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5/10/2012

18' x 48" Intex Easy Set Pool Package Review

18' x 48' Intex Easy Set Pool Package
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We have had three of theseINTEX Easy Set Up pools in the past five years. For safety reasons we decided to start with the small one and just last year our son was tall enough to move on to this great big wonder of a pool. We love it!!! It is true that it is not easy to set up but a nice BBQ and some pina coladas will surely bring in the help needed. All you really need is a little air pump to start the set up. It is heavy and it will not fill in a couple of hours so forget that; but after it is laid out you are all set...the pool appears the next morning, like magic! there are no complicated floor plans, no weird poles and there is just no way you can get it wrong. BUT, remember that you want to put the hoses away from the normal walking traffic path...it can be a serious safety issue with kids tripping or you might just mow the cord down while doing the grass. Keep this in mind if you decide to skip the set up video; most men don't "need to watch the video", HaHaHa! This pool is a really great investment. If you have a small yard, it is a keeper. You take the water out in the fall, leave it in place covered by a tarp and set up the trampoline right over it for fall fun. It is worth the heavy lifting and every penny.... your
kids will love it! Invest in a REAL filter if you decide to buy
a small one...the large ones come with a good filter but the small ones come with a joke of a filter, spare yourself hours of
cleaning by buying a good filter. Your time in the pool is better spent playing than cleaning, YUK! We loved this pool so much we have had three ... Each one a little bigger than the last; wonder if they'll come out with a six foot one>>> YIKES!

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18' x 48" Easy Set Above Ground Swimming Pool Specifications & Features: Brand new and 1st quality! We never sell refurbs, seconds or customer returns. Each 18' x 48" Easy Set Above Ground Pool "Package" includes:1. (1) 18' x 48" Easy Set above ground pool. 2. (1) Improved 1,500 gallon per hour water filtration pump (120 volt) that removes floating debris and facilitates water circulation. 3. (1) Filtration pump water filter cartridge. 4. (1) 19 ft Ground Cloth (not shown in main 18' x 48" Easy Set pool image). 5. (1) 18 ft Fitted Pool Cover (not shown in main 18' x 48" Easy Set pool image). 6. (1) 48 inch Above Ground Pool Ladder with high impact plastic steps and a coated steel frame. 7. (1) Deluxe maintenance Kit that includes a lightweight aluminum pool sweep and vacuum (not shown in main 18' x 48" Easy Set pool image). 8. (1) Automatic surface debris skimmer that works with the pool filtration pump to save you maintenance time (not shown in main 18' x 48" Easy Set pool image). 9. (1) Set-up and maintenance DVD.10. (1) Limited warranty from the manufacturer, Intex. The pool liner has a 90 day warranty against manufacturer's defects and the pool filtration pump has a 1-year warranty. Any warranty claim must be submitted to the manufacturer. For warranty inquiries please call the Intex Consumer Hot line at 1-800-234-6839, Monday thru friday, 9am to 5pm Pacific time.11. (Infinite) Hours of refreshingly fun family activity and enjoyment.18 ft diameter x 48" (4.0 ft) height.Easy Set pools are super easy to set-up! Ready for water in 30 minutes!Water capacity: 5,455 gallons (20,647 L) at 80% full. No tools needed to set up this above ground pool. Stronger construction - SUPER-TOUGH 30 gauge sidewalls are made with 3 separate layers of material for extra strength & durability - 2 outer layers of heavy-gauge PVC laminated to an inner layer of polyester mesh for extra reinforcement!More durability - Made with SUPER-T

