Intex 15ft x 48in Prism Frame Pool Set with Ladder, Cover, & Pump

As a single woman, I put this pool up alone. Not sure why these other people say it took 5-6 people.. dear lord that's absurd lol!I didn't level the ground, just raked the debris up. Didn't add a layer of sand. Honestly I'm too lazy for that. I used the ground cloth under and I am on year 4 with no issues. The ladder and pump suck, get a decent one. But the pool itself is fine. I don't take it down nor close it for winter. For the price, ($4something) I cannot complain. Me and my friends enjoy it quite a bit. Build a little deck around it like I did and it can be a nice addition :)

The most important thing is to level your ground. We spent hours and hours leveling our ground. Assembly was challenging and the directions were a little confusing. It took 5 of us to put this pool together and the last bar is definitely the hardest to lock the pool ring in place. The ladder is horrible, you need to buy a more sturdy ladder. I am 130 pounds and the ladder is very very flimsy. Overall, we love our pool! It is refreshing, filter works good, and it is esthetically nice to look at for an above ground pole hope we can get 2 years out of it!

I set up this pool over the period of a couple of hours yesterday. Now that it's filled up and the pump is running, I'll share some observations.First, it's a well-designed and complete kit. Setup is easy with 2 people (though I had my 3 kids helping me. The $420 price-tag (at the time I ordered it) is a bit steep, in my opinion, but you're paying at least a $100 premium for shipping when you order it online. I could not find a comparable pool for less money locally. The Amazon seller I purchased it from did not advise me that it was coming via freight which delayed delivery by 2 weeks (the seller neglected to provide my contact information to the freight carrier).Second, when they say make sure you have a perfectly level spot they're not kidding. You can't get away with much slope at all without putting strain on the frame on the low side. I had a 14" slope across the 15-foot diameter. I built a retaining wall and filled with stone dust. After sitting for a few weeks the stone dust seemed to have compacted into a very hard surface. But the legs of the pool quickly sunk. I had to correct it by setting the legs on the retaining wall itself. So two lessons here: 1) make sure you have a SOLID surface and 2) the pool will expand as you fill it - the legs will move out a few inches.I took the advice from other reviewers and ordered a bigger sand pump for it - the Intex SF80110-1. I have not installed it yet because you need $38 worth of adapters to make it work with the smaller plumbing that comes with this pool kit. You need 2 Intex 10747 (plunger valves) and 2 Intex 10722 hose adapters. Both are available in pairs from Amazon.Again, on the advice of other reviewers I ordered the Intex Deluxe Wall Mount Surface Skimmer. It works great, but the little pump that comes with the pool kit will only make it work if you plug one of the 2 intakes. I'm hoping the bigger pump will allow the skimmer to work without having to plug one intake.4 stars because because one of the pump hoses provided in the kit had 3 pinhole leaks in it. I need to call Intex for a replacement.

I would give more stars if i could, best decision ever!! Intex is by far the best brand in above-ground pools in my opinion

Stupidly easy to assemble. I'm a stay at home mom, and assembled it by myself while husband was running errands, and I was also chasing kids around the yard. Do yourself a favor and grab extra filter cartridges at the same time- my pump quit working after about 3 days before I even got chemicals in it but it turns out the filter was just so gunked up already. We have well water and I used a charcoal filter when filling the pool, but I'm guessing there was still a bunch of sediment. Once I replaced the cartridge and got the chemicals squared away, it has been running like a dream.Also, I promise you, no matter how level you think your yard is, it isn't. Do yourself the favor and do the ground work. I did not, and it's a little wonky now.

Kind of a pain trying to get the plastic pcs threw the holes and getting the holes to line up to get them threw, hurts your hands. Other than that was pretty easy to set up. The pool cover sucks rips super easily and it doesnt keep anything out it comes with circles in the top like peek a boo holes.

So far, so good! Relatively easy to assemble, but time consuming. I put it up by myself (mother of two) and have had Intex pools - 3rd one ordered is this one - over the course of the last 15 years and I really have no complaints. They have all held up very well, so I am giving this one 5 stars, as I expect it will live up to the others that I have purchased through Intex.

First let me say that we did things as right as we could have with this pool. Rented a sod cutter and removed the grass. Leveled it out as much as possible... put the sand down... really worked on this to get it right.Put it up, filled with water and it got a tear in the liner out of absolutely nowhere. We hadn’t even been in the pool yet and it tore... and... Impossible to patch. We tried the patches that come with it, waterproof gorilla tape, a vinyl adhesive patch kit... nothing works. The tear just continued to expand no matter what we did to try to fix it.We attempted to fix it each time and refilled the pool 4 different times... woke up 4 mornings to a completely empty pool before we finally gave up.Never even got to swim in it... I literally purchased this pool less than a month ago. It’s been a complete waste of money and I would not recommend it to anybody that values their time and sanity.