Intex 24-Foot by 12-Foot by 52-Inch Rectangular Ultra Frame Pool

We watched many youtube videos and read plenty of reviews before purchasing this item and felt confident with our purchase. What we didn't do a good job of, was price hunting, literally the day after placing order we found the exact same pool for $799 at Atwoods, but Amazon has a policy of not price matching after purchase so I'm not too thrilled about that, and unfortunately makes me not give this my full approval without fair warning.As for the pool, for us it took two grown men and just a few hours to setup. Husband said he felt the instructions for the pump could of been a bit more clearer but they managed to get it figured out.From other reviewers we got the idea to have sand hauled in (for us we paid $150 for 4 tons, not sure that was a good deal or not, lol) to level our yard. We also brought an extra tarp because we read others say the one that comes with the pool is cheap and will fall apart over time. We were wanting to get water hauled in but couldn't find anyone locally so we hooked up two water hoses instead. Took about 10hrs to fill (can't wait to see that bill). It bowed in for the longest (but we weren't concerned thanks to other reviewers reviews), once the water filled completely it stopped bowing and everything turned out perfectly.It has only been a day and so far we are pleased with the way it turned out, only thing we weren't pleased with is paying the higher price, because we sure could of used that extra money towards the extras we had to do to prep; sand, tarp, bricks to put under legs, sand, salt, water bill. Those may be things you want to keep in mind when making this big purchase.On another good note, cut, they contacted me right away to finalize order. Order placed 5/1, expected delivery 5/9-5/12, arrived 5/6, so that was really great! Downside, I found pool $170 cheaper day locally and Amazon wouldn't price match, so it was disappointing to know I could of supported a local business and at a better price. My advice, PRICE HUNT before buying.

Update: January 2014 - I live in Florida so the pool stays up during the winter. The use of the salt/sand pump went down to only a couple of hours twice a week to keep the water clean. No swimmers mind you because the water is a bit chilly even here in Florida! The pump has stopped "pumping"! I have taken the entire pump apart and performed maintenance on the whole system. Once it is together all it will do is hummm but not pumping action or sanitation of the water. I went onto the INTEX website and it is very hard to find information about the warranty but from what I received it the pump has a 2 year warranty (so I should be good through June 2016). I tried to call but ended up putting in an email request for information direction on the website. Now I'm waiting to see what happens - will keep you posted!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Original Review Below~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Let me start out with - This is an AWESOME POOL! I advise anyone who wants to buy this pool to please read the reviews and go and watch video on youtube to better understand what you are getting.I purchased the 12x24 a couple of weeks ago after doing all of my research. The primary reason for going with this pool is the saltwater system and price. I ordered this using amazon and a 3rd party (in the swim) and things went smoothly from the order to the delivery. The day after I ordered the pool I received a call from the shipping (freight) company to coordinate the delivery. We settled on a date/time and everything arrived as planned (on a semi truck no less). You only get "curb side" delivery but a nice tip will help get it into your garage. NOTE: It is shipped in one big box on a wooden pallet - To move it around just open the outer box and you will find 2 easier to manage boxes inside (1 of 2 and 2 of 2).After reading all the advise on making sure the ground is level I decided to hire someone to bring in some fill dirt and laser level the area where the pool would go. This was a great investment because they got the ground within a 1/2 inch of level once the pool was setup and filled. If you are off by even a small amount it makes a big difference! This was around a $900 investment.Next - The setup manual and videos from INTEX will tell you that 2 people can put this pool up in 60-90 minutes! This is a joke! It took two adult men and one of our kids an entire day to get it up and ready for water. We started our project at 8 a.m. and we started filling it with water around 4:30 that same afternoon. We took a couple of breaks along the way but be prepared to spend some time working on this!Lay everything out first! Make sure you know where all your items are and it will help with the process. We un-boxed everything and put items where we could easily get to them. This really helps!Also - we added the black ground weed fabric under the blue underlay they include with the pool. This was another $50 investment but again worth it!Here is another bit of advise! Nowhere does it tell you that you need to put the pool supports on something (like concrete or pressure treated wood) We purchased the 16x16 blocks at a big box store ($3.20/each) and for this size pool you need 18 so another $58! Also you will need to go to a pool store and buy your salt and silica sand. For this pool you need 210 lbs of salt and 55 lbs of silica sand (salt = $8/bag (40lbs) and sand = $10/bag (50lbs) adding another $70 to the bill!Now it is time to put the water in the pool! I live in the country and on a well so the water only cost me the electricity to pump it to the surface. This pool holds almost 9000 gallons of water when filled to the 90% line so you can figure out how much it will run you to fill it up. You can also call your local fire department or a local company that will bring a truck of water to your home. Using the hose it took us most of a day to fill it up.Put the pump and saltwater system together. This is a lot of fun :) Watch some youtube videos to get an idea of what you are doing. Bring the manual out to the pool and just start working on it. It was kind of like putting legos together and kind of fun. Follow all the instructions for getting the sand level and washed and kick the system on for about 24 hours. Next thing you know you will have some awesome blue water. You cannot beat a saltwater system! No more red burning eyes!When you are filling the pool don't freak out about the long sides bowing inward. This is normal! Once the pool is almost full (about 4-6 inches to the top) the sides will "pop" out and become straight. The corner elbows will become flexible and everything will look like you expect it to look.So if you are keeping track of my bill here is the grand total! $2078 Sticker shock? Nope, worth every penny! Now add the new pavers around the pool, tropical landscaping, new patio furniture, fire pit, lights and wireless speaker in the palm trees! My little resort paradise in Florida!

