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Thank you! That is good information. This is my first time with a sand filter. I heard good stories about it and wanted to try it. I plan to get the sand soon. And, I should be able to check the hose sizes and know whether I need the adapters. They ship Prime so they would be here quickly if I do.

Hello. We have an Intex Ultra Frame 18' x 52" pool that we got last year. This year we bought the Intex Krystal Clear Sand Filter that does 3,000 gph. It is a 16in tank. It says on the label that it takes #20 Silica sand and the capacity is 120lbs. So, does it take the full 120lbs? Also, is...

Oh ok. Thanks! I appreciate that. I think the pump recommended will be a good one to try.

Thank you for the reply! I definitely going to research it some more. We usually get ours out in mid May. I don't want to get it too early because of that 90 day Intex warranty. I have heard of people being out of luck who bought something in the off season made by Intex that was damaged. - - -...

Hello. It's been a while since I have been on here. I am sure y'all see this question a lot but I would appreciate the responses. We lost our second Intex ring pool last year and went with an ultra frame instead. We bought it at the end of June so the filter pump that came with it (I think it is...

I think the drains are ok but I am going to check again. Sorry but what do you mean by dish the pool base? I have not heard that before. But we had a rain before we set up the pool and let everything dry. But, since then there has not been any rain. I checked it today and it is not any worse...

The drain plugs should be tightened. I know the outside caps are and I watched the water go over the inside and didn't notice anything at that point. But, we plan to get in it and I will check again. Thank you!

Yes. It is a filter cartridge pump. I have only begun to research the sand filters. I do not know much about them. The pool does have a tad bit of water coming from somewhere from the bottom. Our other two pools did that too but stopped after they filled up. Not sure why it does that. This one...

Hello. We just got the new Intex Ultra Frame 22' by 52" pool with the dual suction setup. I have a couple of questions. First, a little background. We have owned two Intex easy set inflatable ring 18' by 48" since 2008. We upgraded to the 2500gph filter a long time ago. Those pools are about...

Thank you for the link to those on Amazon. That is a good price. I had bought one off of Ebay and have been trying it out. It caught a lot of stuff. These would be a cheaper option though. I don't know how long the one I got will last anyway so I will keep these in mind. Also, we try to put...

Thank you. I have a weight in the barrel part to hold it down. So, far it seems to be that trash is getting through the basket and after some time it seems to be causing it to suck air. When I clean it out, as suggested, it does better. I got a net for the basket and tried it today. It seemed to...

We ran it today (we were not able to the past two days) and it did fine again. Though I imagine I will have to clean out the connections again before too long because it sounds like maybe it is pulling some stuff through. I tried the pool net thing somewhat but it held the blue part in place. I...

We checked the connections and the flapper part. We could not see anything wrong there. We tried to see if the skimmer hose was leaking anywhere but it seemed fine. I took the blue hose connector piece off and didn't notice anything until I went to put it back on. Then I felt debris between it...

Thanks for the comments. Just now saw these. I will have to look about the flapper and try the connections tomorrow. Maybe we can get it working. Thanks again.

Thanks for the reply. We had been adjusting it and trying several positions. I went out there just now and adjusted it again and let the air out of the pump and started it. It was still sucking in air. I adjusted it more but still the same. If the bucket sits too low the blue part floats out of...