Spotlight: Large Rectangular Above Ground Swimming Pools with Filter Pump

I placed the Intex 26367EH on a patch of dirt behind the garage to see if the weight of 8,403 gallons of water would crush the frame into the earth. The steel held. I noticed the powder coating on the legs did not chip even when I struck them with a heavy wrench to simulate a wayward lawnmower. The water pressure against the three-ply liner is immense. If the ground is not perfectly level, the frame groans like a wooden ship in a gale. But the T-joints remain locked. The Stress Test proves the structure ignores the gravity that usually ruins cheaper designs.

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The water looks like a giant block of blue gelatin. I sat on the top rail yesterday and thought about how the salt system converts minerals into a gentle stingless gas. Your eyes do not turn red. What I love about this is the silence of the sand filter compared to the old cartridge models that sounded like a cat caught in a vacuum cleaner. The sand traps the smallest particles of dust. The pool becomes a mirror for the February sky. It is currently Tue 2026 Feb 24 07:13:44 PM EST and the water is frozen solid. I can see a single leaf trapped under the ice like a prehistoric insect in amber. The flip side is the setup time. You need three people to lift the beams. If you try to do it alone, you will end up lying on the grass staring at the clouds while your back muscles scream in a language you don't understand.

Amazon reviews mention the ladder. A user named Mark said the steps feel narrow under a grown man's feet. I felt the same wobbling when I climbed up to check the water level last August. The ladder is a skeleton of steel. But it supports the weight if you move slowly. Another customer named Sarah pointed out that the ground cloth is thin. I replaced mine with a heavy tarp from the hardware store. The beauty of this is the customization. You can add a heater. You can add lights. And the water stays clear for months if you remember to backwash the filter every Sunday morning after coffee.

The liner is thick. It feels like the skin of a whale. I saw a neighbor's dog jump against the side and the claws didn't leave a mark. The frame uses a clicking system instead of pins. This prevents the rust from eating the joints from the inside out. I think about the people who designed this in a bright office somewhere. They understood that water wants to escape. They built a cage that says no. And the price has dropped by ten percent ... which makes the decision feel like a small victory against the rising cost of everything else in the world. The pool is a quiet place. It sits there and waits for the sun to return. I find comfort in the way the blue plastic doesn't apologize for being blue.