INTEX Easy Set 15 ft x 48in Above Ground Pool Set, Round Inflatable Swimming Pool with 1000 GPH Cartridge Filter Pump, Ladder, Cover, & Ground Cloth

The very first thing to note is 2 things. First, the pool is great. You can't go wrong here. Second, keep in mind, it's not just the pool you'll need. The this version of the pool comes with a pump, necessary hoses, and 2 filters. Intex sells additional filters as singles or in a pack of 6. The filters you need are: Intex 29000E/59900E. We bought the 12 foot version in May of 2016. It's worked great so far. It took about an hour to setup. I used a tarp underneath which Intex does not recommend, but we did it anyway to protect the bottom. It took about 3-4 hours to fill up the pool. This one comes with the pump and filter setup which is a must to keep the water clean. We also bought some basic pool chemicals, and both available covers by Intex. The cover we use the most is the solar cover. Where we live its around 90-100 degrees F daily. You should also have a strainer for this pool to get the leaves and larger organic matter out of the pool. The included pump/filter setup is really just the get the stuff the strainer can't get. As far as having flat ground, Intex makes a big deal about having this pool level. See the picture of our setup. It's basically like a big bag, so think of what happens when you fill a bag with water on an uneven surface. It's going to roll to one side a bit. In my case the ground is about 4 inches lower on one side than the other. The pool still works fine in my opinion, just the water is not as deep as it could be, but I have a 2 year old and a 4 year old. The 2 year old can touch the bottom with ease yet the pool is still deep enough to for my 4 year old to swim laps and for my 6.5 foot frame to swim under water. I've never maintained my own pool before so I got some water test strips, PH booster, and Chorine Sanitizer. I have to put about 1/3 cup chlorine in per week. Go easy on the PH booster because using that will increase the Total Alkalinity, I recommend the Clorox pool products. Intex recommends you change the filter every 2 weeks. The first time I changed the filter at two weeks I saw surprised at how much gunk was in it. It seems like you could clean it yourself to extend the life of the filter but will try that next time. For a season Intex sells a six pack of filters so I bought that as well. For the cost the pump is clearly cheap, but seems to be well made considering the limit budget for materials. The pump on the 12 foot pool will filter 500 gallons per hour so you should plan to leave it on for at least 3 hours on most days. Also bought Intex's foot bath to wash the feet before getting in the pool (shown in picture). That helps to keep the junk out. Final price including a few pool Toys was about $350, including the $79 for the pool. So expect to pay more than just the cost of the pool, but after searching all over for an above ground temporary pool (one with no frame and expensive pump/filter setups) I can't be happier so far with this one. Just the thing we needed to keep cool in the summer and provide some fun for the kids. Aug 2016 update: Everything is going great. At one point, I had a problem with Green Algae, but apparently so did the pools in Rio for the Olympics. I n my case the problem ended up being too much Stabilizer, which prevented the Chlorine from doing it's job. I ended up replacing my chemicals and tester strips. Make sure your test kit includes a test for Stabilizer. I purchased the AquaChek 551236 7-Way 100 Count Pool Water Test Strips and I'm very happy with those.

This pool is great- good size, easy set up, fun for the kids. The cover worked well. The ladder is a little shaky for adults but fine for kids. We’re very happy with it so far! It’s been up 2 weeks and the kids have been in it a ton.

