Easy Set 18ft x 48in Inflatable Ring Above Ground Pool Set w/Pump

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.

I wasn't sure what to think about this pool because I had seen some mixed reviews.It did take me three different tries to set up the pool on three different days, but that is because I kept needing to relevel the pool manually with a shovel.Ultimately I just decided to risk it and set the pool up even though there was a slight...couple of inch difference in the levelness of the pool on one quarter section. I had read some reviews that insisted that the pool must be exactly perfectly level.... And am relieved to report that even though mine is slightly off due to some rock impeding my ability to achieve perfect level ground.... The pool has been up for almost 2 months now and it's doing just fine. I think if a whole half of the pool were off, this would be different.In any case, I have friends over regularly to do water aerobics and it's a lovely time. Pool is still going great.The pump works pretty good, but you are definitely going to need one of those vacuum things. I bought one on Amazon I think it was by Intex as well for 28 bucks. If you have any trees letting off leaves, you will want the pool vacuum thing.I also bought a pool skimmer device but haven't attached it yet because surprisingly the pool is pretty easy to maintenance if you do it everyday.The pool does not require as much work as some people make it out to be in my opinion. I find it easier to leave the pool uncovered and just fish out the leaves everyday. It motivates me to also use the pool on a regular basis and makes it easier to monitor the pool's cleanliness when I can actually see it.In terms of chemical maintenance, I just bought some 3-in chlorine tablets, put some chlorine stabilizer in every now and then because of its exposure to sun.... (The sun destroys chlorine more quickly for those who don't know and the sun also promotes the growth of algae if the pool is not adequately chlorinated.)I also shocked the pool when it gets cloudy, which has only been once in the last 2 months. I am usually pretty bad about maintaining stuff, so if maintaining the pool is easy for me, it should probably be pretty easy for most people. Seriously. It's a small pool and it has a filter that runs on a timer.I should also note that I don't like using the cover. It catches leaves and other crap that end up going into the pool when you remove the cover anyway. So it's easier for me to just leave the cover off and fish out some leaves whenever I see them floating. If they sit on the cover too long they disintegrate, and then you have to break out the vacuum instead of just using a net.I realize at this point it's at the end of pool season, but what a great time to get a deal on this pool. I'm disappointed I didn't wait a little longer to buy it because it was more than $100 cheaper a month after I bought it.Finally, I need to go back to the pool setup. It was actually very easy. Surprisingly easy. It would have been easier if my land were already level. Nevertheless it was so easy, that I set the pool up and took down the pool three separate times three days in a row while trying to get the thing level. I didn't fill it all the way the first two times but did on the 3rd.This pool is over 5,000 gallons, so be prepared for a giant water bill. Where I live, my water bill ended up being about $170. The base bill is normally $35.... And I don't normally pay more than $35 so.... Count on a steep waterbill whenever you fill it.As long as this pool holds up for a while, I would definitely recommend buying it again. And if anything happens in the next year or so, I'll update this. Otherwise you can assume that it's still going strong.

The picture I'm sharing is how my pool looked after 5 days of being put up. Yes, you are seeing a completely drained pool in the process of being taken down to return to Amazon.I'm five months pregnant and I bought this pool to help get me through a summer pregnancy. My feet swell up like balloons anytime I try to walk for more than 15 minutes, I've got carpal tunnel in my hands, and I've gained so much baby weight I can barely walk. I sought out a cheap pool that would last a few years just to get the relief of feeling weightless in water. I saw this pool and thought it would be awesome because I'm 4'11" in height and the pool looked short enough for me to get in with little trouble.Setting up the pool was pretty easy. The instructions have a DVD you can watch to see setup filmed out. The DVD I got was faulty and when I put it in two different DVD players, my laptop, and my PS3 it made them make this loud whirling sound that DVD players shouldn't make. The DVD never worked but thankfully it was on youtube and I watched there. Even though I'm five months pregnant and can't move well because of my baby belly, I was able to put this pool together in a few hours. I didn't want to purchase the intex air pump so I cut off the top off a water bottle, duck taped it onto a hair drier, turned it on cold and used that to fill up the air tube. Filled it up really quickly.Be careful to ensure the surface is level. I had what really looked like a level surface but ended up having one side higher than the other. Because one side ended up lower, the pool never filled up on one side completely. In the deepest end, when I sat down the water reached my upper arms. For a pregnant woman this pool was wonderful while it lasted. It had just enough of a deepness that I could float and get the relief I needed. It was just deep enough I could actually swim around but could also sit and lounge to relax. The pool is small enough that the sun would heat the water a bit so that it was like taking a comfy bath outside. The pool came with a pool cover. I put it on at night and during the early morning hours it would heat the top of the pool water to keep it from being too cold when I swam in the evening.Unfortunately, I only got to get in 4 times before it busted somehow and all the water leaked out. I don't know what happened or where the leak started. One day the pool was nice and full and the next morning the pool was almost empty. All the filter and drain plugs were in tight. The air tube was fine and inflated fully. When I left the pool the day before there were no signs of leaks. I spent a good 5 hours trying to figure it out. There were no animals or children around. I was the only one using the pool and I just floated in it with no rough play. I looked everywhere around for the leak but couldn't figure it out. The pool was only up for 5 days. I'm so disappointed. Being pregnant and having to take the pool down and pack it up in 90 degree heat to return it was no easy task. I had a good, hormonal pregnant cry because I was so miserable losing the one thing that could give me relief from a rough pregnancy.If the pool hadn't busted it would have been a great relief from a hot summer for a pregnant woman. The plastic used to make the walls of the pool don't seem tough or thick enough to withstand much of a puncture which is what I think happened. It either had a factory defect or something during the night must have punctured a small hole somewhere in the walls of the pool. The air tube at the top also didn't seem to thick. Even though it kept inflated, when heated in the hot summer sun, it felt flimsy and thin. I'm sure a minor prick of something could easily pop it. After swimming and working hard putting it together I can tell you the pool isn't that high in quality. I'd spring for a more expensive, better quality pool over this one any day. I don't want another pool like this one. It wasn't worth all the work my suffering pregnant body had to go through to put it up to have it break so quickly.

