Customer Reviews

15' x 36" Easy Set Above Ground Swimming Pool

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You can't get more for your money than one of these pools, period. If it lasts 2 or 3 seasons so what. I replaced an Aqua Leasure after 2 or 3 with an Intex 15X42. Both worked very well. The sides of the Intex are a little more upright so you have more usable area inside the pool which I like. This makes the sides a little less stable but even with 9 year olds jumping over the sides you don't lose any or hardly any water unless they a couple of them lay on the upper air ring and try to push it down. The Intex and Aqua are both very sensitive to level ground. Mine is on the patio concrete which slopes away from the house for rain run off purposes. Even this causes considerable uneveness in the water level. I added some carpet pieces to the "low side" just under the outside edge. Helped a little I think. Again, so what. Water is full on one side a few inches low on the other. No one but me even notice. But don't try to set up on more slope than I'm discribing. Filter works fine. Skimmer pole is very sturdy. Ladder works fine and does not rust for some reason like the Aqua Leisure did. I use clorine strips to test water. Just dip and read. Very easy. Be sure to keep clorine level up. I added clorine after tester showed white or none. Wrong, add before clorine goes to zero level or you will get dark emerald green swamp water as a surprise one day. Triple clorine or so solved problem. Leslie pools were very helpful and refused to sell me more expensive fix I was demanding."Just try the extra clorine first, sir". Intex comes with nice cover too. Helps keep pool clean, but if dirty you can do two things. Put garden hose in pool with a weight on the end and run water to fill the hose. Turn off and remove from hose bib and take quickly to lower ground setting up a siphon. Get in pool and "vacume" up the dirt with slow even strokes. On a hot day, if you like to keep a clean pool, very pleasurable job. Oh, before the vacume get in and run around the pool creating a spinning vortex or what ever you call it. In 30 minutes or more the dirt will consentrate on ridges in the bottom. (hard not to have some)
Setup is of course much longer than the 15 minutes or so advertized. The reason is because it is a little hard to spread the pool out evenly. The warmer the weather the better to soften the plastic. And once you get a inch of wate in the pool it becomes VERY heavy and hard to change. Use the plastic tarp for sure so you don't slide the pool on concrete or something abrasive. Infact try not to slide the pool at all. Lift and fold instead. I had to move the pool once this year (Wifes idea)folded and placed on piano mover (lowboy with casters). Left in the sun and when I went to move it, sides had fallen down and were scraping on concrete for about 10 ft of travel. Yup, three holes.(Wifes fault) Used the hole patch stuff from the inside and no leaks. Here in southern Cal I keep it up for maybe 4 month per year. After that kids don't seem to use it and water is not near as warm. My child loves it, neighbors love it. Neighbor put in pool so it got lots less use this season but they still come over to both houses. I paid $210 at Leslies Pools in Fontana CA location (big selection)Have seen them less and 50% higher other places. These are real pools by the way. You'll want to spend a little time with them cleaning and checking clorine, using filter etc. But after 4 months my pool is in the garage waiting for next year and there "real" pool is in need of a pool boy all year with all the other costs. Ok, their pool looks nicer with all that concrete and faux rock and plants and lighting. But for $200 bucks this pool is a deal. If I have the time I'll try to upload some video later.
John

This is the best value for money you can buy for your kids(and adults)for the summer.Have just purchased my 4th pool(3 previous were 12ft by 36inch)This year i went with the 15ft by 36inch.The kids have grown up(6 years and 9 years old).You have to get the cover!it is a must!!Just to keep the tree leaves,ect out.Ileave the cover on during the week and take it off the weekend.(if you leave it on too long the water gets hot).If you leave the cover off,algae will start to grow!As for the chemicals,i used to test all the time.not now,I now have a floating dispencer that accepts 1 inch bleach tablets.i use 3 or 4 in it all the time and now have no problems with algae.You can make this pool alot of work if you follow every rule and direction or you can just enjoy it with basic steps.(i swam in dirtier water when i grew up.HAVE FUN WITH THIS POOL,AND TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT IS.For less than $200 dollars which could be 1 day at a water park for a family of 4,it will be the best money you could spend!
Quick notes-filters,buy two and each weekend swap them out!(just wash them out with a hose).dont waste your money on a bunch of chemicals!1 inch bleach tablets are the way to go.You think there is no debris which gets into the pool,but remember there is sunscreen that gets in there

I thought my wife was crazy for wanting this pool but I have to say it has been great! It's easy to set up on fairly level ground-mine wasn't perfect but it worked. It filled in a few hours and once a hot wave came a few weeks later. It was a lifesaver! It's just deep enough so you can sit on the bottom with the water up to your shoulders and rest your head on the inflatable ring. Perfect. My grand daughter is two so she can stand with her head above water. The pool is actually 30" when filled to the ring and up to my knees when standing. I go into pools to float and lounge and that's what this pool is perfect for. Who really swims?

