Great pool for the money.

Never opened the box. Realized 18’ was going to be too big for our space so we returned it. I’m sure it was a great pool as we ordered a 16’ in the same brand it it’s great!

Decent for the price. First one lasted 2 summers. Replaced paper cartridge filtration with sand. Much better. If you have the desire, paint metal parts with Rust-Oleum type paint.

Used this pool for three months and took very good care of it following all directions and went above and beyond to ensure the liner did not weather or get any holes in it. I started filling it the other day and realized the poles are already rusting and I got about an inch of water in it before realizing it is leaking somewhere. I have tried to use food coloring to figure out where from but I cannot figure out where it is leaking. It is no longer under warranty even though the actual usage is less than 180 days. To replace the liner is $200 more than I paid for the whole pool. The description says the liner is durable for guarenteed use year after year. This is false advertising because I did nothing to damage the liner and wasted money on a pool that provided a couple months of fun. Also beware that the pool comes with no skimmer meaning you have to purchase one if you want any sort of filtration. Extremely disappointed with this purchase.

Nice pool for the price. It is a cheap filter with cheap hoses and connectors, but that should be expected with the price. It DOES require tools, paver stones, and more than 30 minutes to get up and going. About 30 minutes to stand the pool another hour to get it all set and filter hooked up. The instructions are complete crap... All in all, good pool for the money, just plan a full day and be patient. Cold beer helps... Just sayin'

Bought this pool in July of 2023 and love it. The pump is better than I thought it would be. The cover is a great add-on. We attached it with clips to keep it place. It saves on choline and water evaporation. It keeps the leaves out. The ladder and accessories are adequate, but we have upgraded. No big deal. It's 103f plus, and the water temp is 90f. We bought a ground cover, and that is a recommendation I would suggest. Once we had level ground, it took all of 2 hours it set it up with water being added. We were swimming the next day.

Unlike other reviews we did not have any issues with leaks. Our pool has been up for a week now and the only issue is the filter. We may change it to sand to see if that will help with the brown tint from the well water. The latter is cheap and scary but it works and I would recommend getting a different vacuum as the one that comes with it is just a crummy piece of plastic. We too used YouTube to put up the pool and assemble the filter. I do recommend this pool . We would buy it again.

I have finished setting up the pool but it has not been used - if I feel like I need to update this review after more time, I absolutely will! In comparison to similar pools I have purchased in the past, this one's steel is much thinner than others. The connector pieces are not steel, they are plastic, which is also different than my previous experiences. However, this is the largest of these pools that I have purchased AND the cheapest, so I am not offended by these differences! You get what you pay for! The instructions do not contain words, only pictures. That is a challenge, even for me, someone who has done this multiple times! Even the instruction video is without words. Super weird. BUT, I did get it done....it was just harder than it had to be, especially for the filter system - that was DIFFICULT to figure out! Assembly can be completed as one person - I was able to get it all done by myself. The box that I was sent was missing some of the parts needed to assemble the ladder. That was a major bummer and Sam's was unable to provide JUST the missing parts. Because the pool and filter had already been assembled and filled, making it very hard to navigate a complete replacement, Sam's was able to find an alternate solution to make up for the missing ladder parts. I am satisfied with the solution that has been provided and don't blame Sam's for the circumstances.

We have always had above ground pools, so setting up was easy. The instructions for the sand pump were a little bit of a struggle as this was our first sand pump, but nothing we could not figure out with a little common sense. Our yard had to have quite a bit of work done to make it level. You want to make sure the pool is a level as possible .... That is with any pools but with the legs on this pool... If it is not level there is a possibility of it shifting (especially with people in it playing around) and a side giving way. Which that would not be a flaw on the pool... But on whoever set up bc the instructions clearly stated to make the ground level before putting up. We had to take ours down and relevel our spot bc it was off enough that during the rains in the spring the legs shifted and we were scared it would not stay up. That was totally on us. The pump and the balls are amazing. We have hardly had to put any chemicals in the pool to keep it clean and we live in Arkansas where it is wet and hot so they definitely do their job quite well! Overall I can not speak highly enough about this pool. Will definitely tell people to invest in this pool especially for the price and everything that comes with it! Sam's definitely made a worthwhile combo purchase on this deal!!!!

Bought this pool on 2/17 and been trying to submit a warranty claim through the bestway website. It is an endless broken loop so you can't submit a warranty claim. My pump was broken outside of the box... it's a $188 pump and I cannot get a replacment. Please avoid this brand so you don't end up like me. Gonna have to buy a new pump..