Recent content by Marissaw20

I don't have a test kit yet. Getting the sand filter attached has sapped all my extra funds. I will get it soon though. I was just wondering if it was a seperate process to kill them before the pool is swimmable.

My pool, the 18 ft x 48 in Summer Waves AG pool has been sitting in my backyard with murky light and dark green water for about 2 weeks or so. I was finally able to get my sand filter, the Intex Krystal Clear Sand Filter Pump for Above Ground Pools, 2450 GPH System Flow Rate, up and running...

Here is a picture of how it all fits together:

So, when I purchased my sand filter, I purchased these : Amazon.com : INTEX 1.25 Garden Like I stated early, they were exactly the same size as the stock filter hoses so they wouldn't fit together. The picture above is what I purchased to fit over the connections to the stock filter and stock...

I have the Summer Waves pool from Walmart. Not the Summer Escapes. From my understanding, the stock filters are different. I don't know about the skimmer but the hoses that put the water back in the pool from the stock filter are 1.25 inches while the hoses for the sand filter I mentioned...

I'm in this same boat. I just purchased the 18x48 Summer Waves pool and the Intex Krystal Clear Sand Filter Pump for Above Ground Pools, 2450 GPH System Flow Rate, 110-120V with GFCI. I have no experiance at all with setting these things up but I see now that the filter doesnt quite go onto the...