INTEX Ultra XTR 32 ft x 16 ft 52 in Above Ground Pool Set, Rectangular Swimming Pool with Sand Pump, Saltwater System, Maintenance Kit, & Volleyball Game

I bought this pool in April 2020. It lasted us through 6 seasons of Florida hot weather. We just took it down last month. I am very impressed with the quality and strength of the liner. I cannot believe that it lasted this long especially given that it was in full sun the entire time. We kept the pool running year long by keeping up with the cleaning and running the pump and the chlorinator, but reducing the time. The main things that required changing over time, were the hoses, the skimmer, and the titanium electrode in the chlorinator (if you get the pool and pump combo like we did). We ended up upgrading our stairs to something bigger, but that was just a preference. Looking back now, I prefer the stairs that came with the pool since they are much easier to maintain and do not collect algae since they can be accesses easily to be cleaned. I highly recommend putting pavers under the U-shaped legs when installing the pool. We got the large 18 inch paver squares and put one under each leg. It helped tremendously prevent any rusting of the legs. In addition is helps the legs from sinking into the ground. The legs have a lot of pressure when pool is filled so the pavers kept them level and stable. I also kept the pump and chlorinator covered the entire time to protect from the elements and mostly the heat. I put a folding table over it and put a cover on the table. This was a make-shift shelter but it helped keep it covered and at the same time it gave me easy access to the pump and chlorinator. I used the top of the table to store some our floats and other pool items. So I do recommend finding some type of cover to put over the pump to protect it. Lastly I do recommend investing in a robotic type pool cleaner. I tried the manual vacuum that came with the pool and it worked fine, but it takes a while to clean the entire pool that way and it was not easy to reach all spots.

Before we bought this pool, we did our research. We read all of the reviews. We did all the prep as suggested in the instruction book and the online reviews. The absolute most important part is making sure the ground is completely level. If you aren't willing to spend the time to follow that one step, don't buy the pool. We have one corner that is roughly 1.5 inches lower than the rest and once you add water it does make a huge difference. It took my me and my husband a week to prepare the ground, about 12 hours to put the pool together and another 27 hours to fill the pool. (Quickest way to test your marriage, build this pool. 😂 We survived it though.) We chose the salt water option for the pump. Definitely happy with that decision. We added the 240lbs of salt and a gallon of the acid the day after the pool was filled. That was roughly 4 weeks ago and we haven't had to add anything else. Which is nice considering we would have gone through quite a bit of liquid chlorine by now living in Florida. The one thing I don't like is the ladder. It is stable but I'm not at all comfortable climbing it, also it is a high climb for kids. We are planning a way to fix that situation. The skimmer isn't the best, the holes allow some of the debris to drain back in the pool when you pull it out. But if you buy the basket socks that helps some. Over all we are extremely happy with the pool itself.

I watched all the videos and reviews on this pool for about 4 months. So I want to add some bullet points to this pool: - 2 hours to level the ground. Brought in Sand and made sure we have a level ground, but nothing perfect. - 3 hours to put the pool up. Me and my 100lb fiance accomplished this task and unpacking everything from all the boxes takes a lot of time. It was tough because the pool liner is heavy. I wish we had spend a little bit of time to pull every wrinkle out. Be sure where the tarp is laid is where you want the pool, there is no going back to move it unless you have an army. Be sure you have a dolly for this job, i bought one and it was the best thing to buy for this job. One thing to note, I thought Intex sent me the wrong corner poles because they are much smaller than the other poles, but that is just how they are, they need to move. I was pretty upset until I watched other videos and noticed thats just how they are. - 2 hours to hook up the pool filter, salt water and connect the hoses. You will need about 120 lbs of sand to put in the filter(sold at home depot and says pool filter sand). You will need about 8 bags of salt (sold at walmart and says pool salt) to start. You will need about 3lbs of water stabilizer (cyanuric acid sold at Walmart) to start. You will need a pool water test kit, the pool comes with test strips but eventually you will want to upgrade. - The pool took about 3days to fill up. Changed my hose for better output of water. I did not water at night because I was always pulling the legs to make sure they were out. I put 1 inch bricks on the legs (not level to the ground) on the most inner side of the brick. By the time the pool filled up, the legs kicked to the middle of the brick. The rails will dip until the pool is 100% filled, my right side still has a slight bend, but over time I know the ground is soft and the bricks will sink. Over all I am happy right now with this pool and excited for summer to come now. The pool is BIG. I like how Intex sends you mostly everything you will need to get this pool started and running. The pool is a lot of work to setup and maintain, but the benefit of having a very large pool will pay off. After summer I plan on taking it down and storing, so maybe i can write a review on how that goes.

In love with this product the best choice I could made