Customer Reviews

15' x 42" Above Ground Swimming Pool (Complete Set) by Intex

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We bought this pool on clearance at the end of June, and set it up right away. I had read all kinds of bad reviews about it so I was a little nervous, but figured what the heck, it was cheap so why not?

First I put the filter together. The instructions were pretty stupid but putting the filter together was straightforward once you got the hang of it.

Then I unrolled the pool and found a level patch in the backyard to put it on. I cleared away the sticks and acorns, and then spread the pool out. I used an air pump to blow up the ring (I used a handheld, which was fine, but it would be much easier and faster with an automatic one if you have it).

Once the ring was blown up, I got the hose and put it in. When there were about 2 inches of water in the pool, I walked around and made sure it was mostly level. The ground was a little uneven and lumpy, but it didn't seem to affect the pool. I spread the pool out and flattened the bottom as it filled (there are still some wrinkles but they're minor and I'm not concerned about them).

Once I was satisfied, I just went inside. I came out every half hour to check the progress and make sure it wasn't tipping to one side or anything. It took I think 6 hours to fill the pool, all told. And it's a little "off"... I think one side is probably an inch or two higher than the other, but it doesn't make any difference or have any effect on the pool whatsoever.

They say in the instructions that as long as it's only a 1-2" difference, it is fine, but any more than that and you'll need to redo it. I didn't use any sand or any other leveling device on the yard. I just didn't find it necessary.

It's a great pool, and I'm getting a lot of use out of it just in the last week that it's been up!

I wholeheartedly recommend this pool to anyone and everyone! Great, great, great pool! Lots of fun!

Kids love this pool. Had to purchase a larger filter as the one this came with wasn't sufficient to keep things clean. Other than that, a great product!

The pool is great! The filter that comes with it stinks! It has no power-it constanly has air in the lines. This filter is not powerful enough for this size pool. I ended up spending an extra $160.00 to get a filter powerful enough to clean this pool properly. I called Intex-they don't care and Customer Service at Amazon wasn't much better! The connections for the filter hoses to the pool are very flimsy.

This is the most frustrating piece of equipment I own! Unless you have a professionally leveled piece of land it will not set up right. Last year it took me 4 fills before I finally gave up and said "good enough" even though on one side there was still about 8 inches of wall when I lifted up the ring. If you don't guide the filling every step of the way it will go up slanted, /__/ ,and not straight up. This year the ring has holes in every place it was folded for winter storage in my finished basement. I've found 7 of the holes, but the ring is still leaking so there must be more. I'll be buying a different pool for next year!

I got this pool delivered for like $250 which is great, because it saved me a trip to Wal-Mart and all the hassle of buying it and loading it into a cart and loading into the car and bringing it home, which in itself is a $100 value.

I set it up in an hour and it took a day to fill. I have bought these pools before and I expect them to last through at least 1 summer. This is my thrird one, the last one lasted 2 summers. Kids are 4 & 7 and it's perfect for them, will get a bigger one when they are older.

This will be the 4th weekend we have tried to get this pool up. As other reviewers stated unless your lawn is completely level you will have problems. Our lawn was about 8" off. We filled in with sand,surrounded by boards, raked, used a level, used string, did everything we were supposed to. When we filled we could tell it was a little off. My daughter got in, water started going over the off side and then it was like a tidal wave and washed sand away. This was going to be my mother's day dream present and it has turned into my worst nightmare.

I bought this on monday and returned it on tuesday. If the ground is not 100% level, don't waste your time. It looked fun and easy. It was neither. Other people say it was fine, but they also said they were level. My backyard was off by about 6 inches left to right and that was enough to only let the pool fill about 20 inches. When you first fill it if one inch of water is not even you will probably have a problem. Good luck getting it back in the box. Lesson learned.

We used ours for 5 Colorado summers. Cold water but better than nothing for kids and adults who are not able to afford a high end above ground pool. Remeber to cleamn the filters instead of throwing them away every week. They are like 2 for $10 at Wal mart and need replacing at least once a week.

We replaced our pump with the next size up and things are much better. Pool chemicals arent cheap either. I think to run the aprox 15' round we spend about $200-$300 a sumer (water bill, chemicals, filters- not including the labor to clean the thing every Sunday morning, i.e. 1-2 hours. If your going to have tons of kids and adults using a pool then you should spring for something more professional with a real filtration system and heater (colder climates) but if it is one kid most of the time and a few summer parties then you should be ok. You definatley need a very flat surface of it will spill easy.

My husband and son spent a day preparing the site for the pool. This was a bit of a pain but well worth the effort. On the second day, the pool went up in a breeze. We really enjoyed our first summer with it. Four grandchildren and several adults used the pool regularly and it held up very well. No leaks, no tears. The filter required regular maintenance, but once we figured out the chlorine needs and weekly hosing of the filter, it kept the water crystal clear all summer. We replaced the filter monthly. We dismantled it for the winter because it gets well below freezing around here, but will definitely put it up again next year. Heck, even if it lasted only one summer, we felt we got our money's worth! Next year we plan on putting down a layer of sand to make a smoother bottom.

I needed to return this product, as I ordered the wrong one, but they did everything they could to make my return very easy. I would definitely order through them again.