Intex 28120NP Easy Set 10 Foot x 30 Inch Inflatable Outdoor

This is a great swimming pool. It’s easy to inflate. It took about 4 hours to fill with water.
Unfortunately once filled we noticed 3 tiny holes in the main body of the pool. They are
all in a straight line around one side about half way up. With the positioning of the holes,
we can only assume it’s a manufacturing flaw.
As it was already inflated and filled, we patched the holes. Of course, at some point, we need
to empty the pool and patch on the inside too, hopefully, to ensure the holes are fully sealed.
That said, this pool is great fun and wonderful for keeping cool during our all too infrequent
heat waves here in UK.

We got tired of having to replace the children’s garden pool every few years because of both punctures and unattractive discolouration of the plastic. Garden pools are particularly expensive during the summer months while they don’t last very long – at least not when exposed to our over-active children. Yet with our south-facing inner city patio it can get really hot in summer, so the children do need some water play facility.

These Intex pools seemed of much stronger, durable design. Also, in case they prove to be as sturdy as expected the Intex pools offer add-on options and accessories like a cover and perhaps a filter at a later stage. Moreover the reviews were good. I was tempted to order the larger and higher 8-feet pool, but as we have limited outside space it seemed wiser to stick to the smaller 6-feet variant.
The pool came neatly presented in a a 60 x 40 x 12 cm box, this is important as it implies there pool doesn’t require too much storage space (also given that only the top ring is inflatable, this pool is easy to deflate and subsequently easy to fold in a compact manner). Included are 3 filter-hole plugs (1 spare) that you’ll have to put in place if you lack this accessory. There is also a filter connection part that remains unused in my case for now. You’ll have to make sure you place the pool on a level area and on a floor cover. We already had a collection of inter lockable rubber play/gym mats on which we placed the pool to have a soft seating and to protect the bottom. Then you’ll have to inflate the top ring, for this a non-electrical pump is advised. In order to spare me the effort of finding our pump, I just inflated it by mouth, which took less than 2 minutes and a few deep breaths. During the early stages of filling with water you’ll then have to make sure to straighten out the bottom mat of the pool. All in all, the set up is less burdensome than a full inflatable children’s pool. However, filling the pool with water took about 40 minutes and a lot of water – be aware that these Intex pools require a substantial quantity of water as they are 2x to 3x as deep as the average inflatable garden pool for young children. So there is a cost to that, and in times of severe drought you may be reprimanded by you neighbours for putting such pool in place.
Nevertheless the outcome was very satisfying. It’s is really nice and even a luxury (also for grown ups) to have a reasonably deep pool outside during hot weather. It’s very refreshing for dad to cool down and enjoy a beer in the sun. And the children have a lot of fun with it every day when the weather allows.
Most importantly the material of this Intex pool is of high quality, it is made of thick layers plastic that can endure some wild children’s water play. Even the inflatable top ring seems much more durable than a traditional children’s pool.
The only drawback is that is lacks standing sides and a supportive top ring. So you can’t really relax and hang on the sides as you will push it down and the water will flow out. Similarly, when our youngest, 6-year old enters the pool he will lean on the top ring for support, but this will cause water to flow out.

We have already bought a cover that will keep the water clean and that helps to heat it up a little, I keep this in lace with ratchet straps. I’ve also ordered a somewhat treacherous but affordable pool heater, we’ll see how that works out. The next step would be an investment in an Intex filter. In the mean time I’m looking into adding a well-measured amount of chemicals to the water to keep it clean for more than two days – we live in a hard-ware area and after a couple of days of intensive play the water gets milky and unclear.

But overall, very, very pleased with this pool. Highly recommended.

Excellent!! Bought the 8ft for the good weather in lockdown and it’s been up for 2-3 weeks now. Took about 4 hours to fill and the top ring needs a little extra inflating evey couple of days if in use. I bought the floating chlorine dispenser and chlorine tablets and the pool is still clean and crystal clear. I have a bit of an uneven garden but it’s fine although if your garden slopes you may have an issue. I also bought the intex cover which actually helps heat the pool. All in all I’m very happy with this product. Came about a week earlier too and only 29.99 when i purchased. Impressed!!
UPDATE!!! Just purchased my second pool 2 years later due to multitude of tiny holes thanks to the cat. Easy to repair the odd hole with a bit of clear waterproof gorilla tape but there were too many in the end… Very disappointed as I didn’t realise there were two heights of the 8ft pool and didn’t notice until the one I purchased was half full so couldn’t send it back. However as it’s not as tall it seems to be wider as they get narrower at the top so I can actually fit a couple of inflatables in now. Just be aware of height measurements when of ordering.

Fairly straight forward to set up. The upper tube is inflatable and it took a while to pump up using an electric pump. After inflating it was never quite inflated enough to say it was sturdy. Filling up with water took around 5 hours using a hosepipe and also you have to make sure you flatten the surface of the pool as you go along so wasn’t a case of leave it to fill and come back. However, after setting up you realise you need the additional accessories such as a pool heater because despite a warm day the water is very cold and never warms up enough to avoid the chill you get when entering the pool. Then you discover you need a filter pump as a heater won’t function without it and then you also have to purchase a pool cover as you won’t want to leave out uncovered overnight and have flies and insects falling into the pool. But if you manage to get all the accessories I’ve mentioned then I can see this being a good investment.