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(More customer reviews)When my boys were 4 and 5, I was eager for them to learn to swim well. We'd never had regular access to a pool. I had them in private lessons (5 one-hour sessions) and they were doing well. I kept thinking, "We need regular access to a pool, and they'd be fine." My lightbulb went off & I realized, "I'll buy one of those cheap above-grounds!" I headed straight out & bought the biggest one I could find (18 x 48), and also 2 invaluable toys: Diving Toys to get them accustomed to putting their head underwater, and a great lounge raft for me. This worked like a charm! I remembered loving Diving Toys when I was a kid. Within 2 days, my boys were swimming like fish. I was tan and relaxed from laying around in my raft. We loved the pool all summer. For our family of 4, this was a great pool, just like having a "real" one. We are on the coast, and a crazy rainstorm caused a blowout in our pool. It was kind of a freak thing, and at the end of the summer, so no big deal. But I watched for a fall clearance, and checked Walmart every day as they dropped the price on these pools. I paid around $300 for the first one, and got the second one for $148. That was the lowest they ever went, then they were all sold. I was thrilled to nab that one. I stored it in the garage, and we once again enjoyed it the 2nd summer. Now it's on the 3rd summer, and it's beautiful and we love it. We have swimming parties all the time. I set up plastic chairs, little tables, an umbrella stake in the ground, etc. I nailed up lots of hooks for towels on a nearby deck. You don't need a lot of money to have a ball....visiting kids think this pool is a blast.
I've had to learn how to maintain it, but the Intex website now says: this pump & filter alone will not keep your pool clean. The first summer we had algae, but now I shock it every week and keep a floater with chlorine tabs in it. It's staying sparkling clean. Read the other Intek reviews for many, many tips on cleaning.
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