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.
A great deal! Complete with filter pump, ground cloth, pool cover,
ladder, maintenance kit, surface skimmer, and video. Ready for water in
10 minutes! Select your location, inflate the top ring, and the Easy
Set™ pool rises while you fill it with water. Super tough
sidewalls are made with 2 outer layers of PVC laminated to an inner
layer of polyester mesh for extra strength and durability. Advisory:
Pool owners may need to comply with local or state laws relating to
childproof fencing, safety barriers, lighting, and other safety
requirements. Customers should contact their local building code
enforcement office for further details.
- 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
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.
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!).
Dad (who set-up the thing and has to maintain it)
Intex Easy Set 15-Foot-by-42-Inch Round Pool Set
. 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.
A Customer
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