desertcart.com: INTEX Metal Frame 10 ft x 30 in Above Ground Pool
Set, Round Swimming Pool with Steel Frame, 330 GPH Cartridge
Filter Pump, and Type H Filter Cartridge : Patio, Lawn & Garden
Review: Great size, quality construction, easy to set up. - This
was a great pool for us all last summer. It was easy to put up
and take down by myself and it was very sturdy. We will
definitely put it up again this year. It was the perfect size for
my daughter and I to lounge around and cool off, and the filter
did a great job keeping up.
Review: Great pool - Buy upgraded pump - GREAT POOL but I learned
a few things the hard way so heed my warning! I bought this pool
last summer. It was my first above-ground pool so I was
inexperienced and I was impatient and put it up quickly. We put
sand to level the low spots and installed the pool, which was
super easy, and put the legs on cement pavers. Mistake! The sand
shifted due to the weight of the water and caused some of the
pavers to move a bit under the edge of the pool, causing a small
pinhole, and the pool ended up a couple of inches unlevel anyway.
I also saw all of the comments/reviews about upgrading the pump
but didn't do that. The pump worked ok so I didn't bother, and
again I was impatient and eager to get swimming. We patched the
small pinhole and kept swimming until I took the pool down for
winter. It takes about 30-45 minutes for my husband and I to put
up and take down and we didn't want to mess with chemicals all
winter or deal with winterizing (and I knew I needed a better
ground leveling anyway). THIS YEAR I started early and paid
someone to dig down (as little as necessary) to create a flat
level circle where we wanted the pool. We put down a liner and
installed the pool. We then used the cement pavers to put the
legs on but dug them down so they were level with the ground.
THIS IS WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE LAST YEAR AND I ENCOURAGE OTHERS
TO DO THE SAME AND DON'T TAKE SHORTCUTS. I also noticed the pump
that came with the pool isn't doing as well this year. It's weak
and barely pulls things into the skimmer (purchased separately
and also highly recommended). I purchased the upgraded pump. WOW
- What a difference!!! I should have purchased it last year. It
looks exactly the same as the pump that comes with the pool but
is slightly larger but SO MUCH STRONGER! I can actually SEE the
water moving around the entire pool and debris actually being
'sucked' into the skimmer. Recommended additional purchases:
***Upgraded Pump: Intex Krystal Clear Cartridge Filter Pump for
Above Ground Pools, 1000 GPH Pump Flow Rate, 110-120V with GFCI
(uses same tubes, connections as pump that comes with pool)
***Skimmer: Intex Deluxe Wall-Mounted Swimming Pool Surface
Automatic Skimmer | 28000E ***Vaccum: POOLWHALE Portable Pool
Vacuum Jet Underwater Cleaner W/Brush,Bag,4 Section Pole of
48"(No Garden Hose Included),for Above Ground Pool,Spas,Ponds &
Fountains ***Extras needed: Skimmer socks, Chlorine Floater, 3"
Chlorine Tablets, Pool Net, 7 in 1 pool water test strips. Notes
for new pool owners: If you take a sample of your water to your
local pool store, they will test it and tell you exactly what and
how much of which chemicals you need to add. They will need to
know that it's an above-ground pool and the size of it. You will
learn to use the water testing strips to check every few days
(once a week maybe) and when you see something off, you know it's
time to take another sample to the pool place. And you also will
start to learn what and how much you need to add on your own to
maintain levels. Hope this helps other newbies like me!
