| Easy Set Pools are affordable above ground pool | | | | - 10 foot - 1,018 gallons |
| options, but installation requires care if you want | | | | - 12 foot - 1,485 to 1,779 gallons |
| your pool to last. Before installing your pool, make | | | | - 15 foot - 2,822 to 3,738 gallons |
| sure you have gone over this easy checklist. | | | | - 16 foot - 3,754 to 4,273 gallons |
| 1. Never install a pool without first contacting your | | | | - 18 foot - 4,786 to 5,894 gallons |
| town or state regarding permit laws. Some towns | | | | Your well may not be able to handle that capacity |
| allow Easy Set Pools without requiring a fence or | | | | without emptying completely. Hydro fracturing an |
| permit, but others do. For example, in Arizona a | | | | empty well is expensive and unnecessarily if you |
| fence with a locking gate must protect any pool | | | | hire a water company. |
| deeper than 18 inches and 8 feet wide. If you fail | | | | 4. Check the entire area for rocks, sticks and |
| to meet this requirement, you face fines if you | | | | other objects that can rip the Easy Set pool liner. |
| do not add the fence within 45 days. | | | | It's best to get down on your hands and knees |
| 2. Once you have permission, if required, find a | | | | and thoroughly search the area. Next, lay a tarp |
| level area of your yard. The area where your | | | | down. Crab grass can grow through an Easy Set |
| above ground pool is situated must be level. | | | | pool liner, so it is best to use a tarp to prevent |
| Failure to follow this step may lead to a wall | | | | this damaging issue. You can patch the vinyl pool, |
| collapse from the uneven weight of the water. If | | | | but it requires emptying your pool and drying it |
| your yard is not level, consider digging out a circle | | | | completely. You'll be a couple days without a pool. |
| and making it level or using plants and bricks to | | | | In addition, if you paid for water, you will waste |
| create a level surface. If you have a concrete | | | | money on a second delivery. |
| patio, Easy Set pools can be set up on patio | | | | 5. Remember to think about your Easy Set's |
| surfaces easily. Just lay a tarp down first to | | | | location. Unless you live in a warm climate, you will |
| prevent the surface from scratching your pool's | | | | have to drain your pool in the autumn. If your |
| liner. | | | | pool is too close to your home's foundation, you |
| 3. If you are on well water, hire a company to fill | | | | risk flooding your basement when you empty the |
| your pool. Even a small Easy Set pool requires | | | | pool. Make sure the pool will drain in an area |
| 639 gallons of water. Water capacities are as | | | | where you do not mind a heavy amount of |
| follows: | | | | water covering your lawn. |