Is there any way to attach an Intex auto cleaner to the existing filter system for a summer wave elite pool? I noticed that the connections are different sizes.
Intex auto cleaner
- Thread starter Cindy69sch
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
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- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Hello Cindy and welcome to TFP! 
So sorry no one has replied to your first post which is a few weeks old by now. I know there are tons of Intex and Summer Wave owners on the forum. I guess none have noticed your thread. If you need to, reply back as much as you need to to keep this thread active and visible. If you have already resolved your situation, let us know how it turned out. It may help other members. Have a good day. 
So sorry no one has replied to your first post which is a few weeks old by now. I know there are tons of Intex and Summer Wave owners on the forum. I guess none have noticed your thread. If you need to, reply back as much as you need to to keep this thread active and visible. If you have already resolved your situation, let us know how it turned out. It may help other members. Have a good day. 
You likely need an adapter. If the Summer escapes is 1-1/2", this one should work for you (it reduces to 1-1/4"). Summer Escapes to Intex adapter (1-1/2" to 1-1/4")
Oops, I did Summer Escapes instead of Summer Waves, but it appears they both are 1-1/2". A search for "summer waves adapter" should find you the right one.
I have adapters for the standard reduction from 1.5 to 1.25, but this intex auto cleaner is supposed to hook up to the threaded return fitting on the inside of the pool. I don't know what kind of adapter to use for that. The intex screw on return fitting is too big for my summer waves. I only have one return with a skimmer pump that I converted to the sand filter. It is a 12 foot summer waves dark wicker pool.
I may be off base with the adapters since I haven't seen the end of the cleaner hose nor the pool side threads. Is the Intex hose female 1-1/4" threaded? Is the pool side 1-1/2" male? Got pics?
Can you replace the hose on the cleaner with one that has no threaded connection and use the above adapter?
Can you replace the hose on the cleaner with one that has no threaded connection and use the above adapter?
I had to replace the return on my Summer Escapes/Summer Waves brand to a Large Intex return. It was easy and not expensive. You'll need an adapter/reducer to go down to the Summer Waves pool hoses, but, again, easy and inexpensive.
