INTEX 28165EH Easy Set Inflatable Swimming Pool Set: 15ft x 42in – Includes 1000 GPH Cartridge Filter Pump – Removable Ladder – Pool 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.

We have a terrible backyard that is nothing but a hill, but we have a fabulous covered patio. I was looking for a pool that would fit on the patio and have filtration so that I wouldn't need to empty it all the time wasting water. I was looking at 9'x14' framed pools, but opted for this 8' diameter "bag pool". Best sub-100 dollars I have spent. We've had it less than a week, but my 2 kids have spent 3 hours every day in it, plus a day with friends. Even if we threw it away tomorrow, I would say it is worth it. Bought the cover for it as well. Totally recommend. Ours is a little lopsided right now. I think I over filled it and it got a lil wonky and can't get unwonky, but it is functioning find, just looks weird.

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.