Above Ground Pool Waterfall w/ PVC + Intex Sand Filter Install 

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Excellent job you guys. If anyone wants to try this I'd just like to add a piece of advice. Before adding sand to the filter always fill the bottom with water, at least to the top of the laterals (the little legs the vertical pipe in the center is attached to). It prevents the laterals from breaking when pouring in the sand and ensures the sand is distributed evenly across the bottom of the filter. You guys did a great job and you can get away with doing it this way most the time, but its a pain in the ass if something goes wrong. Filling the bottom with water ensures nothing can go wrong.

I don’t know sh*t about plumbing, in facts I hate pipes, but im doing this! Thank you for the video

Gotta LOVE that laminar flow! Great project

So glad you posted this video just built this whole system for my pool yesterday and added the Hayward in wall skimmer it’s great!!!! Thanks for the video and the idea

Great design Rob!! You are very creative!

Hands down, best neighbor in the world

That's a great neighbor to help you out I need a friend like that

Awesome idea for the waterfall!!! Thanks for the video

Sweet setup. Im installing a pool next week, definitely gonna plumb it up right, and probably steal the waterfall idea. Thanks!

Very impressive. I wish I had a neighbor like that too. Thanks for the video. Greetings from the Netherlands.

Genius brilliance !!

Very cool waterfall! Might have to get one of those sand filters! But, Rob, you may have to install it! Lol

Such a nice waterfall ❤

My son & I just finished installing my new sand pump & replacing with pvc & the waterfall like yours! Love it! I'd love to share a pic, not sure how to do that.

Oh my goodness! I’m so looking for this with my pool. Same pool so I’m taking notes!!!!

It just took one to think outside the square!! Well done chap!!!

Dude, so cool!! Thanks for sharing!!

They sell Intex adapters that fit directly to female threaded 1.5". I've used these extensively in my PVC system to make coupling it to the Intex equipment much easier. Finally got all the air leaks out of my system! Zero bubbles in the basket!

Lol, using the corrugated plastic was genius. Its like the sheets i used to build my wifes green house. It's got a clear material and I'd say 2-3mm square sections all the way over. Great idea.

This is awesome!! I finished mine about a week ago. Instead of having it so high up and with the pvc pipe so visible, I incorporated it into my deck. You’re neighbor is AWESOME!!!

I made it and it was a big success.Thank you so much

Great video. Took what I learned here and put on my own personal touch...

Wow! Great job.

He's hired.. where can I find him lol

Thank you so much for the idea!

We bought a used metal above ground pool that came with a very huge sand filter about three times bigger than that one, and a one horse Hayward pump. With the right chemicals it keeps our pool super clean and clear all through the summer. And the sand filter is easy to maintain I would highly recommend this to anyone with an above ground pool. I would love to have a waterfall like that on ours!

Waterfall is a great example of laminar flow

You've got a good neighbor there. Nice setup there. Thanks for the video.

Thank you for sharing this videos. I have no pool knowledge and have had to learn the hard way. BTW your neighbor is awesome.

Come to Ga. you are hired! Awesome job dude

awesome setup there

Lol, I have the same exact pool (but larger) and it always got algae until I replaced the filter with a sand filter. Now it's crystal clear.

Delivering on that superior DIY content i see

FREAKING AWESOME!!! Thank You for sharing and making him famous. :)

Great job!

very good! I'm going to do one of these, thanks!

Great video! TBN baby!

Great job guys, looks freaking awesome!

Been contemplating doing this to my pool for the last 2 yrs but my wife was sort of iffy about the idea. Now I can really sell her in it especially since every pool vac we've tried fails because the lack of pull through those small holes. Note: we bought a Hayward pump after the first yrs water qulaity failure mid summer

That is really cool !!!!!

That is pretty cool guys. Thanks for sharing.

Very cool idea! Nice work.

Awesome job guys! so helpful

Awesome job....I think I am going to use the waterfall idea from this video and the new skimmer from your other video. Wish me luck :D

Great video -/ I”ve got the even bigger intex filter system with salt and it ruined the legs all the legs of my InTEXT pool getting a new pool but not using the salt cell this time really stinks because I loved what the salt so did to keep things clean I will try to do that great set up with the waterfall also I also added to Hayward skimmer to mine and it made all the difference in getting the water moving around

Legit. Great job. Good work. Thanks for the information. Was a great instructional video. Very informative. Nice detail. Thanks again.

Okay this is freakin amazing

Christie’s is some really good stuff that’s what you use for hot tubs

Very cool 👍👍👍

Love the work and waterfall just amazed how much glue he used on them Holy little.over kill

I'm a 3rd generation plumber / construction worker and your nieghbor really good at what he does . I'm gonna add Y's into the fountian as arms to help hold it up .

