Bestway Steel Pro MAX 15" x 42" Round Above Ground Swimming Pool Set Outdooor Metal Frame Family Pool with Filter Pump, Ladder, and Cover

I have read several reviews and have no idea which planet a lot of the reviewers are living on. I bought my pool last summer, the first I have ever owned and maintained either above or in ground. As a complete rookie yearning for a cheap way of cooling off in a searing summer climate (central Georgia), I was skeptical about a $500 apparatus with a flimsy-looking pump. I assembled it quickly, filled it with a garden hose, put a $30 floating plastic module with chlorine capsules in it, and... VOILA! I have not put a drop of water in it since first filling, nor has the water been anything but crystal clear for the last 10 months. A cheap hand skimmer with an extendable paint handle is a must when the water gets too cold for immersion. But it suffices to remove pine straw, pollen, bugs and debris. Cleaning the pump filter by using the rubber plugs in the intake/outtake ports and spraying with a garden hose is an easy task. Hoses tend to spring leaks at their flexion points, but a coating of silicone quickly solves that issue. I have yet to install the cover for any reason. All in all a STEAL OF A DEAL for those in warm climates (I have used mine in 8 of the 12 months), but I'm not sure about how it would hold up (or be drained and disassembled) in areas of severe winters.

First of all, this is the second best way pool I have purchased. The one I purchased before this lasted me four years and is still going strong at my cousin‘s house for another two. pools require maintenance daily skimming chemicals and cleaning. Of course you’re going to need to buy other things for the pool besides what comes in the box. If you’re going to install a pool without putting sand and the proper ground coverings down, of course you’re going to get holes. The Earth moves rocks come up. It’s nothing that can be prevented except for an act of God. As far as the pool bars rusting when they get scratched, I don’t know what scratched your pools, but I never ever had a piece of rust on mine and I keep mine up all winter long in Maine. And of course, the pool cover is gonna blow off if you don’t clip it down properly. As I’m reading all this, I’m scratching my head wondering what these people thought when they bought a pool. So please don’t listen to some of these reviews, saying how terrible this product is because it’s simply not true if you take care of it properly. I did buy a bigger pump and filter for mine because I don’t want to have to spend more time cleaning it than I do enjoying it and once again, of course it’s gonna cost you money to fill it unless you live near a body of water that you could pump it from , did you think the water comes for free? Here are my tips first off. Make sure you ground his level. Secondly, put a couple layers under underneath your pool. I do gym pads, sand, and tarps, and I put a few layers under there. Covering it daily is going to make chlorine level drop because heat will be trapped in the water that’s common sense as well. The only time I cover my pool is if there’s a storm coming and a lot of debris could get inside. My last pool was $150 and only ever had one small hole because of a small rock on my nieces water shoes. Watch some YouTube videos to see how others did trouble shooting first before you just throw it up and expect it to fill itself and clean itself. And lastly don’t knock a product that you had no idea how to use before you bought it! I would definitely buy this pool again but I probably won’t have to because I have common sense.

The pool is huge got a tear while putting it together but that could have been because the grandkids got in there before the water was full. My first large pool. The kids wanna get in everyday I had to buy a cleaner for it. It’s a lot of work trying to keep it clean and be ready for the the freaking flies and knots. Would be a five star if the tear had not happened other than that no complaints but we put a plastic bag in it and box under it and with the rain the leak is very slow but I just got something to fix the leak

So far so good, me my 8yo and 6yo put it together in about 25mins. It does take forever to fill, it’s much larger than my old 10ft. Ordered the sunshade and some mats to keep the sand out! Overall 5stars

I thought this would be a cheap way to make our backyard in Phoenix more enjoyable. It was for about a month. Now that summer is fully upon us, it has proved to be a nightmare to maintain. If I cover it, the water gets too hot, like 110 deg F. Uncovered, the chlorine evaporates in a few days and algae starts growing. The cover wont stay on anyways. It takes 20 mins to install, and blows off as soon as a gust hits it. The filter in the pump can't handle algae. It gets clogged up in a few hours. Having to plug all the ports in the sidewall, so I can take the pump apart to clean it daily, is not fun. Since the returns are halfway up the sidewalls, it doesn't really get much algae out anyways. I tried dealing with it. I killed the algae, bought a vacuum to try to remove it, but I finally have decided I just have to drain it. That was made easy since the junk hoses that plumb the returns and inlet to the pump, have all cracked from UV exposure. So half the water drained out last night. Overall the thing is just not made very well. The liner is pretty thin, the frame isn't super sturdy, the pump sucks, the ladder is wobbly, the cover sucks, and the hoses can't handle any sun exposure. I would highly recommend looking at a different brand and a higher end option. Get something with a sand filter and better materials all around if you want it to last. All in I have easily spent over $1k between this pool, a liner, skimmer, brush, vacuum, chemicals, new hoses, etc..., and I think we went in it less than a dozen times. 0/10.

I upgraded to a sand salt water filter but this pool has been great. This will be my fourth year owning, 3rd summer use in az. There is someRusting on connector pieces but still functioning wella