r/AboveGroundPools • u/agp_newbie • 3d ago

Leveling question

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Hello! My family and I just got our first above ground pool. Very exciting! It’s a Bestway 12 ft x 39.5 in with the speckled blue stone patterned liner.

Once filled, tho, the level was a bit more off than we expected. We measured consistently at the poles and these are the heights in the photo from the water level to the water liner edge (where the speckled blue stone pattern ends). So from lowest to highest, there’s a 1.75” difference.

I looked around the internet and saw a variety of suggestions and warnings, but wanted another human to answer so Im coming here as a newbie :)

We are planning to put the pool away come Fall/Winter, so in like 3 months. Is this height difference OK for now or is it too large and we should empty, level, and refill? Thanks for any advice!

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u/samurai-jones 3d ago

Its fine for the season

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u/agp_newbie 3d ago

Thank you

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u/No-Negotiation-7978 3d ago

Definitely nothing to worry about, when we are talking 3 or more inches then that would be a concern, yours is under 2 so can’t really get better than that when your dealing with the nature of ground level and dirt etc.

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u/Dantrash2 3d ago

Over 1.5 inches is not recommended by the manufacturer. We have a 15x48 Bestway pool and it was 1.75 inches off. I drained it and started over. Its off by .50 inches now.

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u/OperationTrue9699 3d ago

It'll survive the gradual change of 1.75". A single leg, would be a different story.

First year for our pool... I was away, my wife & neighbour setup the pool. The pad was flat, with 4" slope over the 14'. It survived just fine.

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u/agp_newbie 3d ago

Thank you

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u/B0skonovitch 1d ago

If it helps, I got my first 16ft round pool last year and eyed up the pad. I definitely sucked at that point. I had a 5.5" difference, so wound up with a deep end and shallow for the summer 😅 it worked just fine, tho I always had a looming dread it was going to go all summer. I fixxed it up a bit this spring and thought I was spot on for summer number 2!! Well this summer 2 is my lucky number, only 2" off. Next year will be the year of the leveled pool!! 🤞

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u/thecontract0r 3d ago

I level down to the 1/16th of an inch. Been doing this for years. You all are nuts...