We bought this to replace an old pool that we'd had for years. We spent an hour or so setting up the whole thing, then began to fill it, which took 2 full days. At one point, we noticed a puddle by one edge - hard to tell where it came from, but eventually found the spot, just a small, slow leak at the ground seam. There is no way to patch it, because of the location inside a seam - the water just funnels out a different spot further down. It is SLOW, so it's not like we have a flood, but still - you spend HUNDREDS on a pool, you expect it to do it's ONE purpose, which is to HOLD WATER. Then we tried to turn on the pump, and it's just not working, straight out of the box. I tried contacting, Amazon, the Seller (VM Express) and Intex - I am getting nowhere. Amazon pawned me off on the seller. The seller is trying to pawn me off on the manufacturer and now stopped responding to my emails. The manufacturer says I have to pack it up and ship it back (HOW??), at MY expense, so they can do their own tests to determine if the pool is indeed defective. How long would that even take? I bought a pool to have a pool, not to spend gobs of money and then wait to have a pool in a few months? Also I can't imagine how much it would cost me to ship it back, even if I COULD pack it back up in a box. (and no matter what, I've still wasted 6000 gallons of water!) There is no good solution to any of this. I will have to either, A) drain 6000 gallons of water, dry it out, pack it up into a box somehow, fit it into my car to take it to ship it back, and HOPE for a replacement in some nonspecific amount of time (and I can't just buy myself another pool while I wait, because what will I do with 2 pools when they finally replace this one later on??); or B) buy myself a replacement pump for another $80 or so, and deal with the leak - this option is the least expensive and the least wasteful, but I have no faith that this pool will last more than one summer, and I never would have spent this much money on a pool for 3 or 4 months only. It's all stupid. I do not recommend an Intex pool - and I certainly would advise you to stay away from VM Express as a seller.

I got this pool for my 9 and 13 year old. Ever year we have something that they can splash around in when we couldn't get to the pool. Since they are older I came across the 12 foot pool. I am a do-it-yourself kind of person....so who needs instructions (though I did use it to put together the filter). Here is what I learned. If you want an maintenance-free pool that will not cost you anything but the pool....this is not for you. First you have to find the right spot. Since there are no level spots in our yard we put it on our back patio. Only to find out that when we filled the pool that the patio is not level but it works anyway. Since it is on concrete you HAVE to put something under it such as a tarp or foam pads to prevent small holes in the bottom of the pool. Once you have this set up inflate the top ring. Start to fill with water (it will take hours). As you are doing this attach the filter. Yes, it comes with extra parts. Once the pool is filled you will think “wow! This is great!” and the kids will hop in once it is warm enough. Your excitement will be short lived. Literally one day, you will look out and your “perfect” pool is suddenly “perfectly” green. So off you go to get chlorine for your amazing new pool. Since this pool is small you pick up the small chlorine dispenser for $6 and a container of 1” chlorine tabs for $18. (This will take you through the season just so you know). Little do you know that 1” chlorine tabs can be hard to find.......Home you go with your “solution” in hand. It doesn't work. Off you go to buy $15 test strips to figure out what is wrong. Turns out because you used well water you need to increase the PH. Without the proper PH your chlorine tabs are just eroding away and doing absolutely nothing to help with your green slop. So off you go to the $#@%&# store to pick up PH Up. Follow the instructions and now wait. It works! Next is the filter. Yup. It is there for a reason. I turn it on and it begins to filter all the algae that is floating around. Please keep in mind the pool is only 5 days old at this point. Suddenly you realize that you have to go back to the $#@%&# store to pick up another filter because the one you have is green. Feeling a bit strapped for cash you only pick up one. It isn't until you get home to find out that you actually have to replace the filter every 2 weeks. When you return to the store you realize that all the filters have been sold and that you look high and low around all the other stores and they don't have your size either.....grrrrr. It is not a powerful filter & leaks which is why I gave this a 4 star rating.. Once the filter does it's magic you realize that there is a bunch of junk at the bottom of the pool. Back to the $#@%&# store you go. This time to pick up a “spa” vacuum. You read the instructions and don't believe it will actually work. Stick a hose in one end and a mesh bag on the other and it will vacuum everything up. Since vacuuming is not a favorite activity you also pick up a pool cover. So another $30 and you come home with your next solution. It works like a charm. Once it is all clear you put the cover on. Please note that the cover was the best investment!!!! Now summer is under way. The kids use the pool daily. Suddenly the ring deflates. I would love to blame the kids for it but that is not the issue. Turns out that our cat has decided that this 12 foot pool is his personal water dish. Walking on the ring is quite a talent and he needs his claws out to keep his balance so he does not fall in. He also enjoys using it as a spring board and makes a game of bouncing off of it. Because our patio is not 100% level one side is a bit lower than the rest. Once the ring deflated enough that side of the pool collapsed causing a tsunami of water rushing down the back yard muddying our small pond and drowning all small rodents who had any holes in the yard. I spent days trying to find the hole. I searched for “easy” ways to find a hole and none of them actually worked. What I finally did was I inflated the ring and put my ear to it and walked around the ring listening for a slight whistle. This worked. I used a permanent marker and circled the hole (so in the future if my patch comes off I can find it again). Out to the $#@%&# store again. I find self-stick patches (yes these work and are less annoying than dealing with patches and glue!). Once applied we are back in business. Until it happens again. Since listening the first time worked I went around and found the hole within 2 minutes...dried it and patched it. Please note that the cover not only keeps leaves and debris out it also keeps animals from drowning in your pool. Turns out that our cat issue is a normal issue for folks with cats or with neighbor cats. Overall, once we got through our learning process we love this pool! The sides and bottom are sturdy for my girls. You can go to the pool store for advice but they do not carry any parts for this pool. I can't blame the product for the holes in the ring since it clearly is not a product issue but an animal one. Easy to set up (once you have the spot). Filter is so-so. I will probably upgrade that for next year. It is deep enough for my girls to use inflatable floats to float around on. We got this early in the season so we got it for a discount! Fast shipping. All of the issues with this pool has been user caused not product caused. Highly recommend this pool!

