I have an 18 x 33 above ground pool. 52" tall, and about 16,500 gallons.
A couple seasons ago we switched to an Intex salt water system. It's a .95 horsepower pump, model 20110 I believe.
Although I was told this Intex system was powerful enough for my pool, I am not so sure. For example, I have a Pentair Kreepy Crawler Lil Shark automatic pool cleaner. With my old pump, that think would run all over the pool floor and did a great job. With the Intex pump, it barely moves at all, and very often the pump's water resivoir runs dry when I attach the hose to the intake. Also, the pool just doesn't seem to stay as clean overall. I hear salt water systems are great, so the only conclusion I can come to is maybe I need a larger pump system. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
A couple seasons ago we switched to an Intex salt water system. It's a .95 horsepower pump, model 20110 I believe.
Although I was told this Intex system was powerful enough for my pool, I am not so sure. For example, I have a Pentair Kreepy Crawler Lil Shark automatic pool cleaner. With my old pump, that think would run all over the pool floor and did a great job. With the Intex pump, it barely moves at all, and very often the pump's water resivoir runs dry when I attach the hose to the intake. Also, the pool just doesn't seem to stay as clean overall. I hear salt water systems are great, so the only conclusion I can come to is maybe I need a larger pump system. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.