Ester Williams Pool Dismantling & Reassembly by DJ (New York) A friend of mine wants his 25 year old 15'x 24' Ester Williams pool taken down, he is too ill and elderly to do the job himself so he's hired me to do it for him. Another neighbor of mine wants the pool for his own yard and is willing to buy it from the owner as it is still in really great (almost like new even for it's age) rust-free shape, and will pay me to reinstall it in his yard once it is dismantled from where it is. The liner & filter are only about 2 or 3 years old and in like new condition. It was never opened again after the season that the new liner & filter were installed, so it is worth doing condition-wise. I've emptied all the water out, removed the top caps that hold the walls up and together and also keep the liner tracks (J-Channel Tracks?) that are under the caps in place. I washed the liner, folded and removed it, also rolled up and removed the foam that lined the inside of the walls between the walls and liner. I have installed and/or removed many pools over the last 20-25 years but I've never seen one quite like this!
My trouble is that I do NOT know how to get the shell out of the bottom track and apart! This is NOT the type of cheap aluminum wall pool that you simply lift, roll up and move aside.
This looks like it is 165 separate interlocking slats and I have tried just about everything, short of breaking anything, to remove these slats and to no avail. No matter what I've tried none of it will pull up out of the bottom track and none of the 165 sections will come apart, how is this done? Any old timer's around who've seen one of these style pools? What's the secret to removing the walls? ANY Good help/Advice is greatly appreciated! I would use plenty of WD40 on the locks of several of the panels.
Clean the bottom rail out as best possible and start working the panels back and forth trying to get one to loosen up. You might also need to pry the lock open slightly on one of the panels, this should help to get it started. Once the first one is out the rest should be easy. Jul 20, 2012 Thank You!
By: DJ Hi, Thank you for your advice, sounds like it would work out that way, and hopefully that will do the trick. At the moment the pool is still up as I haven't had a day to get back on track with that yet due to the heatwave we had and now all the rain we have been having over here. The past Monday I contacted the 'Delair' Co. Who had originally manufactured the 'Esther Williams' brand pools, I spoke with a very nice, courteous woman who informed me that Delair sold all of it's tooling, patents and designs to a company called 'Wilbar International' as of 2010 and that they continue to make the same pool under the 'Millennium' name and that the pool I'm dealing with is an original EW 'Carnival Pool' and that they were the greatest top of the line above ground pools ever made in the world. I informed her that she really wasn't kidding there since I have never met a pool so well constructed! She was kind enough to also inform me that she still had some of the assembly sheets and manuals for the pool in her office computer and very kindly quickly offered to, and than did email them right over to me.
From what I can make out of these plans it appears that this model has a screw or bolt & nut at the bottom of each and every single wall slat into the bottom track during assembly with a big warning that they are to be removed upon completion of assembly prior to filling the pool with water. So when I can get back there on it this weekend I will see if it indeed does have any bolts or screws along it's track, as I did not see nor feel any along it when that idea had crossed my mind last weekend and hopefully get 'r done. Thanks again for your help! Apr 07, 2013 JW and EW 15x30 with deck by: Etan AH! The joys of disassembling and reassembling these well made pools. I took one of these off a gentleman's hands last fall with the intent of putting it in my yard this spring. Well, here we are.
I have the original owner's manual and labeled almost every part as I took it down. I used to work for a pool builder who gave me some terrific tips 20 years ago about the proper installation of these babies. He had taken down and assembled and reassembled numerous JW and EW pools. I never thought I would actually be doing it, but when the opportunity arose I jumped on it. The only issue with my pool in particular is the original owner declined the aluminum deck for the end of the pool. He constructed his own deck which failed to support the end of the pool properly leading to the addition of sand at one end while changing the liner 10 years ago. This did not solve the actual problem of the end of the pool wall sinking.
All this to say that if you do not construct these pools according to the guidelines intended to be used, you are asking for a world of hurt when it comes to the liner fitting properly, walls standing up properly and the pool lasting another 25 years. They were originally sold with a 60 year warranty. Some replacement parts can be found at www.teddybearpools.com We will be digging at the end of this month (April) so long as we don't have a seriously wet spring. I am located in Western NY. I am going to try to figure out a way to get the instructions I have made available. Any questions feel free to email me at [email protected].
You left another post stating you would like to find the deck for that pool. I thought I would mention that here also. May 18, 2015 EW 24 by 15 pool (Carnival model) by: Milton Hello all.
I too just became the proud owner of a 20+ year, 15 by 24 Ester Williams pool. I disassembled it myself and am going to attempt to put it back together at my home. If at all possible, can someone e-mail me the instruction manual? If so, please send to [email protected].
Also, I noticed that the bottom rail was in pretty bad shape. However, I was able to order a replacement from Teddy bear pool located in MA. Just be sure to also order the connecting brackets. As far as taking them apart, once all of the top portions are removed, you have to push them up from the bottom with a bit of force. This may bend the bottom rail but if its a re-install, I would just order a new one to be safe. I also noticed that some of the panels were screwed to the bottom rail so be sure to clear all of the sand away in order to expose them so you do not damage the panels. Jul 23, 2017 Thank you.
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By: Michael Thank you Roxanne Pitts for the links. I too own an Ester Williams 15x30 pool now for 24 years and I am currently refurnishing my pool. I've had to replace 16 new panels and skimmer/return panel.
(from Teddy Bear pools mind you) I'm currently awaiting my new pool liner delivery along with foam walls, liner floor protector and foam cove. I had misplaced my original install sheets and your links have made it possible for me to go ahead with this on my own. Again, thank you for your valuable links. Michael from NJ.
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Aug 03, 2017 EW 'Lady Esther' RECTANGLE 16 x 30 x 50 by: Valerie looking for manual on this pool can anyone help?? I have looked and looked online can fine oval and round but not rectangle Have placed a call into Sharkline but they do not have a manual on this looking to see how far the cross bars sideways and one center line need to go into earth -assuming 2 - 3 inches but that can go 50 50 sometimes DOES ANYONE know about the rectangle pool?? Was in storage for ten years and perfect condition (bought all new accessories, liner, etc).
I need some help on how to install a above ground swimming pool 18x33 oval with a deck. I purchased this pool used and paid pool city to take down the pool,and they were to install this pool this week.Well they called me and said they would not be able to install the pool.So now I have a pool in my yard and cant find anyone to install a used pool.because it was already taken down.I have the pool,the sand,and the block and new liner. Question -does anyone know where i can get a video on how to install this.or a set of instructions.thanks.
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