does more gph equal more suction?

[PachinkoPlayer]

I have attempted to run a pump powered vacuum to no avail! I don't have a skimmer so I have been taking the hose and hooking it directly to the filter pump, of course it doesn't work.

After trying in vane to use a vacuum powered by suction from the filter pump, I started researching my pump.

This is what I found. It is a 30gph pump! http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... d=10715079

if the above is true, would I be able to purchase a 1,000gph intex filter pump and be able to run the vacuum?

its not an automatic gadget, it is manual vacuum on a pole.

Is my thinking correct? more gph = more suction?

 

[JasonLion]

Yes, the larger pump will give you more suction. Also, be sure you have one of the special low flow rate vacuum heads made for Intex pools and not a vacuum head made for an in-ground vinyl pool.

I suspect you meant to say the 530 gph pump. Intex doesn't make a 30 gph pump.

 

[PachinkoPlayer]

Cool! I am hoping that it is just a typo on the walmart site!

 

[PachinkoPlayer]

Yes, the larger pump will give you more suction. Also, be sure you have one of the special low flow rate vacuum heads made for Intex pools and not a vacuum head made for an in-ground vinyl pool.

I dunno! lol it was like 10 dollars at walmart and has brushes on the bottom of it. I have noticed the 3 closest walmarts have nothing for intex pools except their pool packages and the swg for 199