Hey guys -- discovered the site this week and wish I had done so a year ago before I started hacking things together with no idea what the end goals were. The info here has been great to read and learn from.
Was wondering if anyone with some first hand experience installing a Hayward skimmer on an Intex Prism could weigh in on whether they feel it's appropriate for a pool of my size (10' x 30"). We want to keep the waterline at 24" to abide by zoning regs & for the general safety of our two little kids. I am not sure whether there's enough "void space" between the desired 24" waterline and the double-stitching on the liner for the tube sleeves to make this a workable solution or not. Without having seen this skimmer firsthand it is difficult to visualize exactly where the waterline would -or could- land if it's installed.
I have an Intex 1500 gpm pump hard piped to 1.5" PVC & flex tubes; currently the return & intake are utilizing the 1.25"->1.5" adapter fittings. I would like to open these up to the proper 1.5" size for better flow, and intend to install the Intex 1.5" eyeball this weekend on the return. My objective is to increase the intake flow as well and the Hayward skimmer seems to be the generally agreed to best way to do this. If it's not the right path to go down, can anyone supply the proper Intex part number for the 1.5" intake + strainer fittings?
Thanks!
Was wondering if anyone with some first hand experience installing a Hayward skimmer on an Intex Prism could weigh in on whether they feel it's appropriate for a pool of my size (10' x 30"). We want to keep the waterline at 24" to abide by zoning regs & for the general safety of our two little kids. I am not sure whether there's enough "void space" between the desired 24" waterline and the double-stitching on the liner for the tube sleeves to make this a workable solution or not. Without having seen this skimmer firsthand it is difficult to visualize exactly where the waterline would -or could- land if it's installed.
I have an Intex 1500 gpm pump hard piped to 1.5" PVC & flex tubes; currently the return & intake are utilizing the 1.25"->1.5" adapter fittings. I would like to open these up to the proper 1.5" size for better flow, and intend to install the Intex 1.5" eyeball this weekend on the return. My objective is to increase the intake flow as well and the Hayward skimmer seems to be the generally agreed to best way to do this. If it's not the right path to go down, can anyone supply the proper Intex part number for the 1.5" intake + strainer fittings?
Thanks!
