Intex pools to Non-Intex equipment

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Hi all,
Thanks launboy for starting this thread! Everyones pics and details have been real helpfull. Guess what I found not 3 blocks from my house today... A intex frame set pool with what looks like a hayward sand filter, and yes a through the wall skimmer installed. Just so happens my brother knows the people that own the pool so I should be able to go in and get pics of the install. Really curious on the skimmer install!!! Will let everyone know what I find out.
 
Glad I could help! That's what the thread was started for... Does the Hayward filter still work? I would take it and the skimmer, even if you have to cut the pool to get it out and not waste a lot of time. Take pics of the install!!! I wish I found stuff like that on the curb. The best things I ever found were 2 snowblowers... One needed a new primer bulb, and the other needed a belt tightened. I've used one for 3 years with no trouble and the other one I only got to use on the last snowstorm this past winter, but it worked extrordinarily well.

Adam
 
I need to get you guys pics of the 18'x48" Metal Frame Pool I purchased as it came with a through the wall (ie liner) skimmer box. I feel like I have an usual pool in that respect simply because everyone else I see with Intex pools just have the standard hoses (same as what we had on our little Intex pool last year).

The skimmer box is designed as a cartridge holder with the pump mounted on the bottom and that whole unit is attached to the pool wall. Then there is a return hose that goes from there back to the pool. Of course the pump built into the skimmer box is slow as Crud and isn't worth a dime but that is how my pool came to me NIB.

I should mention that this is one of the Sand N Sun Wal-mart pools (made by Intex of course).

Greg
 
GCS,
My Intex is the same as yours, with the skimmer box thru the wall. I have been looking at other setups and your's is the only one that I have heard of that is like mine. I also noticed that I gave ALOT less for my Intex than I have seen others priced at. I only gave $350.00 at Wal-Mart, and I have been seeing the same size, metal framed Intex for $850 and up. What's up with that?

I want to add solar panels and a sand filter to my set up, but I am a bit at a loss right now as to where to begin. If I know that the pump that I have would push enough water out to handle the sand filter and the panels, then I would go for it. I guess it's going to be one of those trial and error things.

Does your liner in the pool have a design? Mine is just light blue.
 
I was so fed up with the pump and skimmer that came with our 18 x 48 metal frame intex that over the weekend we changed all the equipment. We cut in a wall skimmer and hooked it to a 3/4 horse pump and a sta rite filter cartridge we did leave the intex saltwater system hooked up to it though. My pool was krystal clean within 2 hours of hooking it all up! Now its spins around like a whirlpool.
 

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