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5/02/2012

15' x 36" Easy Set Above Ground Swimming Pool Review

15' x 36' Easy Set Above Ground Swimming Pool
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You can't get more for your money than one of these pools, period. If it lasts 2 or 3 seasons so what. I replaced an Aqua Leasure after 2 or 3 with an Intex 15X42. Both worked very well. The sides of the Intex are a little more upright so you have more usable area inside the pool which I like. This makes the sides a little less stable but even with 9 year olds jumping over the sides you don't lose any or hardly any water unless they a couple of them lay on the upper air ring and try to push it down. The Intex and Aqua are both very sensitive to level ground. Mine is on the patio concrete which slopes away from the house for rain run off purposes. Even this causes considerable uneveness in the water level. I added some carpet pieces to the "low side" just under the outside edge. Helped a little I think. Again, so what. Water is full on one side a few inches low on the other. No one but me even notice. But don't try to set up on more slope than I'm discribing. Filter works fine. Skimmer pole is very sturdy. Ladder works fine and does not rust for some reason like the Aqua Leisure did. I use clorine strips to test water. Just dip and read. Very easy. Be sure to keep clorine level up. I added clorine after tester showed white or none. Wrong, add before clorine goes to zero level or you will get dark emerald green swamp water as a surprise one day. Triple clorine or so solved problem. Leslie pools were very helpful and refused to sell me more expensive fix I was demanding."Just try the extra clorine first, sir". Intex comes with nice cover too. Helps keep pool clean, but if dirty you can do two things. Put garden hose in pool with a weight on the end and run water to fill the hose. Turn off and remove from hose bib and take quickly to lower ground setting up a siphon. Get in pool and "vacume" up the dirt with slow even strokes. On a hot day, if you like to keep a clean pool, very pleasurable job. Oh, before the vacume get in and run around the pool creating a spinning vortex or what ever you call it. In 30 minutes or more the dirt will consentrate on ridges in the bottom. (hard not to have some)
Setup is of course much longer than the 15 minutes or so advertized. The reason is because it is a little hard to spread the pool out evenly. The warmer the weather the better to soften the plastic. And once you get a inch of wate in the pool it becomes VERY heavy and hard to change. Use the plastic tarp for sure so you don't slide the pool on concrete or something abrasive. Infact try not to slide the pool at all. Lift and fold instead. I had to move the pool once this year (Wifes idea)folded and placed on piano mover (lowboy with casters). Left in the sun and when I went to move it, sides had fallen down and were scraping on concrete for about 10 ft of travel. Yup, three holes.(Wifes fault) Used the hole patch stuff from the inside and no leaks. Here in southern Cal I keep it up for maybe 4 month per year. After that kids don't seem to use it and water is not near as warm. My child loves it, neighbors love it. Neighbor put in pool so it got lots less use this season but they still come over to both houses. I paid $210 at Leslies Pools in Fontana CA location (big selection)Have seen them less and 50% higher other places. These are real pools by the way. You'll want to spend a little time with them cleaning and checking clorine, using filter etc. But after 4 months my pool is in the garage waiting for next year and there "real" pool is in need of a pool boy all year with all the other costs. Ok, their pool looks nicer with all that concrete and faux rock and plants and lighting. But for $200 bucks this pool is a deal. If I have the time I'll try to upload some video later.
John

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Features:POOL ONLY.15' x 36" Easy SetAbove Ground Swimming Pool Specifications & Features: Brand new and 1st quality! We never sell refurbs, seconds or customer returns.# Each 15' x 36" Easy Set above ground pool includes:1. (1) 15'x36" Above Ground Easy Set Pool. 2. (1) Set-up & maintenance DVD. 3. (1) Limited warranty from the manufacturer, Intex The pool liner has a 90 day warranty against manufacturer's defects and the pool filtration pump has a 1-year warranty. Any warranty claim must be submitted to the manufacturer. For warranty inquiries please call the Intex Consumer Hot line at 1-800-234-6839, monday thru friday, 9am to 5pm Pacific time. 4. (Infinite) Hours of refreshingly fun family activity and enjoyment.15 ft diameter x 3 ft height.Super easy set-up! Ready for water in 15 minutes!Water capacity: 2,822 gallons (10,680 L) at 80% full.No tools are needed to set up an Easy Set Pool.Stronger construction - Easy Set Pools have SUPER-TOUGH 30 gauge sidewalls that are made with 3 separate layers of material for extra strength & durability: 2 outer layers of heavy-gauge PVC are laminated to an inner layer of polyester mesh for extra reinforcement!More durability - Made with SUPER-TOUGH Plastic, a high density molecular PVC plastic that is unaffected by gasoline, oil and salt water. SUPER-TOUGH Plastic is also highly resistant to damage from abrasion, impact and sunlight. This hybrid plastic allows more air pressure for rigidity thus the pool wall is very stable. No sand required - all an Easy Set above ground pool needs is level ground. Do not try this with a steel-sided above ground pool! You will need up to 2000 lbs of sand to secure the pool walls! Easy Set Pools do not need sand to support their walls!Easy Set above ground pools are great for adults and kids. PLEASE NOTE: Children should always be supervised by a competent adult when using or in proximity to any pool. Easy Set above ground pools drain conveniently! The

