Are you using the vacuum that came with the pool or something else? Anyone have any feedback?
Vacuum for Intex
- Thread starter DKDecker
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We upgraded to a "permanent" through-wall skimmer for AGP and use a "proper" vacuum plate (included with complete skimmer setup) and 25' pool vacuum hose w/pole and weighted vac head
This is my 3rd year & I wasted money last year on a Catfish pool vacuum. I just bought the Hayward Wanda the Whale & she is my new best friend!!
I was looking at this one! You are happy with it then? I have an Intex and wasn’t sure how the liner would hold up with it.
You gotta be careful though, if your filter pump isn't strong enough, those auto vacuums like Daniel won't work/move right.
Yep, works great and so easy. It connects to the return so no debris flows to my filter.
I leave it in pool 24/7 because I’m too lazy to remove it.
This ^ Our current intex pump w/sand filter is not strong enough to run it, despite being within the "range".
I upgraded my filter to an Intex sand filter and replaced the Intex over the wall skimmer with a Hayward skimmer which includes an attachment for a vacuum. I bought a 20' length of hose from the pool store, and a vacuum head and a pole. It works great. Vacuuming is strictly manual but it's a small pool so it doesn't take long and I find it relaxing.
Thanks for the info! My sand filter pump has a flow rate of 1,600 which is the minimum required for Daniel. Any idea if this would be an issue?
My pump has a flow rate of 1,600 which is the minimum for Daniel. So probably not an option based on your experience?
Which pump do you have? We could get the Intex Auto cleaner to move (it hooks to the return, or water coming back into the pool) IF we changed our sand filter setting to recirculate (bypassing sand) which increased the output flow.
The way the Intex Auto Cleaner "works", is it kicks the finer debris particles up into the water colomun, which should be strained out by the filtering system, but when you can't run the filter part of the system, it only catches the "big" stuff
Whoops found the filter, it's not .75hp but only .5hp
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Ohhh, okay. Right now I am concerned with the big stuff (leaves, seeds, etc) that are settling at the bottom. At some point the finer particles will be a concern I’m guessing. ?The way the Intex Auto Cleaner "works", is it kicks the finer debris particles up into the water colomun, which should be strained out by the filtering system, but when you can't run the filter part of the system, it only catches the "big" stuff
Thanks! I was looking at flow rate. Hadn’t considered hp. Oiy.The .75hp should be strong enough
