It really is a plug and play. It's not too heavy but it is a bit awkward to move.  It take two people to move it from the street to your house, but you only need a normal furniture dolly to do it.  I had it in place and filling with water within 15 minutes of getting it off the truck.  It took about 48 hours for the water to get up to 102-degrees with the cover on the entire time.  We have used it every day since we got it and we enjoy it a lot.