| This summer my wife finally talked me into | | | | minutes to install. The chemicals mainly chlorine |
| buying a small above ground pool for my | | | | and shockit took 5 minutes but they couldn't |
| youngest daughter. (Ok the truth is she got tired | | | | swim in it until the next day. You do need to buy |
| of waiting for me and went out and bought one | | | | a testing kit for ph and chlorine levels of the |
| herself) I admit I was reluctant to buy one, mainly | | | | water to keep it clean all summer. The test kit |
| because I was too lazy to level the ground. | | | | only cost me 6 dollars. I found the walls to be |
| I have to say it was easier and faster than I | | | | stronger than I originally thought. The inflated top |
| thought it would be and my daughter who is 9 | | | | ring filled up in minutes with a bicycle pump. I did |
| has been it everyday now for 2 weeks. She is at | | | | place a tarp underneath it just incase I missed a |
| the least very happy and has had her friends | | | | twig or other sharp object in the grass. |
| come over everyday. We where kind of worried | | | | One draw back that I have found is you still need |
| on what we were going to do with her during the | | | | to buy a small net to clean it every day. Small |
| summer holidays, because we are not going | | | | pieces of grass and leaves seem to find there |
| anywhere this summer. To my surprise my older | | | | way into the water. Yesterday my daughter |
| daughter who is 15 has also been goofing around | | | | came running into the house and said there was a |
| in it with her friends, they all seem to enjoy it on | | | | small animal swimming in it. It was a grey squirrel; |
| hot days. The older girls don't try to swim in it, | | | | I guess he was looking for a drink of water |
| they mostly just sit around on floating chairs and | | | | because it was so dry here. I scooped him out |
| talk. Fun for them I guess, and it is cooling and a | | | | with the net and off he ran. |
| great sun tan area. | | | | I would recommend the Intex above ground pool |
| I purchased the 36" X 12 foot intex easy set | | | | for anyone that has kids and needs entertainment |
| above ground pool. It doesn't sound very big but | | | | on hot days. If you think they are not deep |
| you would be surprised. I have 28 inches of | | | | enough to have fun in you are wrong. I have |
| water in it and can float anything that a large pool | | | | friends that have in-ground pools and they have |
| can. 4 kids fit very comfortably playing around | | | | said they will never have another pool deeper |
| and I have seen 6 teenagers sitting in it like a hot | | | | than four feet. They considered it a waste of |
| tub. | | | | money because most people only play around in |
| The most important part of installation is leveling | | | | water and do not dive. Besides the beauty of |
| of the ground. This has to be as near as perfect | | | | these soft-sided pools is at the end of summer I |
| as possible. Do not place on sand or soft dirt it | | | | can simply drain it and store it away for the |
| has to been on grass or hardpan. The reason for | | | | winter. |
| no slope is because the sides are soft so it could | | | | Next year I am going to buy the 18 foot model |
| roll over on it self with the water pressure leaning | | | | that is 4 feet deep so the older kids can goof |
| to one side. The installation instructions say to | | | | around in it more. Price of these pools is very low |
| make an area of about 12 feet across. I found | | | | as far as I am concerned around 500 dollars for |
| that you need 14 feet because the sides bulge | | | | the larger ones. I paid 84 dollars for mine and that |
| out. | | | | included the pump. You can get framed intex |
| The intex pool took 6 hours to fill up with the | | | | pools in larger sizes but it's too much work for |
| garden hose. The pump that came with took 5 | | | | me. |