| Don't we wish these pools would have been on | | | | 5. Get as many wrinkles out of the liner as |
| the market when we were kids! These pools put | | | | possible starting with the middle. |
| the plastic pools from my childhood to shame. | | | | 6. Add the water slowly until all the wrinkles have |
| But there IS a little more to setting them up then | | | | been smoothed out. Too much water makes it |
| tossing in the hose. Just follow your pools | | | | hard, if not impossible, to work out the wrinkles. |
| directions, but keep these tips in mind too. | | | | 7. Double check to make sure the drain plug is in. |
| 1. Put down a layer of level sand under your tarp | | | | 8. Double check to make sure your pump hoses |
| or ground cloth to make it more stable and | | | | are secure and burp the air out of the pump |
| resistant to tears. | | | | before you plug it in. |
| 2. Place the filter in a corner area of your square | | | | 9. Read the chemical labels and learn what to add |
| ground cloth so it is more likely to remain upright | | | | when. It really isn't that hard if you consistently |
| and away from the mower. | | | | take care of it. |
| 3. Your filter has to plug in, be sure and use a | | | | 10. Have Fun!! Be sure and supervise your children |
| bright colored extension cord to eliminate trips and | | | | carefully and to keep the chemicals out of reach. |
| falls. | | | | Also remember that pool covers are meant to |
| 4. Always have a patch kit or two on hand, they | | | | keep debris out of the pool and are not meant as |
| do work well but you may lose a lot of water if | | | | a safety device to keep children safe. That is |
| you have to run to the store when and if you | | | | your job, you will be the lifeguard always on duty |
| need one. | | | | with a pool in the yard. |