• Nobody builds a metal frame pool like Intex!
• With our SUPER-TOUGH liners and our high quality, incredibly strong metal frames, you will enjoy a pool that is easy to assemble, beautiful to look at, and certain to provide years of fun!
• Filter Pump and instructional DVD included.
• Ready for water in 30 minutes
• Room for the whole family

Intex 12' Diameter x 30INCH High Frame Set Pool Capacity: 1694 gallons at 80% Full Convenient drain plug for easy draining Super-Tough triple strong sidewalls made with three separate layers of material for extra strength and durability separate laminated band provides additional wall support Rust-Resistant galvanized steel frame Reinforced polypropolyene rope wraps around the bottom of the pool liner to keep steel legs firmly in place Instructional Video NEW - Free Inflatable Floating Pool Mat

Customer Rating:
Summary: Wrong Order, Right Pool!
Comment: I meant to order another model because we have a limited space for where to put the pool and because I didn't want the metal poles. All that went out the window once it came. The instructions sounded tough to follow, but once we started it was a no brainer! From the time we opened the box to completing the filter connections adding water, it was under 45 minutes. I was concerned it was not going to be sturdy, but after it was together it was solid. It only got better once it was filled with water. We did find that the 12' measurement was not really quite 12'. As I said, since we were limited on space, this was a great thing for us, but for others counting on that 12', maybe not so much. One thing we are finding out though, is that you can't really fill the pool to the level they suggest. We did and after a few antics by our kids, water was coming over the sides. There isn't any "lip" like a regular above ground pool to keep that water in the pool, but really it isn't a huge deal. Overall, a good investment that looks like it will last for quite a while.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Better than easy and simple set!
Comment: We have the 12'X 36", which is almost the same size, and are extremely pleased with it. It is a lot of pool for the money!
The exterior white pipes are a sturdy metal that interlock with each other and slip through a very strong vinyl casing around the top of the heavy vinyl blue pool itself. Since we already had a level spot from previous pools, it took only an hour or so, for my children to assemble it themselves, with their 14 yr. old brother. As many people have stressed on other pool reviews, YOU MUST MUST have a level site and this can take lots of work, so don't expect to just open it and start assembling. Once the pool was filled with water, I was surprised by how much more solid it seemed than our previous Easy set and simple set pools had been. It's like there's some kind of dynamic balance between the metal frame and the heavy vinyl pool wall and all the water. My son insists it is superior to our old pools.
An important note is that this pool is truly 12 feet across the top, unlike the easy and simple set ones that measure 12 feet on the bottom diameter but far less, closer to 9+ feet across the top, and this pool can be filled up to 90% of its sidewall height. Our old easy set pool was supposed to be filled only to 80%, so when you compare this pool with those kind, remember that this one has more usable swimming area and depth.
This kind of pool can not be winterized and left up in climates where the winter temperatures drop below freezing, so keep that in mind. We live in the northeast of the US, so pools are useful at most from approximately Memorial Day to shortly after Labor Day, and we think that inexpensive above ground pools are economical. Also, we have found that the more expensive chemical testing kits, like the ones at Walmart for $12.97, that test for for at least five things, are a good investment, even for small pools. If you don't add stabilizer (cyanuric acid) and keep your ph steady, you will spend too much on chemicals overall. I wasted lots of chlorine over the years before I realized that. Small pools are economical but the chemical maintenance is more challenging than it might seem. I looked into Bacquacil (a non-chlorine sanitizing system, that is not as tricky to test and manage as a chlorine system) and was told by one pool dealer that it might clog up cartridge filters in small pools, but the website for Bacquacil says you can use it with this kind. We are going to try that.
Also, our pool came with a well made ladder, noticeably better quality than our previous pool sets, and had a lightweight pool cover and a small pool skimmer and vacuum. These small vacuums work on whats called a "venturi" effect. Not as efficient as the kind in big pools. Just make sure that you put a big fresh container of water in front of the ladder and make the kids rinse off their feet before going in.

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