However, compounds in some brands not specifically made for Intex liners may cause the pool liner to deteriorate. So check with your local pool supply shop for Intex pool-friendly chemicals. The Ultra XTR comes in either a round or rectangular shape, each pool comes with an Intex Krystal Klear pump and filter, a pool cover for protecting the water from debris, and frankly, it just looks good. Note that, according to the manufacturer website, the pump and filter won’t completely prevent algae growth.
His work has appeared on USA Swimming, SwimSwam, STACK, NBC Universal, and more. The Intex Prism has one 52” deep pool in its line-up and the deepest intex baby float of the Metal Frame pools is just 48”. In other words, no matter how many cannonballs and kids you have, there is an Intex Prism pool for you.
If you’re planning to purchase an above-ground pool in time for summer, then the following sections are for you. When you order Intex equipment separately you may find your pool has the 1.25 inch hose connections and your new pump and filter have 1.5 inch hose connections. They do sell adapters that will allow you to connect the two together. Consider the size of Intex pool that will fit your backyard, the accessories you will need to keep it ready for swimming, and the shape of the pool you want.
Although, many online reviews state that owner’s keep theirs up all winter long with no issues, should you decide to take the risk. However, the kids didn’t listen to me (as usual) and yet the pool stood firm. And when a nasty storm blew through with winds as high as 50 mph, I held my breath waiting for my beloved pool to collapse; but it didn’t. In fact, it’s so sturdy that when I noticed I had erected it with one of the legs a little bit angled, I couldn’t physically move it once the pool was filled.
Also, make sure that there are no tools or anything on the ground near the pool that can’t get wet. You might also want to wear shorts and take off your shoes. The inside of the pool is now completely sealed, no water can splash through the openings and get into the t-connectors now.
To test the pool’s resilience, we let a line of rambunctious kids hop in and out and back in again, day after day. A 70-pound child who wasn’t quite tall enough to step over the side to get into the water kept hurling herself up and over, often catching a piece of the frame on her foot. She even bounced while sitting on the side at one point—which, looking back was perhaps not the safest move, and we wouldn’t recommend—but still, she didn’t warp or damage any of the pieces. Once that was done, we simply snapped together the hard plastic support pieces of the frame with the metal ones and secured it with the thick band to give the framework a little bit of extra security against rambunctious kids. The paper instructions were plenty sufficient to get the job done, and it took less than half an hour from start to finish. This pool arrived on our doorstep in one large box, which contained everything we needed to get started.
The flat surface we found in our yard was pretty far from the side of our house, but we were able to connect the pool pump to a power source via an extension cord. As for water, we had to run a hose from a spigot on a second-story patio down to the pool. It took between six and eight hours to fill the pool to the fill line, which is about 90 percent of the 1,718-gallon capacity.