The filter seems to work OK for me. I run it for 2 hours twice a day as per the instructions. I bought an outdoor timer. The instructions tell you to replace the cartridge every two weeks but I'm using the same one after 5 weeks. I live in New York state. I imagine if this was Florida, you'd need to change the filter more often. I bought a 'vacuum' you hook up to a garden hose which is cheap and works great. Collect the debris in a mesh bag. Also bought a solar cover for $20 and a skimmer for $10. Got a couple of floats, a mask and snorkel and I float face down. Paradise!

I bought this pool to replace an Intex 18'er that died after 7 years. The intex pump system is not worth using. If you are serious about wanting an inexpensive pool but want clean water, here is what I did. Took out the pump and plugged the holes with appropriate fittings. I then bought a pool rover that I throw in the pool a couple of times a week. That and a floating chlorine tablet holder, works great. The rover is an investment, but the pool is so cheap it is still not much money for years of use and staying cool in the unrelenting Texas heat. One note... the vinyl on the 15' pool is not as heavy as what is used on the 18' pool.

BELIEVE ME--IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN EXACTLY PERFECTLY LEVEL SPOT FOR THIS POOL, DO NOT BUY IT! IT WILL NOT WORK. I LEARNED THE HARD WAY.

First off, this pull shown here only comes with the pool, not the filter pump. That is a good thing though. The pump that comes with the "sets" is underpowered, and not as reliable as the 1000 gallon intex pump that is sold here on amazon for $34.99. Plus buying the pool here seperatly, and the pump seperately, ends up making the "set" cheaper than the actual sets they sell.

Next, forget about buying the THIN intex ground tarp thing the pool goes on, and go down to Home Depot, or Lowes and buy some "outdoor/all weather carpet", for about $20 and place the pull on this... it is much thicker and resistant to sticks, acorns, or imperfections in the ground, plus it will stand up to weather better.

Last, is the pump. I HIGHLY recommend you do the following:

I read many reviews on these intex pumps, and the problem that seems to plague them is a cheaply made plastic impeller that moves (pumps) the water. So listen up folks... if you buy a replacement pump, or even buy a pool set for the first time, BEFORE you even use the pump for the first time, take it apart until you can remove the impeller. This is pretty simple requiring only about 4 or 5 screws be removed... just make sure you pay attention to how it comes apart (especially the washers around the impeller). Then go down to walmart, home depot, lowes, or any autoparts store and buy some EPOXY. This should be two different thick liquids (or gels) that come in two different tubes that you must mix together. This stuff is SUPER STRONG, and most are rated for 2,500 to 3,500 lbs per square inch of strength... like steel almost. So what your going to do is get a small paint brush, and "paint" the impeller with epoxy, making a SUPER STRONG coat over the cheap plastic. Just make sure you don't get any on the inside of the hole in the center of the impeller where it slides onto the metal rod. Allow it 24 hours to dry (depending on what type of epoxy you use), and then reassemble the pump. I guarantee this will save you money and headaches in the long run. Also if any other plastic parts break on the pump, you can use this epoxy to fix/repair/strengthen them as well.

I purchased this item thinking that it would come with a filter. The add shows 3 illustrations and one shows it with a filter. I checked the product information and from what I could see it included a filter, no mention of DOES NOT COME WITH FILTER. The add states a savings of almost $100 so you would expect this would not be a bare bones kit. I am not happy with the representation of the product and what I received. Adds like this should not be allowed.

After buying the 36" x 15' pool, a filter pump, a ground cloth, a pool cover and pool chemicals I very carefully watched the setup DVD three times and followed those directions. I ended up with a 26" deep pool....ten inches lower than claimed.

This purchase was a complete disappointment and from my point of view constitutes false advertising. Be very wary of purchasing any goods from this company.

This pool was a great value . It didn't come with the filter pump but it was 75% cheaper and I already had one. Just make sure you set up the evenly or it fills but funny. I. Will ne buying a meteor frame one next year as our nabighers dog went for a swim and rip the ring. And really fast shipping

I bought this product to replace an existing one. The product purchased was nowhere near as durable as old product (with same name and size).
Inflatable ring needs constant maintenance, whereas with the old pool once it was blown up it never again needed air.
Purchased product is also SHALLOWER and WIDER than advertised. Also the inlet outlet areas for filter tubes are longer and don't allow the pipe clamps to attach securely to the plastic inlet and outlet guards inside of the pool.
Furthermore the pool is made of a liner guage about 50% (smaller) thinner
than old product. (To include the bottom and sides).
Not a good buy, considering pool cose $85, and shipping / handling was $60 due to weight.