Which above ground pool is better - steel stainless steel panel or aluminum?

Best Above Ground Pool

Here are opinions from FAQ Farmers:

• I am not a pro, but I would think the Stainless Steel would be the ideal. Usually the best and easiest way to determine is looking at the prices, the higher the price, the better the pool.

• Have you ever seen what chlorine can do to a stainless steel sink? Pitting, now it does take a while and high levels of cleaner but it will happen, go look at your favorite restaurant! Secondly, please tell me who makes a stainless steel pool and could you afford it? Most Above Grounds are galvanized or galvalume (zinc oxide and aluminum oxide). And do not be fooled, ALL STEEL will rust. Choose Aluminum first!

• Be very careful of "Aluminum Pools" offered at what seems a great deal or price. I am no expert but I did grow up in the Aluminum Business. My Grandfather, my Uncle and my Father were all a vital part of Reynolds Metals Company (now Alcoa) and have all the stories to back up what I am about to tell you. Not all aluminum pools are alike. Aluminum by nature is very soft, unless it is an "alloy" which would make it to rigid for above ground pool construction. Above grounds need a certain amount of flexibility to accommodate water movement (the entire neighborhood kids moving to one side at once) and temperature changes. Secondly, aluminum is an expensive metal to produce. Most of the raw materials are brought to the US from Australia and/or produced overseas as a raw product and transported to the US for final production. Does Aluminum make a good pool construction material? I would not have anything less! Steel will rust, wood will rot (all wood) and stainless steel will rust, yes it will and a 24-foot round stainless steel pool, well I have not seen 30-year mortgages for above grounds! Suppose you knock or chip the paint on your steel (mainly galvanized) pool, what will happen in a few short years or months if you live in the south as I do? What will happen to your aluminum pool-nothing but a slight discoloration! Not bad for a few dollars more, wouldn't you agree? Most importantly, make sure of the gauge of the walls! If the walls are not of at least 30 gauge, have a deep corragation (ridges in the wall) save your money. As a professional pool installer for over 20 years, I personally have seen to many good people spend far too much money by saving too much the first time.

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