Hello from Toronto!
I always wanted a pool. I started out with a rectangular pool for about 3 years, and I now have an Intex 16'x42" Easy-Set. This is my first summer using it, as it was purchased end of summer last year. My backyard is very long and about 22' wide. There is a 4cm slope in my yard. I never leveled it, but I think my pool is misformed as the water level is the same throughout the circumference. It is OK for my needs-for now at least. I'm starting to look at a 12x24 AGP, instead of continuing to upgrade to larger Intex pools.
Here is a very big downside to owning an Intex pool:
In Toronto at least, the swimming season is only about 1.5-2 months maximum, and you have to take down the pool and store it near the end of August. A month after I set up my pool, near the end of July, my water was SO cloudy that I figured it wasn't worth the effort to treat it, so I just emptied the entire pool. When it was drained, I wanted to wash the ground cloth and the liner, which kinda started to smell. I took off the liner, and almost threw up at the smell. Then, I took off the ground cloth! I will never forget the stench (good thing the neighbours never complained)! It smelled like our very own pig farm, but 10x worse. It was better after it dried out, and everything was washed. Thankfully my pool is now set up and the smell is nowhere to be....smelled.
My advice,
When taking down an Intex pool, wear a gas mask. Or, just skip all of the hassle and get an AGP.
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