You can build a water level much cheaper. All you need is the same clear tubing, but you can use an empty plastic milk jug for your "base station." Just loop it through the handle a couple times before putting it down into the jug so it won't come out. The hole does not have to be in the bottom of the container. It will work just as well bringing it up and out the top of the jug, and you don't have to use a fitting that may or may not leak. Just set your jug on a kitchen chair, or the paint can shelf of your ladder. . . . you don't need to build a fancy contraption unless you want to. Remember, you will have to store it when your pool leveling needs are finished. You have a kink in the bottom of your story pole? Don't drill a hole for your tubing. Just put the lowest attachment point about 6" up from the bottom and leave the tubing free from there....it will not kink. If you put a wooden disk onto the bottom of your story pole, you can probably get it to stand un-aided.
@annastanfield54733 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being so detailed. I probably watched 15 videos before I finally found someone who would show me exactly how the water level works. I have a 60 foot span I am building a retaining wall and for the life of me cannot figure out how I was going to do this. My son suggested I use a water level I have no clue really how they worked but your video detailed it extremely well.
@garrettscott94273 жыл бұрын
thanks for the feedback! I actually just made a 100ft version of this 2 weeks ago that I used to map out the topography of a poorly graded backyard.
@annastanfield54733 жыл бұрын
@@garrettscott9427 I guess the only thing I did wrong was use a 1/4 in tube. I think 1/2 would be better. The liquid move so slow and it’s really affected by the temperature
@garrettscott94273 жыл бұрын
@@annastanfield5473 are you letting the end of the tube vent?
@BrilliantDesignOnline5 жыл бұрын
Ideas: Have a patio tile near the base station that does not move outside the pool area for 'calibration'. Good tip about temperature expansion. Be sure you get the soft vinyl tubing with a large diameter like yours; our local ACE has vinyl, but it is very stiff (so get the cheaper stuff). I am using a longer 1x2 and have my base station higher so I can read at chest level. Also, my 18'x4' AGP has 13 legs, so I started by digging recesses for (13) 12" round pavers that are 1.8125" thick, and calculating in SolidWorks the distance between centers, and scribed a line 18' diameter in the dirt.
@richardhowe62183 жыл бұрын
I've been surfing KZbin , trying to find an easy one-man way to measure for leveling my pool. There is nothing like this anywhere. This makes so much sense and you've helped me immensely. Thank you very much for the video. .
@garrettscott94273 жыл бұрын
you are welcome!
@markstang1965able2 жыл бұрын
The best easiest perfect way!! I have planned to do this for my 16x32 Bestway (Intex). This will insure all 24 support bricks (or blocks) have the exact same PLANE. The poles are all the exact same length. If done this way the top edge of the pool will be PERFECT. Same pole length plus same pad horizon for all pads equals success. The rectangular edge on all four sides depend on this to be perfect. relatively speaking it is not as important for the bottom of the pool to be exact , just smooth and close. It is the outer edge that matters. Of course if you have a basketball under the center then the material will be shorter side to side in that area causing those supports to stand more upright. Good job Garret, this is the most under and never talked about technique for making a pool level. Your is the only one. I did this search because my brother asked me to do a video for my pool. FLAT is not the same as level. Water does not lie. :)
@garrettscott94272 жыл бұрын
thank for the feedback!
@debbiedebonair80294 жыл бұрын
You are the only person I have seen with a hilly yard like mine. We have had a pool for 2 years and it is always not leveled. I will use your techniques to level my yard this year. Thank you so much for this video!!!
@garrettscott94274 жыл бұрын
yeah we have a very oddly graded yard lol And you are welcome!
@debbiedebonair80294 жыл бұрын
Garrett Scott your technique definitely helped THANK YOU !
@deletedaccount52504 жыл бұрын
Ingenious, really awesome man! Thanks
@garrettscott94274 жыл бұрын
you are welcome!
