Doughboy Pool dismantle
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Doughboy Pool dismantle
A friend of mine is giving me a raised pool from a house she just bought. The pool, I'm pretty sure is a doughboy, in excellent condition. It's 14 feet by 24 feet, and has a new motor.
I was thinking about getting it to my house, then trying to sell it. We have too many young neighborhood kids playing at our house at times. I don't ever want to deal with someone else's (or my own) drowning in my house.
What a mess I got myself into. Grrr.
I just called the city, and they need a $100 for a permit to drain it, UGG! Could anybody give me advice on taking this thing down? I have a 6 foot bed, and am wondering just how much this pool is going to cost me in the long run.
I was thinking about getting it to my house, then trying to sell it. We have too many young neighborhood kids playing at our house at times. I don't ever want to deal with someone else's (or my own) drowning in my house.
What a mess I got myself into. Grrr.
I just called the city, and they need a $100 for a permit to drain it, UGG! Could anybody give me advice on taking this thing down? I have a 6 foot bed, and am wondering just how much this pool is going to cost me in the long run.
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Hook up the hose and drain it into the dishwasher or tub drain. No need to pay the fees that were already paid for sewer.
Once drained, clean the liner real good with pine sol and water. Remove liner and roll up when dry.
Mark each panel edge with masking tape at the joints. Then mark the tape with A A, B B, C C, etc so they can be re assembled as they originally were. Place all screws in baggies labeled for the panels removed from (A A, B B, C C, etc)
Once drained, clean the liner real good with pine sol and water. Remove liner and roll up when dry.
Mark each panel edge with masking tape at the joints. Then mark the tape with A A, B B, C C, etc so they can be re assembled as they originally were. Place all screws in baggies labeled for the panels removed from (A A, B B, C C, etc)
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I'm with Rosati. Just drain the water into your hiuse drains. If the city starts asking what happened to all the water, just tell them it sprung a leak and all the water drained out. Also as Rosati said mark EVERYTHING that comes off it will save you from future headaches. If you put an ad in the paper now, you might beable to find a buyer so that either, they can come get it from your friends house, or can pick it up as soon as you transport it to your house.
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Don't plan on reusing the liner. After a liner has been installed, it takes a fit to the ground and pool. If you re-use the liner, and it isn't fit to the pool perfectly, then you're going to have problems. Remember, the liner has already been stretched out when the pool was originally filled. It may seem like a pain, but buying a new liner gives you a) peace of mind; b) an opportunity to get a new pattern style; c) possible a higher-quality liner. And yes, I have experience with reusing a liner. 
They're a pain to install once, let alone having to drain the pool and install it again. And they're really not all that expensive.
They're a pain to install once, let alone having to drain the pool and install it again. And they're really not all that expensive.
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