INTEX 26175EH Easy Set Inflatable Swimming Pool Set: 18ft x 48in – Includes 1500 GPH Cartridge Filter Pump – Removable Ladder – Pool Cover – Ground Cloth

I'm one that needs a pool. Grew up with one and like to dip as much as I can. This is my second Intex 18' pool. The first I bought from Walmart 5 years ago. It was the exact same product. Thanks to a deer jumping on my folded pool in winter, I needed a new one. Really folks, this is a no brainer. Under $500 gets you a pretty decent setup. I've tried different filters and ladders but the way it comes is perfect. You need to make sure you stay on top of your filter cleanings or this particular filter pump will clog up. I reuse 3 filters and am always soaking two in hydrochloric acid in a bucket. I change them about every 4 days. Or treat yourself and upgrade to the intex 2500 gph pump with the large B sized filters. You can get two weeks out of those before they need to be cleaned and you'll get a more powerful flow on your return too.My old pool had a slow leak in the air ring and I had to fill it every day. It was still worth it. So being this one holds the air perfect, I am relieved. Do not over fill the air ring. A hot day will expand the air in the ring and it'll pop. You want it to breathe in and out with the temperature, if that makes sense. So when it's colder at night, it looks a little deflated. But it's not.I will note my filter pump broke within 2 weeks but the company sent me a new one no questions asked. So customer service is pretty good here. I'm not sure why it was broken but I have had a few of these pumps and they seem to chug along just fine.If I have any advice (I live in South USA), make sure to use your cover. The first two years I did not use it regularly. I came to realize using the cover helps the chlorine last longer and it seems to block algae growth. Our water is crystal clear because we cover it every day. We also use a tube in the middle of the pool under the cover to help the cover float above the water. Makes it easy to put on and off from inside the pool.I can't really explain how much satisfaction you'll get from this. You need to see it setup in your yard to see the quality of the material they use for the pool. It's mind blowing it all holds together. But it does.

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.