@garrettscott94275 жыл бұрын
Materials used to build the water level: Bucket: www.lowes.com/pd/United-Solutions-2-Gallon-Residential-Bucket/1000462837 Lid: www.lowes.com/pd/Letica-9-6-in-White-Plastic-Bucket-Lid/50434790 Tubing 35ft: www.lowes.com/pd/B-K-1-2-in-x-1-ft-PVC-Clear-Vinyl-Tubing/1000115993 Fitting: www.lowes.com/pd/B-K-3-8-in-Barbed-Barb-x-MIP-Elbow-Fitting/1000505073 2x4: www.lowes.com/pd/Top-Choice-2-x-4-x-8-ft-Whitewood-Stud-Common-1-5-in-x-3-5-in-x-8-ft-Actual/1000051161 Black Food Coloring: Amazon Affiliate Link: amzn.to/2VgwdbL or www.walmart.com/ip/McCormick-Black-Food-Color-1-fl-oz/10309022?selected=true Gardner Bender Plastic Cable Staples - Around 1/2" : No link Drill Bit: www.harborfreight.com/3-piece-titanium-nitride-coated-high-speed-steel-step-drills-91616.html
@Miodrag02043 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks mate! :)
@dazdazfzf4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant !
@adamjacobsen61684 жыл бұрын
Hey man, thanks for the video! What kind of fitting did you use for the tubing on the bucket?
@textingyorkie3 жыл бұрын
That is amazing. Thanks Well explained.
@Sneslink-jz5jl2 жыл бұрын
wooooooooow! I am so doing this thank you
@elizabethacklin47494 жыл бұрын
I’m getting ready to level our spot for the pool now. Thanks for this video! Later this year we’ll be doing a 10x8 shed and yours looks great! How’d did you do yours?
@garrettscott94274 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! I used concrete deck blocks for the foundation of the shed. Here is an unlisted video that covers the process somewhat. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXume3p6n8SBaLs
@paulshipp16524 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@garrettscott94274 жыл бұрын
you are welcome!
@nixchnlАй бұрын
Could turn the tape upside down also. Make it dummy proof
@jojojana44555 жыл бұрын
Hey Garrett im wanting to use the water level to level a pier an beam cabin an was wanting to measure from the bottom of the floor joists underneath the house at each pad supporting the joists. I can see how it works on the ground elevations but i would be bringing my stick up to the bottom of the floor joists an trying to read the difference. Question is will it work backwards by using the top of the stick instead of the bottom ?
@garrettscott94275 жыл бұрын
If the story pole is long enough then it should work. How many feet difference would you estimate between the top and bottom measurement?
@jonharrington95455 жыл бұрын
Good concept and brilliant tool but it’s much easier to level sand and it will compact
@garrettscott94275 жыл бұрын
Sand isn't advisable unless a hole is dug first. Otherwise the sand will wash out.
@garrettscott94275 жыл бұрын
Sand isn't advisable unless a hole is dug first. Otherwise the sand will wash out.
@HurricaneSaraMcDowell4 жыл бұрын
I have an Intex 18'x52" round, and I am on my third attempt at leveling the pool. This time, I am going to use a water level, and I like your video the best. I will be putting my level together today, using your video as a guide. Thanks for a great video...and wish me luck! :)
@garrettscott94274 жыл бұрын
I hope it works out this time!
@ceelyn5 жыл бұрын
hi, what did you use to dig up your area? A tiller?
@garrettscott94275 жыл бұрын
a shovel and pickaxe. Very tire some. I would recommend machinery!
@obioraubadike21594 жыл бұрын
After use, how do u empty the water from the tubing?
@garrettscott94274 жыл бұрын
No need to empty the water, it won't stain the tubing
@jimmywilliams63673 жыл бұрын
I disabled an I’m trying to fix this old moble home it’s a small single wide no blocks under it yet I want to do it myself can’t pay anybody to go it could you tell me how I would use this method an where would my starting point be on the moble home I really need to understand this method if you can help please thank you
@jackieofalltrades53283 жыл бұрын
Starting point would probably be your lowest point.
@jamescarrera4273 жыл бұрын
Do air bubs go in tube using this method ?
@garrettscott94273 жыл бұрын
Only initially. Very easy to bleed them out after constructing it.
@therealopenair2475 жыл бұрын
What is the diameter of the tubing?
@garrettscott94275 жыл бұрын
I used 1/2-in x 35-ft PVC Clear Vinyl Tubing
@barbiewatene20096 ай бұрын
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
@avagates20393 жыл бұрын
Place the zero of the tape measure on the top, so you won't have to read measurements in reverse.
@garrettscott94273 жыл бұрын
ah, so just read it upside down.
@truplayez5133 жыл бұрын
i think string and droppers would be easier but good idea
@EmilyBloom. Жыл бұрын
That's only gonna give you vertical plumb line not horizontal level over long distance
@nuffdoggiggey41032 ай бұрын
I hate the wind, 2 times i had to start completely over. I hate this design of this pool, and the harware is on the cheap side. That must be the difference between a 2000 dollar pool and a 7000 dollar pool.