Gotcha, sorry! So, I've tried, my husband has tried. It seems the threads on the return are slightly too big to fit in the hose adapter. Just slightly. It's so weird.
Intex Automatic Pool Cleaner
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Gotcha, sorry! So, I've tried, my husband has tried. It seems the threads on the return are slightly too big to fit in the hose adapter. Just slightly. It's so weird.
That is really weird. It certainly looks like it should fit from your pictures, but I certainly imagine that you and/or your husband are capable of screwing something in. I’m not sure what to make of that. I’m going to send you a PM with another idea.
Haha, yeah I think if it was possible, between the two of us, we'd be able to do it. Husband is prepared to try and make a split on the main output line with pvc and shut off valves, but I was really hoping there would be a simpler solution, like an adapter of some sort. Also, it screws on just fine to the inner threads of the bigger return that came with our sand pump
If you got a bigger return with your sand pump you can cut the lining on your pool and install that. It sounds scary, but it’s not really that difficult to do. I posted instructions for that in another thread. I’ll try to find them so I can post them here.
Yeah...I'm not so sure about that one. Not a bad idea but we're definitely a little intimidated that we'll destroy the pool. Plus we already bought adapters to attached the 1.25 hoses to the 1.5 connectors on the pump
Here are the instructions to cut the liner to install the bigger return:
www.troublefreepool.com
Cutting a hole in my pool...am I crazy?
I have a 15' metal frame, above ground, Intex pool. I bought a new sand filter for it this year and it came with hoses MUCH larger than the dinky cartridge filters. From what I can gather, I have 1.25" host fitting on my pool So I had to buy some adapters to make it work. Similar to these...
www.troublefreepool.com
That looks like one of the ends that take water from the pool to the pump.
The cleaner goes on the pressure side where the water goes back into the pool from the pump.
The cleaner goes on the pressure side where the water goes back into the pool from the pump.
Dadofthree74
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I have the same issue with my 15x42 in pool. The new update vacuum won’t screw on the the return. The thread pattern is different.
Funny thing, not really, is that the vacuum screws into the intake valve easily. I also upgraded the pump and it included a 1.5” return valve that is have not installed. I tried the grey attachment and it works for that. So intex did something with changing the thread pattern on the return valve.
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It doesn’t fit on ours either. We have the 1-1/4 return that looks like what you show, and the new auto vac adapter, and try as I may, they just will NOT screw together
. I just cannot figure out what is going on.
Dadofthree74
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The thread is different on the return valve then outlet to the pump. The vacuum will attach the outlet/suction but it is not supposed to work that way.
We are going to put in the 1.5” valve on the return this weekend. It fits the 1.5 “ return that came with the sand pump.
We are going to put in the 1.5” valve on the return this weekend. It fits the 1.5 “ return that came with the sand pump.
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It doesn’t fit on ours either. We have the 1-1/4 return that looks like what you show, and the new auto vac adapter, and try as I may, they just will NOT screw together
Yeah, it seems like the newer pools have a slightly different sized fitting. I have no idea why intex would change the fitting like that, especially to something that’s so close, but not quite the same as the old one.