Rightio... The pool might be up, but I've still got heaps of work to do..... I've decided that Intex and all the fittings suck.... Nothing fits properly.... So I'm ditching all the intex intake and returns and swapping them with Hayward ones... The plumbing will then be totally standard, and the good news it, the holes that are already there will fit the new Hayward hardware....
I've picked up a cheap water pump to replace the pathetic one that came with the pool....It doesn't have the power to run the vacuum.... I've managed to get an Onga Pantera 75sq ft cartridge filter also... The pump is 0.75hp, it can shift 14000 litres an hour so it will do the job, consider my pool is only 18000 litres.... Its only 550watts so it will cost me nothing to run.... I didn't over size the filter too much because I didn't want a pump that was too big, or overkill as its called.... This will have plenty of grunt to run the two intakes, the skimmer and the return...
The necessary parts I need should be here this week... I've still got to order two Hayward Male Threaded adapters for the intake jets I just bought, they're coming from Amazon, 20 metres of 40mm spa hose from ebay and some various pvc parts, including new ball vales as the ones I've ordered are way too big.... The point I'm trying to make is, standard sized plumbing is the only way to go... I've been trying to source pieces that would fit the intex and nothing worked, so yeah, I'm happy with my decision...
It will take me the rest of the summer to get it exactly how I want it, its never easy with back to school stuff new school uniforms and everything that comes with it.. Money Money Money Money Money......
Wish I could get in the pool today, its so quiet and peaceful here.... But I've got an ear infection, so I'm off to the doctors tomorrow... :-( Feel crappy....