This pool is amazing! Complete easy to put together. We are completely satisfied. I would recommend it to anybody. Bill and I are seniors and we thought is this gonna be difficult. It was not we are enjoying it and would recommend it.

I’ve been buying both Intex or Summer Wave 10x30 pools for years and HIGHLY RECOMMEND them especially if you’re short on space as we are. Easy to set up, easy to maintain and enjoyable to use. It’s deep enough to sit in just to cool off and wide enough to accommodate to full size loungers to lie on. LESSON’s LEARNED: • If you don’t already have a AC/DC Air Inflator GET ONE. Hand pumps just don’t cut it. The faster you inflate the Ring the sooner you can enjoy your pool. • Get a container that you can wash your feet in prior to getting in the pool. You won’t believe what follows you into the pool. • Replace the Pump that comes with it with the Intex C1,000 Pump. The pump included is woefully under powered. The C1,000 circulates more water per hour (3x’s faster than what’s included) so you don’t have run it as much. • IMPORTANT: The pool MUST be on level ground and free of roots or rocks if you want equal water level throughout and a smooth pool bottom free off potential holes in the bottom of the pool. • Invest in a vacuum to aid in keeping the pool clean. I’ve found that the Intex 28620E works best for me. Anything that settles on the bottom of the pool is easily picked up. Read the instructions - it must be submerged in order to work. • Purchase the Pool Cover to help keep the pool clean of leaves, insects, grass and misc debris that can accumulate. When it comes to rain it’s strong enough to handle most rain accumulation. DO NOT try to take off the cover with water standing on it. You have to bail or vacuum it off in order to keep the pool water clean. In times of heavy rain I take the cover off prior to the storm. • For water Maintance I find that shocking the pool at least once a week does the trick. All I use beyond that is occasional PH Up and Algaecide. A small floating Chlorine Dispenser is not a bad thing to have as well. Overall this may sound like a lot but it really isn’t especially if you use this pool every year. If you take of it, it will give you pleasure all summer long. A lot of negative reviews I notice in here are self inflicted. Once you fill your pool you shouldn’t have to drain it to clean it EVER especially if you take care of it. Leaning on the side walls will collapse the sides should be a no brainer. Pin holes can be fixed with patches. I could go on but you get the point. Enjoy this pool you won’t regret it.