This pool is amazing esp for the price offered. This is the second one we purchased from this company. We upgraded to this larger one. Easy to set up. Lots of fun. Get you a beach chair and hang out. Bring on the summer heat! We can handle it now.

I have been buying this pool every year for many years now. It is a great pool and easy to set up. I’m disappointed this year, though that the inflatable part on the top has a hole in it after just one day being up.

My family bought an 18 times 48 sized pool. Unfortunately, the ground you place the pool on has to be one hundred percent flat, or else you'll have a slightly deeper end. What will also happen is that the higher end doesn't get as much water as the deeper end. So when the deeper end is filled bellow the ring, and you add more water, it will always go to the deeper end and the pool will overflow. Even if you have a one hundred percent flat place for your pool, you cannot fill it any higher than right below the ring, or else it literally dumps out all the water that isn't below the ring. The slightly elevated area that has less water will have a side that caves in just a bit. It is really a problem. The water can't go inside the pipes to the filter and the pump. There's also a bit of false advertising here too. The POOL is 48 inches tall, but the water in the pool can only go below the ring. The water isn't four feet deep. It takes a bit long to fill up. Another thing to avoid is rocks. Large rocks under the pool. It is hard to flatten the bottom of the pool with slightly elevated places. When you put up the pool, after you've blown up the ring ( By the way, the only thing to blow up is the ring!) someone has to fill the pool with about an inch of water and hop in and smooth the inside of the pool. It is hard. What I did is I hopped in and smoothed it out while the water was running. It gets harder when the pool has more water. I started when the deepest end had about maybe an inch of water. It took me an hour to get all the major creases, air bubbles and wrinkles out and there are still a lot of wrinkles. Trust me, the air bubbles are hard to get out. Our pool's floor was super wrinkled, that's why it took me that long. I made a lot of headway but it was harder to get some wrinkles out. Only one method worked for me but I had to be super patient. Also, this method isn't in the manual. Start from the middle and spread out in a circular motion. Spin around and flatten. Once you've got your small, middle circle done, expand and cover a bit more ground. Repeat until done. Spots of creases and wrinkles( mostly air bubbles) may reappear but that's why patience is important.... Next... the pump. The pump works just fine, however, it weighs down the pool, because the pool is made of plastic, so the side with the pump sags and also caves in. It is also hard to fill up that corner with water because of that. Also, the pump could be more powerful. Next, the ladder. Yes indeed, you have to build the ladder. The ladder is a bit unsteady. A bit wobbly, but it works. Our biggest concern regarding the ladder was that its hard rubber material at the bottom of the ladder, may wear a hole in the pool. We have concluded to either lay a mat under it, or keep moving the ladder around. We haven't tried the debris cover yet, but it looks like it'll work better than the recommended Intex solar cover that we bought seperately. It blew right off with one huge gust of wind. But overall, this pool was an amazing purchase. I highly recommend it. I also hope this review is helpful to someone.

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...

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 care 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.

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.

I had my reservations about getting this pool. Worried that it was too much work, we wouldn't use it because we live in Canada and the summers are short here. However I was pleasantly surprised. Firstly at how large it is (ours is 18' x 48") and secondly how much we really enjoy it and ease of maintenance.The cover keeps the heat in at night and draws heat during the day because of the dark colour. We also heat the pool up by adding water during the day from a long black garden hose (150' feet long) lying in the concrete. That hose water is hot and helps heat up the water.Maintenance is really easy, just test every day and add what is needed. We bought a net to scoop out the few leaves and bugs. The bottom has stayed clean so far. (We have had it now for 2 weeks.)Setup was fairly straightforward but I recommend that you smooth out the bottom as much as you can before adding water. And make sure it is placed exactly where you want it because you can't move it once the water is in. Water is a bit of an expense but that is part of the package. The 18' pool took us a couple of days to fill intermittently with two separate garden hoses. Once it's full you need to add a bit now and then and we use hot hose water to keep it comfortable. The rim needs to be inflated a little every few days especially if the nights are cool, as it is here.Our pool is deep enough and big enough for my husband and I to float around on floaties - not big enough for actual swimming of course but a wonderful way to enjoy summer and stay cool. Six people can comfortably enjoy the pool.The ladder seems sturdy and has 300lb capacity. It could be a little tricky to get in and out if you are not very young and fit because the ladder is quite high, almost 5' at the top. But 60 yo me has no issues.We had a "dud" delivered initially with some leaks but we contacted the manufacturer directly and they replaced everything within a few days. Exceptional customer service and I highly recommend this company and their product. If you are thinking about getting this pool ... do it!

Excelente para pasar un buen rato

Gracias