We live in AZ and don't have a pool. A few years ago we bought 3 roll-up shades for your patio. My wife thought it would be nice to have this small pool on our patio. We're able to keep the sun off it with the shades and all we need to do is relax and cool off and this does the trick. It's 29" deep so when I'm sitting in it, (I'm only 5'8"), it's almost up to my neck. You can take short, under-water laps back and forth to cool off.

The only thing I would say is you WILL need some pool supplies and a filter. We got the Intex 800 Gal/Hr pool filter, a box of 4 filters, hardness increaser, chlorine tablet floating dispenser, PH reducer and some 20 Mule Team Borax as a PH increaser. We also got a vacuum and some clarifier.

If you have your own well, you could practically drain it and refill it ever two weeks but where we live in AZ, water is expensive, so we need to keep it clean. Having a pool requires work...Balancing chemicals, skimming, vacuuming, etc. The good thing is, this pool is small enough that it only took 1/4 oz of clarifier to sink all of the cloudy stuff to the bottom, leaving it crystal clear! The bottle is like 24 oz or something so it's going to last forever.

This was the perfect size and shape to put on our back deck for privacy. It was easy to put together and keep maintained. We had our own filter. I made one error of putting one of the wrong size poles on a corner but i didn't change it and created no issues. Not going back to the round ones

I have nothing but awesome things to say about this pool. I purchased the 6x9 and it is perfect for floating and enjoying the sun. I can completely submerge myself when I'm too hot and want to cool down. This pool saved my summer. Maintaining a large pool is too much work when you're the only one going in it. I purchased the stronger filter pump to go with it and a small chemical set. I also invested in a small pool vacuum, cover and a cheap outdoor rug to put underneath it. The pool has been up all summer and all I have had to do is replace the filter cartridge weekly and add chlorine. I have not had to shock it once and the water is still crystal clear and clean. It was easy to put together, no tools needed, took about 30 minutes. If you want a pool that's easy to upkeep and don't want to commit to something large or permanent, I highly recommend purchasing this item.

This pool is exactly what I needed and the price was just right. I set this pool up in my patio by myself. I took my time and read through the instructions. I have purchased intex pools in the past so I knew what to do.Iit can be a little confusing if you have not used before. I bought a filter and chlorine tablets. I have been enjoying these hot summer days. This pool was much bigger than I expected which is an added bonus. I bought other pool accessories, BEST choice I could have made!!!

I've used the Intex easy set version for years when my kids were little but this year we sized up to this metal frame option (15x7). Take a minute to see a set up video and you shouldn't have any problems. Two things I learned that I will share. This pool has the smaller 1.25 inch values. If you get a larger pump, like the c1500, you'll need to adjust the valve size by cutting out the small ones and inserting larger valves. This was a bit scary for me but after watching a video it was actually super easy and took less than 5 minutes. The other thing has to do with the ground you're placing it on. My backyard is small and has pavers. So the ground is level. But the pavers have an irregular pattern and one of the support posts was abutting the edge of the paver where it meets the dirt. When I set up the pool, before adding water, all the support posts were on the pavers, though one was barely on. However, when I added water and the kids started goofing around in it, one of the post shifted and "slipped" onto the dirt. As a result there was a serious and scary looking bend in the wall of the pool. The post sank into the dirt making the whole pool lean a bit in that direction. With the pool filled with water it was too heavy to adjust that post so I had to drain a foot or so of water from the pool. That gave me enough wiggle room to fit a brick under the one leg that sat on the dirt. That gave the post the secure surface to sit on so when I refilled the pool it didn't sink and retained its proper shape. What I think happened is that b/c the pool sits on a tarp, the slickness of the tarp allowed the pool/and the posts to shift a few inches and that moved the leg just enough to get get it off the paver and onto the dirt. Once I added the brick support, I went around the pool with an sharp blade and removed as much of the excess tarp as possible, including the sections of the tarp under the posts. With the posts touching the pavers directly, they are firmly place and "impossible" to move so I'm hopeful we won't have that problem again. Anyway, aside from that, this has been great and the kids have much more room to play.