10 Things you Must Know before Purchasing an Above Ground Pool

1. Beach sand erodes. Stone dust packs like cement (stone dust should be hand troweled). It is superior to beach sand for a pool base.
2. The pool liner is the most important part of your pool. Buy a domestic liner, they are tougher and thicker than imports. Buy American liners.
3. Aluminum pools "Pit" and corrode they develop a white milky substance.  Aluminum pools are higher priced and will oxidize.
4. A floor pad cushions the liner and protects it from the earth.  Buy a pool with a floor pad.
5. De-filters filter to 2 microns and handle iron and copper. A sand filter filters up to 20 microns.  Cartridges filter up to 10 microns.  If you use well water to fill your pool, a DE filter is priceless.  Buy a DE Filter from Sta-Rite.
6. Thermo wall is an effective insulator of your pool walls as it creates a solar blanket around the pool wall at a reasonable price.  Buy a pool with a thermo wall.
7. Sanitizing your pool is important to the safety and well being of your family.  Use Enjoy brand, it is the safest and easiest product to use on the market.
8. Buy from a swimming pool company with a good reputation and a store front.  This way you can speak directly to your salesperson about all your pool needs.
9. Light up your pool. It will provide hours of enjoyment.
10. Your pool should be equipped with a Pool Blaster.  It saves you money and time.