Great idea!!

Awesome 👌

I love this water fall. I wanna do this so bad! We installed a skimmer but I could use my 2 remaining ports and do this with my second pump.

That is my only worry is modifying the hole. I had a 16x36 that we added a second outlet at the far end so have extra spa tubing. Luckily I have adaptors so can replace all the tubing, mainly because awaiting on my sand filter 2 piece clamp. Was thinking about using that second line to feed the waterfall. Hope I can make it as good as yours.

Why couldn't this guy be my neighbor!? Or friend..I need you! Lol great vid. I have a 24 ft long rectangular pool. Had to buy a a sand pump for it & it makes a huge difference! I love your DIY waterfall. Just need Robs help to make it lol

Nice!

Awesome I’m going to have my husband teach me how to build this!!

That’s so cool! I want a waterfall.

That is so cool!! That is so hard for me!!!!!...

I'm going to do something similar to this. Dude was drunk and still knows what he's doing for the most part. Not bashing, I work with a buzz and still get the job done as well with a few hiccups.

You are never basic … I love your brain

Amazing!!!

Amazing

Good stuff. You deserve more subscribers. Keep it up

Awesome idea! I was looking how to hook up "TEE" in for a vacuum hose to our new pump - sand filter. This is something I'll be doing before my granddaughter is back over, she'll love it! Is that 2" O-ring 2"x3/16"?

Keep it up to your neighbor 🙂👍

You have a good neighbor bro

Difficult but it's amazing 😉 👍

Very Nice

The primer creates a better weld on the PVC, but it also creates a weak spot for eventual failure as well, especially for PVC exposed to the sun. Sanding the area you are gluing and the fitting and then wiping the dust off is just as effective as Primer, but you won't have the weak spot later on that primer creates. I paint or insulate to extend the life of my PVC.

What parts did you use to convert from pvc back to the flexible hose? It my understanding that those are a special thread.

Nice

What is the smallest diameter pvc recommended for the water fall? I noticed that you used a 1 1/2 in. Do you think that a 3/4" or 1" will do?

always best to have the plumber neighbor and pay with a few cases of beer!

Hard plumb it all, ditch the flex hoses, less problems in the long run! I just hard plumbed my entire setup, best decision I made!

Could you show what the suction screen looks like from inside the pool? My pool did not come with a large size

Thanks for the ideas. We did the water fall this weekend pretty much like you did yours. The only difference with ours is we elected to go with a through wall skimmer instead of using the factory holes. The pump seems to have more pressure with the skimmer and the waterfall is awesome. Thanks so much!

Good 👍👍👍👍

I like how We turned into just the neighbor installing the entire system...🤣

What size O Ring did you use for the gaskets?

This year I stopped using sand and am using poly balls (think large cotton balls) so far my pump pressure has been steady in the green and the pool is staying crystal clear.

What size is the o-rings and where did you get them? I cant find anything with a 55mm OD that's 3/16" inch thick.

This is an awesome project! My old supplied tubes totally disintegrated after one season so using pvc is a great alternative. What did you guys use to cover the 2 outlets? The pool comes with grill things that go on the inside of the pool but they are too small for a 1.5" pipe. (I think they are 1"?)

I need this guy in my life.. I have the pool and the filter and just switched to zeo sand but I want a water fall.

Waooo no entiendo como lo isistes pero me gusta

I don’t see the shut off valves in the list What size shut off valve do you add to this?

The 2” couplers are the ones connected to the jet and pump hose? And the 2.5” t fitting is the one under the shut off valve on the waterfall? I’m a lil confused on that part since everything else says 1.5” before I head to Home Depot and buy everything

Ok, now let's clean that cloudy water please!!

nice👍🏼

Nice idea 100%cheap

how did u conect the intex skimmer

What parts did you end up using on the inside of the pool connecting to the inlet return fitting? Those are replacing the inlet strainer and are just a large opening without some kind of mesh strainer. I haven't found anything on amazon yet that screws into the return fitting besides a jet nozzle.

Can Rob come over to my house? Because that is fucking amazing.

just seen this to bad I just sold my pool but I wish I would of had one of these

Why not use the return as an inlet and have two returns?

You can probably buy the same style jets or “returns” as the inlets, and just have to cut the same size hole out of that spot. Then everything is same 1.5” diameter threaded hook ups for suction and return port in the liner. From what I see, the returns y’all bought are the same piece as the jets in any pool, you just screw the actual “jet” piece into the other side that’s threaded. They come with the same gaskets and mounting rings as everything else. Make doing this even easier since everything is the same size and known to fit together perfectly I.e basic pvc plumbing fittings used everywhere together

Is thats the 10, 12, 14 or 16 inch sand filter?