So this is the 3rd year we've purchased an easy set pool (in the past we've purchased smaller 10ft and 15ftx42in pools). In the past, I viewed these pools as effectively a disposable pool that we toss at the end of the year. When the pools are less than $300 that wasn't too difficult. However, with the pandemic and I'm sure other factors the price of these pools has skyrocketed. Last year I spent $285 total for a 15x42 Intex pool. This year it was over $600 for the exact same pool! With growing kids we opted to get the pool that is 48 inches deep to accommodate the older kids, but to spend over $700 for that pool is a bit of a sticker shock. All of that to say, I think these pools are WAY overpriced, especially compared to prior years. At this point, I'm going to attempt to actually make the pool this year last a 2nd year just so I don't have to get taken to the cleaners again next year for a pool... Regarding the cost as well, don't forget that the cost of the pool is only 1 of the costs. The water to fill it, the chemicals, filters, electricity all add up... That leads me into the durability of the pool. The first Intex easy set pool we had was leaking by the end of the summer. Granted, it was our first year with a pool, and I think the kids are getting better at taking care of it. Last year the pool we had survived the summer without any noticeable leaks, however, based on the way these pools are designed, they stretch over the course of the summer. By the end of the summer, I don't know that I would have wanted to pack the thing up and hope that it would hold up for another summer. Needless to say I'm seriously considering trying to save the one we bought this year to see if I can get a 2nd year out of it. Now to setup. First, I'm sure comparatively the "easy set" pools are easier than framed pools to set up. However, it still has its share of challenges. Back when we just had the 10 foot pool that was less than 3 feet deep, we just set it out, filled the air tube and filled it up. That was a bit of a mistake. We just put it over the grass, and I didn't realize that every bump in the ground would come through the bottom of the pool. So I learned ground prep is VERY important. Last year I did a bit more and took the time to clear away rocks, smoothed out the ground, and it worked better. However, being that it was a bigger pool (15x42), how level the ground began to have an impact. Now I have a relatively flat back yard. Any sloping of the yard is purely just normal sloping from the normal contours of the ground and sloping away from buildings. In the end, I think from one end to the other of the 15ft diameter pool, the slope was maybe 2-3 inches. Let me say that those 2-3 inches had a big impact. Because there is no frame, where the water goes is just a matter of physics. The whole pool was majorly lopsided. On one side, the side of the pool was basically vertical, and on the other side it was so contoured it felt like swimming through a tunnel if you swam under the tube. By the end of the year this was really annoying as the stretching of the pool compounds these issues. After all of that, I come to this year... This year I spent probably 6 hours getting the pool set up. Putting the pool in the same place as last year, but I did a lot of digging and moving of dirt to level things off, then topped it off with $80 worth of leveling sand (probably would have been cheaper getting it from a landscaping company instead of bags from Menards). In the end, I think I'm still off by 1-2 inches from one side to the other, but I'm hoping it won't be as bad as last year. Ok, now for my last complaint... As I've been treating these pools as effectively being disposable, it is kind of annoying that every time I buy a new pool, it comes with EVERYTHING. I now have 3 separate pumps/filters, 3 ladders (i've now trashed 2 of them just to get them off my property), 3 pool covers, etc. It would be nice if they could cut some cost off of the pool and only bundle those other items if they are actually needed. That being said, I'm also going to go ahead and say that the filter/pump for this pool is totally inadequate. Last year we were stuck with just the pump/filter that came with the pool, and even changing/cleaning the filter on a weekly basis, it couldn't keep the water clean. If you are going to get this pool, do yourself a favor and definitely buy a sand filter to go with it. Granted, the price of those has also skyrocketed, but I'm really hopeful that the filter will last more than 1 year... We'll see. In the end I'm giving this 3 stars mainly because the kids do love it, and I like the design (not having a frame). I'm just hopeful they can bring the cost down again next year...

Great little pool at this price point! My last one lasted me 3 seasons. Perfect because it comes with everything necessary for set-up, is considered temporary so requires no permit (at least in my area,) and the ladder is easily removed for safety. I highly recommend upsizing on the pump/filter, but that is just my preference. Overall a WINNER!

Can for up to 12 adults ,good deal…it’s been 4 months of regular use ..going good

Rubbish product, leaking from seam after only a few uses. Now unusable and very upset kids. Avoid buying this item.

So easy to set up we had a model exactly the same from two years ago. This one has a few extra parts, but the pump is better and everything about it is better. Me and my daughter are gonna have a lot of fun in it for the summer and the price is right thank you.

Excelente para pasar un buen rato

Gracias