Intex Easy Set 15-Foot-by-42-Inch Round Pool Set

by Intex

Product Features

• Intex's Easy Set Pools are great for smaller children, smaller yards, or for families making their first pool purchase.
• They're easy for consumers to carry to the back yard, easy to assemble, and early to enjoy!
• Filter pump, Ladder, Ground Cloth, Cover, Maintenance Kit, Surface Skimmer, and DVD included
• Ready for water in 15 minutes
• Room for the whole family

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 21 x 47 inches
• Shipping Weight: 105 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00007E9B6
• Item model number: 56408EB
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (149 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,270 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #17 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Pools, Spas & Supplies > Swimming Pools

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

15' x 42" Easy Set Pool Set (with Filter Pump, Ladder, Ground Cloth, Cover, Maintenance Kit, Surface Skimmer, and DVD) - The easy set pool has brought the enjoyment of backyard swimming to millions of people around the world. Easy sets are easy to assemble, reliable pools that are the best value on the market today. All you need to decide is what size fits your yard the best.

Product Description

Start your summer now with our new Intex Easy Set Deluxe Pool.

The Easy Set Deluxe Pool features a revolutionary design that's ready for water in 30 minutes! Perfect for the whole family, the Easy Set Deluxe features a 52 Super Tough 3-ply liner and includes everything you need to get swimming. Comes complete with Filter Pump, Deluxe Chlorine Generator, Ladder, Ground Cloth, cover, and Deluxe pool Maintenance Kit.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

433 of 437 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Pool, but allow more than 15 minutues to set it up., May 25, 2003

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Intex Easy Set 15-Foot-by-42-Inch Round Pool Set (Lawn & Patio)

I purchased this pool last year for my family. It might only take 15 minutes to set up if you have help...it took more than 15 minutes just to get the ground cloth the way I wanted it. Your ground MUST, MUST, MUST be level. If it's off more than 1 inch you're in trouble. Don't try filling it higher than the instructions say or you'll have one of your children going over the top (which they loved and asked if they could do again, I said no) with 100 gallons of water or so. The instructions say to run the filter for something like 5-6 hours per day. No, you need to run the filter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Forget the little floating Chlorine tablet thing. Go buy the small 1 inch chlorine tablets and fill the center of the filter after it's in the pump container with the tablet. Refill every 2-3 weeks when you change or clean the filter. You can take the filter out and clean it with the hose and/or soap and water/hose instead of putting out $7.00 every 3 weeks for a new filter. I've learned all this by doing it the wrong way and then talking with the pool guys and learning the right way. But after it's all set up and going it's so much fun, even for the adults. You just have to be committed to keeping it going. And you save water by not having to dump it out every few days.

131 of 133 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Kids love it...you'll learn to despise it., June 30, 2003

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Dad (who set-up the thing and has to maintain it) (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Intex Easy Set 15-Foot-by-42-Inch Round Pool Set (Lawn & Patio)

This is not really a swimming pool, but an overgrown splash pool. But, if you have young kids, hot weather, and don't have many, many thousands of dollars laying around to invest in a real swimming pool, It seems like a promisingly cool toy to have; however, with all the maintenance this thing has been, I'm still waiting for the "fun" part to kick in...

Can I give it zero stars for "how much trouble is this toy?"

Mine is the 15' diameter by (nominal) 42" depth, and came in a set with ladder, cover, ground cloth, pump with two filter cartridges, and skimmer/vacuum set.

THE BAD:
WARNING 1: You have read this warning in other reviews, but it cannot be repeated often enough...YOU MUST HAVE FIRM, LEVEL GROUND. We have operated this toy for only two months now, and have had to drain, dig and/or backfill the ground, and refill three times already. With just two or three inches "off level" across the 15' width of the toy, this large "bag of water" slowly, inevitably, "crept" in the direction of the low spot, eventually sagging and spilling over on that side. You can simulate the effect by filling a zip-lock bag with water, carefully setting on a tray, then slowly tilting the tray. Be warned!!!

WARNING 2: The filter pump is a joke. It has NO POWER. You could run it 24/7, but you will STILL be vacuuming 3 TIMES DAILY to pick up the grass, soil and other detritus from the bottom, and skimming CONSTANTLY. When you do vacuum, you will have to stop 5 or 6 times per session to dismantle the hosing and clean out all the gunk from the "pinch points" that seem specifically designed to clog up. Each time you undo the hoses, half the gunk you just vaccumed will spew back into the water. Also, you'd think they could put an extra foot or two on the vacuum hose, so that you could actually REACH the opposite side of the toy (the floor on that side is pretty much permanantly dirty). Finally, you'd better pray you got all the creases and folds out when you set up, or else your vacuuming will be quite frustrating.

WARNING 3: Use a tarp of some kind as a ground cloth, and consider it disposable. We set this up on our lawn...and after only about one week we had to drain and refill (see above). In that short time, the area under the tarp became unspeakably filthy, slimy, smelly...something like sewage sludge. You do NOT want such gunk touching the bottom of the pool itself, nor do you want to try to recycle the tarp. Get a new tarp each time you re-set the pool. Also, use some kind of stakes (like those green ones for landscape fabric) to hold down your tarp...it makes unfurling and spreading out the toy much easier!

WARNING 4: As others have stated, this toy comes with NO chemicals or test kit items. These are, of course, essential. How much would it have cost for them to throw in a few test strips, a rip-top packet of algaecide and a small bag of stabilized chlorine shock, just to get the newbie started?

THE GOOD:
DURABILITY: This toy has already endured three take-down/set-ups, and almost constant use by up to six kids at a time...not to mention two dogs who want to get at that previously mentioned smelly area underneath by pawing at the ground right where it meets the vinyl, AND those same kids using the filled pool as a backstop for hardball pitching practice...without bursting a seam. I am mightily impressed by this, as I frankly didn't expect this contraption to hold water in the first place.

EDUCATIONAL: This toy has really helped boost my childrens' confidence in the water. Heck, they've even had some fun...of course, they don't have to maintain the thing...

IN SUMMARY:
Your kids will love this toy and will love you for buying it. You will love it for the first week or two, but will quickly grow to hate the sight of the thing (unless you really like to do extra, unrewarding work around the house on a daily basis using inadequate tools...but hey, who doesn't!).

64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Summer fun, May 19, 2003

By A Customer

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Intex Easy Set 15-Foot-by-42-Inch Round Pool Set (Lawn & Patio)

A fun pool and you get what you expect. Not too deep for little kids and deep enough to go under water and swim for bigger kids. However you really MUST put this on flat ground, even 2-3 inches difference in height side to side makes a big difference. I had to empty the pool and level the site after setting it up initially. Also I recommend a floating (constant) chlorine supply to avoid algae, which you can get at any pool store and run the filter more frequently than the instructions say. A little extra maintenance is worth it. My kids 9 and 11 really had fun.