We've only had it up about a week, but so far it is great! The pump did a bang up job cleaning up the water and it was filled from a shallow irrigation well! Two things that might help someone just getting one of these:1. The pretty pictures show just plopping it down on the grass and the instructions say to use plywood. We originally put the legs on standard pavers about 15X1X15. The next day 4 or 5 were broken in half from the weight. We had to completely drain the pool (that took a looonnnngggg time - more than a day) then put it on concrete blocks that were 4" thick and about 15X15 that we dug down to grade. I have no idea how grass or plywood would work, but I am thinking, not well!2. When vacuuming pool, don't remove the little mesh bag in the strainer! If you get reduced flow and pressure on the gauge, there is a little grid on the skimmer line where it goes through the wall that will catch any hair, grass, etc even if you are vacuuming to waste, and that will trigger the air release just enough to cause the reduced flow/pump pressure, but not necessarily enough to trip the low flow warning.This pool was so much easier to install than the metal frame pools and seems just as sturdy. The only hard part was getting the ground good and level....but that would have to be done with any pool!It only gets 4 stars because of the misleading instructions on what to use as leg supports and the ladder is horrid. I bought a different one.All good so far....will update if I find problems later.

I can't believe I forgot to write a review for this. I got this pool for a lot less than any other place in Canada PLUS it was shipped for FREE!!This pool is amazing and well worth the money.I've wanted a pool my whole life but unfortunately my husband doesn't swim so he never wanted to get one. He always told me that I'd spend thousands of dollars and that I'd regret it in the end due to pool maintenance etc.Not with this pool and price tag !!!The hardest part of setting up this pool was levelling the ground. That took a couple of weekends to complete but once that was done the pool was up in no time. This was my very first pool ever and I didn't want to use harsh chemicals so I purchased the Intex salt water generator. Well let me tell you that I honestly had sparkling clear water untill the day I drained it.I added five 50 pound bags of salt once it was filled and that was it. Only once throughout the entire season the low salt light went on BUT the metal plate in the generator just needed cleaning with vinegar.The ladder and pool maintenance kit weren't the best but considering the price; I won't complain. I got a pool blaster which worked incredibly well.I also purchased a solar blanket to keep the water temps warm and leaves out.This was one of the best summers ever. Plus it only took about an hour to take down.I couldn't be more pleased with this purchase and seller.FREE DELIVERY!!!!Priceless!!!