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5/01/2012

Easy Set 15' x 48" Pool Complete Set by Intex Review

Easy Set 15' x 48' Pool Complete Set by Intex
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This is our second time using this easy set pool style; we've moved to a larger size as our kids have grown.We actually contracted to put in an above ground pool, but after numerous headaches with the local pool company and the installer we ordered this and "installed" it in a weekend.

The trickiest part is getting the base level.A couple years ago it took us literally weeks to get correct.Now our circle is perfect, and I don't even mind what it looks like in the off-season before the snow covers the ground.

What happened to our former pool?We took it to the swap shop at our town's transfer station.Hopefully some other family enjoyed it last summer; it still had plenty of life in it.

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This Intex? 15' x 48" Easy Set pool looks great in any backyard for hours of fun on a hot day. Simply inflate the top ring and the pool rises as you fill it. The included filter pump offers easy installation. It also comes with a ground cloth, a pool cover, a ladder, a maintenance kit, and a surface skimmer. Upgrades available: Chlorinator, 1500~2500gph filter pump, etc.

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4/25/2012

Intex Easy Set 15-Foot-by-36-Inch Round Pool Set Review

Intex Easy Set 15-Foot-by-36 inch Round Pool Set
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After reading every positive and negative review I could find on this pool, my husband and I decided to give this pool a try.We went over all the complaints, from treating the pool, putting a cover on the pool, and the most important thing is making sure the ground is level. So I will pass on a few tips that can help you the future pool buyer be aware of. The first thing that is the hardest part and can be a bit of a pain. You should measure out the diameter of pool and go around placing a level on a brick (or something that won't be warped) work your way through out thecircle and check to see how level your ground is. If you need to put down sand or something to make the ground as level as possible I would do it. It took my husband 2 hrs to get this done. Next we laid out a ground cover, we were really not sure if we needed this or not.Then came the pool, and using a small air compressor (not a bike pump like the video shows) it took 45 min. to completely fill the ring. You must fill ring to the point where there are no more wrinkles in it. Then we did as the video says, to remove wrinkles in the bottom of pool. With 2in of water in the pool, my husband started from the center on hands and knees pushing wrinkles to the outer edges. Then filled the pool the rest of the way, and put the cover on it when we were done. The next day we had a bad rainstorm, and when it cleared up there were leaves and dirt all over the cover. After pulling the cover back finding a clean pool, that was a plus. We found a couple of pluses to the ground cover. If you put a bucket of water next to the ladder you can wash dirt off your feet and not bring it into the pool, and when you come out of the pool you can step on the cover and not wet ground from where the kids have been splashing water out. As for chemicals, you do need them. Buy a tester, or take your water to be tested. Get a floating chlorine dispenser, clearifier, and algaecide. We haven't used the last two yet, but you never know. So as a overview of the pool. You will get close to 15' across on the top if your ground is level and you will be able to get the 36" if your ground is level. Add more air the next day to the upper ring since sun expands the vinyl some. Spend the extra money to get a pool cover, it will save on time wanting to get in the pool instead of fishing things out. I know I have done a lengthy review, but I hope this information has helped you, and saved you a little time looking around as I have at everyone elses complaints. It took my husband and I 8hrs from start to finish. My husband and I enjoy our pool, but not as much as our 2 kids.So the extra work was worth it...

