Intex Pool and Secur-Net Cover
Well over the last few weeks I put up the kids pool. We bought an Intex above ground pool that is 48″ x 18′ (which I DO NOT recommend). We bought it last September at Sam’s Club for a Christmas gift for the kids. We only paid $279, which is huge considering this year they are $379 for the exact same pool. Anyway, I have had some serious reservations about getting a pool with 4 children ages 3-8. Anyway, I went to Toys R Us and found a product called Secur-Net that makes covers that lock so the kids cannot access the pool. Click “Read More” to see the picture, this is our exact pool set up.
When we put up the pool, we had 2 small holes that were already in the liner upon purchase. I know this because they were right where the liner was folded and creased for packing. Of course, you don’t know this until you start to fill it up with water. We called Intex, and the customer service was horrible. The lady was rude, not helpful and seemed like we were bothering her for calling. Needless to say, they did absolutely nothing for us, not even a call back from the supervisor who was to respond in 24-48 hours. We went back to Sam’s Club and they were generous enough to give us $80 off for our troubles and lost money on having to drain the pool to fix the holes. When you buy a product that was clearly damaged upon purchase and the manufacture, in this case Intex, was willing to do nothing…it will be the last dime I ever spend on an Intex product. In fact, I won’t even link to their site because I do not recommend them.
The Secur-Net product from Toys R Us has been a great purchase so far. It was easy to install, secured very snug to the side of the pool and seems to be durable enough to do the job. I will keep you posted on how it holds up this summer and next. The bottom portion secures to the white pool legs, the top portion is zipped closed and secured with a lock, that way the cover will not sink and wrap around someone on top of it. It has an inflatable center to allow the rain to run off and provide additional security if someone was to fall on top of it. Of course, I hope none of my children ever test it out, but it does say it will support up to 550lbs.
I also added a temporary fence around the entire pool that is about 6′ from the pool edges. I did not want a permanent fence as that would look silly with a cheesy pool like Intex. I installed the green metal fence polls that you can hang a 4-5′ wire fence to. That way I can put the fence up between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and remove the other 8 months of the year. I also secured the fence about 2″ above the grass line so I could weed eat under it. Nothing looks worse then long grass along a fence line.
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