writes: Your blog was helpful as we set up the 2[...]
Jun 9th, 2020 6:43 am — "Andrea" writes: HI Jill, yay for getting the pool up! I [...]
Jun 9th, 2020 1:46 pm — "Maria" writes: You need to buy the sand. It’s not ver[...]
Jun 9th, 2020 1:48 pm — "Maria" writes: Any tips on heating the pool to a bearab[...]
Jun 13th, 2020 5:49 pm — "Jill Deitering" writes: Thank you for your reply! It’s been al[...]
Jun 13th, 2020 9:21 pm — "Andrea" writes: yay!! I sort of explained the pressure t[...]
Jun 13th, 2020 9:53 pm — "Jill Deitering" writes: Thanks for the reply! We are turning it [...]
Jun 13th, 2020 10:18 pm — "Susie" writes: Very helpful!!! Thank you so much .
Jun 16th, 2020 12:45 pm — "Jon" writes: Hi – first thank you for your post. ve[...]
Jun 16th, 2020 10:59 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hi Jon, You’re welcome :) In my opinio[...]
Jun 16th, 2020 11:00 pm — "Andrea" writes: sorry I can’t be of more help. The pum[...]
Jun 23rd, 2020 3:26 pm — "diana" writes: Hey! I was wondering if there are costco[...]
Jun 24th, 2020 2:57 pm — "Sohel Hasan" writes: Wow! Such an awesome blog. I had the sam[...]
Jun 24th, 2020 4:03 pm — "Jacob Luxenburg" writes: Hi Andrea-Thanks for your blog! We just [...]
Jun 24th, 2020 7:15 pm — "L flowers" writes: Hi! Thank you for all the great informat[...]
Jun 25th, 2020 6:48 am — "Andrea" writes: yes, you can DEFINITELY swim while the p[...]
Jun 25th, 2020 4:18 pm — "Jill" writes: Update: We decided to take the pump off [...]
Jun 29th, 2020 5:57 pm — "Andrea" writes: yay — glad you figured it out!
Jul 2nd, 2020 10:15 pm — "Sharon S" writes: Hello! We got our 12×22 oval pool up. S[...]
Jul 6th, 2020 8:27 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hi Sharon, our cover NEVER fit — we ha[...]
Jul 10th, 2020 1:46 am — "Sarah" writes: What do you recommend for cleaning the e[...]
Jul 10th, 2020 10:38 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hi Sarah, We just use any household clea[...]
Jul 12th, 2020 8:00 pm — "Cassy" writes: Hi, Your page was a life saver with set [...]
Jul 15th, 2020 4:09 pm — "Charlene" writes: I saw everything but the price. I need t[...]
Jul 19th, 2020 11:23 pm — "Steve" writes: Hello Andrea, Do you know if we can put [...]
Jul 25th, 2020 10:19 pm — "Debra MacLean" writes: I want to thank you for all of the time [...]
Jul 26th, 2020 1:36 pm — "Andrea" writes: You’re very welcome Debra! Glad this p[...]
Jul 30th, 2020 3:17 pm — "Wakena Carr" writes: We got this exact pool. My only issue is[...]
Aug 2nd, 2020 11:56 pm — "Lainy Robertson" writes: We had the same problem with our pool-lo[...]
Aug 3rd, 2020 9:08 am — "Andrea" writes: sorry for the issues. We always contacte[...]
Aug 3rd, 2020 9:09 am — "Andrea" writes: good to know — thanks for sharing Lainy!
Aug 29th, 2020 9:05 am — "Rod" writes: Hi! Your blog is definitely helpful so t[...]
Sep 10th, 2020 3:04 am — "Alyse Frisbie" writes: I agree with you
May 2nd, 2021 5:43 pm — "Rebecca C" writes: Yes i have help my family put up bestway[...]
May 3rd, 2021 12:59 pm — "Andrea" writes: the sides of our pool leaned in a bit to[...]
May 15th, 2021 6:50 am — "Amanda" writes: Good morning- thanks you for writing all[...]
May 17th, 2021 1:39 pm — "Tasha" writes: Hi there. Could you please tell me if yo[...]
May 17th, 2021 2:03 pm — "Andrea" writes: our vacuum came with the pool — is the[...]
May 17th, 2021 2:04 pm — "Andrea" writes: are you talking about the skimmer or the[...]
May 22nd, 2021 8:25 am — "Teresa Cass" writes: Hi my hoses cracked over the winter and [...]
Jun 4th, 2021 4:52 pm — "Jody" writes: We take our Costco pool down every year.[...]
Jun 6th, 2021 8:08 pm — "Andrea" writes: great tip –we should have used vaseline!
Jun 7th, 2021 3:04 pm — "Kay" writes: This was very detailed and helpful, than[...]
Jun 7th, 2021 7:32 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hi Kay, Our pool did “cave in a bit”[...]
Jun 9th, 2021 8:04 pm — "Fiona Stade" writes: We had this same problem because in very[...]
Jun 16th, 2021 8:58 pm — "Bruno" writes: A trick I found is to place a plastic ba[...]
Jun 22nd, 2021 6:47 am — "Gary" writes: Hello Andrea, Thank you for this wonderf[...]
Jun 22nd, 2021 9:51 am — "Andrea" writes: I think the sides will always lean in a [...]
Jul 19th, 2021 3:31 pm — "Sarah Springer" writes: You said that yours came with a vacuum .[...]
Jul 29th, 2021 11:57 am — "ashley eichler" writes: Hi there! This was a great blog. We got [...]
Sep 1st, 2021 8:32 pm — "Toni" writes: I want the pool for winter use. Do you r[...]
Sep 2nd, 2021 5:58 am — "Andrea" writes: well I live in Michigan, so I don’t re[...]
Dec 9th, 2021 3:20 am — "Carmen Maldonado" writes: I completely agree with all your comment[...]
May 9th, 2022 11:11 pm — "Alvin" writes: Thanks for this page. Can we use salt in[...]
May 11th, 2022 8:10 pm — "Andrea" writes: no, you can’t use salt unless you have[...]
Jun 14th, 2022 12:17 pm — "Iris Windom" writes: Thank you so much. This was extremely he[...]
Jun 10th, 2023 9:22 pm — "Dawson Rambo" writes: Thank you so much! My wife and I are con[...]
Jun 13th, 2023 7:06 am — "Andrea" writes: you’re welcome — happy to help!
Jun 14th, 2023 5:48 pm — "Natalie" writes: Did you find it necessary to buy a pad u[...]
Jun 17th, 2023 5:02 pm — "Andrea" writes: we put a large tarp, folded in half, und[...]
Jul 8th, 2023 1:25 am — "Sarah" writes: Great post! Curios if you used an extens[...]
Jul 8th, 2023 7:47 am — "Andrea" writes: HI Sarah — we used an extension cord t[...]
Mar 11th, 2025 2:37 am — "Marissa" writes: This pool looks different from the pool [...]
Mar 11th, 2025 10:05 am — "Andrea" writes: Yes Marissa, The Costco pool was one we [...]
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