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15' x 36", Easy Set Pool Set, Includes Filter Pump & DVD, Easy To Assemble & Big Enough To Share With Friends & Family.

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4/06/2012

Intex Easy Set 15-Foot-by-42-Inch Round Pool Set Review

Intex Easy Set 15-Foot-by-42 inch Round Pool Set
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I purchased this pool last year for my family. It might only take 15 minutes to set up if you have help...it took more than 15 minutes just to get the ground cloth the way I wanted it. Your ground MUST, MUST, MUST be level. If it's off more than 1 inch you're in trouble. Don't try filling it higher than the instructions say or you'll have one of your children going over the top (which they loved and asked if they could do again, I said no) with 100 gallons of water or so. The instructions say to run the filter for something like 5-6 hours per day. No, you need to run the filter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Forget the little floating Chlorine tablet thing.Go buy the small 1 inch chlorine tablets and fill the center of the filter after it's in the pump container with the tablet. Refill every 2-3 weeks when you change or clean the filter.You can take the filter out and clean it with the hose and/or soap and water/hose instead of putting out $7.00 every 3 weeks for a new filter. I've learned all this by doing it the wrong way and then talking with the pool guys and learning the right way. But after it's all set up and going it's so much fun, even for the adults. You just have to be committed to keeping it going. And you save water by not having to dump it out every few days.

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A great deal! Complete with filter pump, ground cloth, pool cover, ladder, maintenance kit, surface skimmer, and video. Ready for water in 10 minutes! Select your location, inflate the top ring, and the Easy Set pool rises while you fill it with water. Super tough sidewalls are made with 2 outer layers of PVC laminated to an inner layer of polyester mesh for extra strength and durability.

Advisory: Pool owners may need to comply with local or state laws relating to childproof fencing, safety barriers, lighting, and other safety requirements. Customers should contact their local building code enforcement office for further details.

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4/02/2012

Intex Easy Set 18-Foot-by-48-Inch Round Pool Set Review

Intex Easy Set 18-Foot-by-48 inch Round Pool Set
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I have had this pool for three years now, I had the smaller one before that. It is wonderful. The key is to buy the saltwater filter. If you do this it is easy to maintain, and NO CHEMICALS. I live in southern California and it gets HOT in the summer. This pool goes up in MAY and down In September. I run the pump 24/7 to keep it crystal clean, and never notice it on my electric bill. Try that with an in ground pool!

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This 18-foot diameter Intex Easy Set Pool is easy to assemble and includes a 500gph filter pump, ladder, ground cloth and debris cover. deluxe maintenance kit and surface skimmer. Setup is easy, simply spread out the pool liner on level ground inflate the top ring and fill with water. Pool setup and maintenance DVD is included. Ready for water in 30 minutes no digging sand or tools are needed. Built-in GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) instantly shuts off the pump if an electrical current comes into contact with water. Drain plug with garden hose adapter allows water to be directed away from the pool during draining. The pool holds 455 gallons of water.

