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What's up everyone!!!!! :wave: I have returned. Ever since I retired from the military last year I have been fighting the financial struggles. I am now starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. :party: :whoot: having financial struggles defiantly takes its toll on a pool. My...

AWSOME looking pool!!! :goodjob: I only live 45 min away in Copperas Cove and was wondering when you were going to have the pool party? :party: :cheers:

Hi jsf0656, I am still alive and kicking!!! :whoot: Over the winter I started my retirement transition from the Army. I am now on my terminal leave and will be fully retired on 31 May. I have been taking Real Estate courses to become a Real Estate agent here in Texas. I will be taking the exam...

Welcome to TFP! :wave: I have never seen one of these overflow drains in person but couldn't you just unscrew the cover and trace it onto another piece of metal or plastic (without the holes) and replace the drain cover with the new one you just made? It might not be 100% leak proof but it...

Welcome to TFP! :wave: I would say No, unless you can find one on craigs list or ebay. These pools are already inexpensive enough and plus you could have a back-up pump if you need it. :mrgreen: :cheers:

Also, what kind of pool do you have? is is a salt pool? Inground, AGP? Vinyl, Gunite?

Welcome to TFP! :wave: That is going to be a great looking pool. :goodjob: Make sure you keep us up to date on the build. P.S. We Like Pictures!! :cheers:

I just measured the inside of the intex fittings and they are a 1 7/8" opening. I have another standard return fitting and it has a 1 1/2" opening. So with that being said, you will no problem hooking up a bigger/stronger pump. No need to worry. Like I said before, hook up a standard ball valve...

No hard feelings here. As Jason said your question really didn't sound right. Having to clean your filter that often sounded like you have a possible problem going on with the water in your pool. Not having any description of your water led to my questions and asking for your numbers. The...

:wave: I'm not useing the plunger valves on my pool so I never really thought about it. Questions. Why are you wanting to know what the flow rates are if you are just cleaning dirty filters? Are you wanting to upgrade to a stronger pump? Are you fighting algae? Post a set of pool numbers...

Welcome to TFP! :wave: 1: Off should be at the C pos. 2: Off should be at the A pos. 3: Off should be at the E pos. :cheers:

Great Modification! :goodjob: I added your topic to the Useful Links for Fellow Intex Pool Owners.

Welcome to TFP! :wave: Why are you draining the pool? Do you have HIGH CYA? Do you have HIGH Salt? If it is because of the algae, you can just treat the current water and it will clear up. If it is because of HIGH CYA, Salt or both, then a drain and refill would be best. You may not need to...

With the bucket being on a step in the pool you will have the same evaporation effect in the bucket as the pool. Both will loose the same amount of water. I don't think there is a set time frame to watch for changes. If you have a small leak you may not notice a difference for a few days between...

Welcome to TFP! :wave: I would suggest you post a set of pool numbers. I think there may be something going on in your water. FC CC TC PH TA CH CYA Salt (If you have any) :cheers:

I'm not sure about the plunger valve vibrating except that it may just be loose. The next thing I would try is take the plunger valve off of the pool and connect the hose directly to the pool fitting. Do this on the suction side also. This will help eliminate any possible restrictions you may...

When you take the return cover off of the fitting are there clear rubber/plastic flaps on the inside of the return? If their is not any there then that could be the reason you have no pressure coming out of the return.

From what I can see in the pictures everything is hooked up correctly. Are you talking about the drain cap on the bottom of the filter? When you run the pump does water spray out of the cap? Does the water coming out of the return go thru the entire return fitting or just thru the center...

I haven't looked at mine yet but I think the best place to look for the rateings would be on the pump itself. Manuals can be changed at anytime. Marketing can be tricky also when a company wants to sell their products. All I know is my pump works great. :cheers:

The flow with your pump is not right. Could you post some pictures or video that shows how you have everything hooked up? What is the pressure reading when the filter is running? Post a picture of the pressure reading to if possible. :cheers:

Welcome to TFP! :wave: The 2100 and the 2650 is the same pump. 2100 is min flow and 2650 is max flow. How much sand did you put in the filter? I know the filter actually holds less sand than what it says it holds. Try backwashing the filter until the water is clean coming out of the back...

Intex may have changed the pressure gauge for the more recent model. Reguardless of what the gauge says the filter has a working pressure of 50 PSI. With that being said as long as you have the correct amount of sand in the filter you will be fine at what ever pressure you have. All pumping...

One reason I installed the hose spigot was to help with the testing of the plumbing joints for leaks. After I got everything plumbed I closed the ball valves at the skimmer and pool fittings and hooked up a water hose and turn the water on. Basically I used it to provide pressure in the system...

Do you have any pictures of the pool showing the legs off of the ground? Do you have the rope around the bottom of the legs? Are the legs installed between the "white Band" and the pool liner? Are the legs straight up and down or are they being pushed outward at the bottom? Answers to these...

Great looking deck and slide!!! :goodjob: :cheers:

I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for but in this topic another forum member has installed 2 intex pumps for their pool. Intex 1000 GPH pump vs. 2500 GPH is like night and day :cheers:

Welcome to TFP! :wave: Post some pictures of you yard and pool so we could get a better idea of what you are wanting to do. :cheers:

Here is a picture on my system sitting on a 5' x 8' wooden deck. :cheers:

Awsome video!!! Good job on the install. :goodjob: :cheers:

Hi Guys!! :wave: Thanks for the comments. I'm not here to make any money and would love to show everyone how I did my setup. I have read this post and I want to put together a few pictures and post a step by step instructions and answer the questions. I have a couple of the Intex fittings...