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10/22/2011

Sunpentown SPT SH-1507 Mini-Tower Ceramic Heater Review

Sunpentown SPT SH-1507 Mini-Tower Ceramic Heater
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I LOVE this little heater. I live in St. Pete Florida and needed a space heater for the unseasonably cold weather that we had here. I live in a 650 sq. foot, poorly insulated, garage apartment, and this heater really saved the day when it was in the 20's and 30's outside. We ran only this heater and not our central heater, as the latter costs a fortune and does very little in the way of actual heating. The space heater was used mostly in one large room that comprises about 40% of our apartment, and also in the bedroom which is about 25%. In the bedroom with the door closed this sucker kept it quite warm, even on low (and the bedroom is like 15x13 feet). Granted it takes an hour or so to heat the whole room, but it worked great (so great that we had to shut it off in the middle of the night because we were sweating under our heavy comforter). In the large room, the heater did an admirable job and kept it bearable throughout the cold spell (and that large room has so many drafts it's like all of professional sports combined). Now, with the weather more temperate (40's and 50's) this little heater heats whatever room I'm in without a problem.
I love the high and low settings and the fact that the high setting draws only 1200W (as opposed to 1500W for most space heaters). The unit is quite small and no part of it is too hot to touch at any time. It is a breeze to move from room to room. This heater would be a good choice for anyone with children or pets, as it has a knockover shut-off. It is very quiet (though not silent as some have said). In a room with any ambient noise, you're not likely to hear the heater. In a quiet bedroom it sounds like (surprise) a small fan. There are some days when it sounds a little bit rough on startup, but this noise goes away within a minute or so.
My unit has held up great (I've had it for a few months now and ran it 24 hrs a day for weeks), but I am very careful not to knock it or use it in a humid area (like a bathroom). I could see this heater breaking if it is knocked over or hit against something while moving it between rooms. Also, I take care to hold the heater with one hand whenever I turn the on/off knob with the other hand, because the knob takes a good bit of torque to rotate. If I were to turn the knob without holding the heater I would be twisting the whole heater on its base which could potentially damage the oscillation feature. With proper care this heater seems like it will fare well.
For me, this heater was a great buy. It was relatively inexpensive, it is small and easy to store, and it puts out an admirable amount of heat for its size. I wouldn't rely on it to bring a large room up to a short sleeve and shorts temperature in the dead of winter, but it will definitely take the edge off the cold. In a closed room this heater will bring the temperature up nicely.
Amazon, as always, was a pleasure to deal with. Oddly, the manufacturer's packaging looked like it had been opened and re-taped, but the interior packaging appeared factory fresh. I guess it could have been opened and re-sealed, or the Sunpentown factory just tapes up their boxes sloppily. Either way, the heater is great, and I am quite pleased.

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Equipped with energy-efficient ceramic technology, this adorable mini tower heater compliments any countertop and offers safe, soothing warmth to a room. The unit provides low (600-watt) and high (1200-watt) heat settings, an oscillating option for even heat coverage to gradually warm a room, and a fan-only option to help circulate air in the summer months. Even more, it comes with a washable filter and a carrying handle for convenient portability. Safety features include a power indicator light, a thermal cut-off switch, a tip-over switch, and automatic overheat protection for peace of mind. Ideal for use in a child's room, the ETL-listed mini-tower ceramic heater measures 6 by 4-1/2 by 13-3/4 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.

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10/18/2011

SPT SH-1508 Tower Ceramic Heater with Ionizer Review

SPT SH-1508 Tower Ceramic Heater with Ionizer
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This is a great unit and just like it states it is wisper quiet.Easy to read digital temp. Took about 5 min to warm a 63 degree room to 72!Takes up little space, I put mine in the corner and you don't even know its there. It is also an attractive unit that I don't mind having in any room of the house.The remote controol is a plus also. I Did not think I needed it, but now that I have it, I love that feature also.There is an easy to use timer on the unit also.That is a nice feature so you don't forget to turn it off when you go to work etc.I am thinking about ordering another one as this is such a handy unit.With heating costs this winter it is a money saver to use this electric unit to supplement your heat.

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Ceramic heat offers soothing warmth and the safety of a low surface temperature. 120° oscillation provides widespread heat coverage to gradually warm your entire room. Built-in Ionizer automatically functions when unit is turned on. Heat can also be turned off and operate unit as a fan. Features a digital thermostat with LCD display and remote, timer and main power safety switch (convenient foot switch for controlling the main power without bending over). Elegant standing design will compliment any room.

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