Easy Maintenance For Your Intex Pool. New intex vacuum review. 

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@@EverydayMan guy

@@vanessadefreese9103 hey

You gonna have to get one for your new liner!!

Thanks!!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks!

Glad I could help

It appears that one gear is not moving. I have plenty of water pressure…I can’t figure this out and it is driving me CRAZY. It was still keeping the pool clear, with pollen resting on the bottom, until my son jumped in it, now it is cloudy and greenish. I’m going to take care of that with aluminum sulfate, but I need the vacuum to move, to clean it all off the bottom once I put that in the pool. The salt water level is still fine, although I am boosting it one the Chlorine Generator every other day… I’m lost…any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

I haven't had issues with it.

No, run it as normal.

I would think you can find something to work at the hardware store.

You have to remove the bottom section and then empty it out.

I like it. I think they both have pros and cons. It works well though.

@@EverydayMan jury’s still out for me. Theoretically it should be better with the wheels, brushes, and jet coming from the top but I’m not sure it’s picking up as much debris as the former one? Also I came out the other day to find the hose had kinked and stopped the filter system working which for me meant I lost about 4 degrees in temp which took a couple of days to get bk. Going to persist with it a little longer as we have had some storms here so has been particularly bad, but if not may go back to the old one.

Maybe I’ll use the old system for a quick clean up when it’s particular dirty and then run this one when it’s fairly clean. How long do you run yours for? I’ve been keeping mine in pretty most of the time when not using the pool to help stay on top of it and also find it’s great for getting the limes scale deposits out that come from the electrodes.

@@simonfrewin5734 I run mine 12 hrs a day. I usually vacuum 2 time a week.

@@EverydayMan Cheers big guy, I have to run my pump 24/7 due to our UK climate else I end up loosing too much temp and have the vacuum going most of the time as stupidly (not out of choice more out of necessity) set up the pool under a tree and am a bit OCD so like to try and keep it as debris free as possible for when we use it. I’ve also got a solar cover that sits on top of the water which as good as is it for keeping in the heat, is just as good at collecting everything that comes off the trees 🙄 which then falls into the pool whenever I roll back the cover. So it’s a bit of a constant battle I have. There’s a short vid on my page with my set up of your interested to see the differences.

My pool stays pretty clean so there is usually not a lot to pick up. But it picks up everything from sand to leaves.

It needs to be on filter mode. And connecter to the discharge.

It's plenty long enough. Thanks for watching!

Filter

Try backwashing your filter.

I use a salt water system and it keeps my water crystal clear.

Is your pump large enough?

After u backwash it set the filter to rinse for a little bit. Then go back to filter.

Thank you much, I will try that 🤞

@@SandraGonzalez-bg9sp that should take care of the sand.

I backwashed and rinsed a few times but the sand kept coming out. When I opened the tank, level was way below minimum now. I decided the sand might be too fine so I replaced with sand media from pool store and now the pump/ filter are working perfect! Thank you again! How long does your vaccum normally run before stopping? Mine will only go about an hour and doesn't clean the whole pool.

@@SandraGonzalez-bg9sp mine will go as long as the pump is running.

I have the same problem if the pump is off, so I leave it on and it works.

@@EverydayMan Do you pull the vacuum out while your pump is still on? I did this yesterday and it resulted in a huge mess (because of my lack of forethought) from the water shooting out of the top of the vacuum as I tried to pull it up with one hand and quickly reach the controls on my sand pump. I panicked and hung it back into the water and then turned the pump off and , again, quickly tried to pull it out before all of the ick it just vacuumed could come rushing back into the pool. Fail. Of course it didn't all come back out, just a poof or so. I used the hand skimmer to get what I could out and set the vacuum down to clean it out today. I'm wondering if there's some sort of big bag/netting with small enough openings as to not allow the vacuumed debris to pass that could be placed around the vacuum before turning the pump off and removing it. If you or anyone has any ideas please share!

Best way to avoid spillage is to keep the pump on and pull the robot to you. Flip it upside down in the water and lift it up slightly until it's belly is floating. Undo the latches and CAREFULLY lift the bottom plate from one side while reaching in and keeping the screen filter from detaching. Once you master it is not hard but it took a few times and big trash clouds.

@@kaylorRN this is awesome! Never thought of that.....i did try setting it upright on edge of pool and the detach the hose,needless to say i always got soaked and still had the big cloud of gunk because it was sideways🙄 guess it takes a village lol Thanx y'all

​@@EverydayManYou shouldn't really pull the robot out of the water with the pump on, you're going to introduce air into the system. You could potentially damage it.

Between 5 and 10 I think.

I've been using it for 3 summers now and it's held up. Nothing fancy about it though.

Hi i have been using it for 2 years and still ok… i’m living in tropical country and everyday the sun shines very bright and hot (occasionally during cloudy or rainy days the sun does hide behind the clouds but once in the blue moon hehee)

I have the exact same set up and pool size as he does: the ladder has lasted four years already!!! We stopped using it last year after building a deck and installing a ladder from the deck into the pool, but still use it during the winter to hold up the liner, and I used it while cleaning the pool and preparing to open the pool this year, before I re-attached the deck ladder. I give it a 10 out of 10!

There is plenty of hose.

The hose measures 21.4ft

What I would do is to keep my filter clean by backwashing it often. The vacuum runs on pump output. You need to keep that as high as possible.

It's on the return to the pool.

@@EverydayMan so the return that comes off the sand filter side? Sorry I just picked this up this morning and am going to attempt to get it going without my husband 🤣 we have the 12x24 with the 3 hose ports

@@amandadolley1698 it will hook up to the discharge coming from the sand filter back to the pool where the water is pumped to the pool.

It does a good job!

Leave them open and run your pump as normal

Mine runs pretty good, I leave it running 12 hrs.

If it gets sluggish, stops, or doesn't climb the walls it isn't getting enough water flow. The pool filter or robot filter may be full, water may be finding another path around a fitting or connection... or you may just have too weak of a pump for it to work well.

Yeah, if your pump and filter are small it will need to be backwashed often.

Check the small screen filter on the out nozzle, if its dirty it will slow or completely stop it, I took mine out to see how it runs without it, but my pool is under a screen

Depende de lo sucio que esté tu piscina. Dejo el mío en la noche

Works good in my pool.

I'm having the same problem. Please help!!

@ivetlechuga1 have you found a solution to your problem? If so I would like to know. Mine did the same.

@@kyrastarr10 I haven’t tried connecting it again. I’ve been vacuuming manually. But when I get a chance I’m going to try it again. I know if I remove the little filter inside there’s no pressure, but the filter keeps the debris from coming back into the pool. I’ll try to work it and if I find a way I’ll let you know.

@@ivetlechuga1 Use teflon tape on the thread. I removed the white screen filter and works fine.

I had same issue,, I'll tell you what worked for me! Yes Teflon is a good idea, but I didn't have low enough water to even try that! .. so I got my reg water hose ,, and jet sprayed out the little white screen from the grey connecter that plugs into the outlet jet on the pool... Then reattached it... Make sure the air is out of your house! As much as you can get out... And also, spray out ur screen and vaccum parts- like every half hour or so if your pools really dirty ( clean that part and screen ecahtime- then get air out of hose.. . And make sure ur pump is on filter.. Hope that helps !! 👍 My problem is now,, that it wants to stay on the sides 🤔 that's why I'm here rn! Looking for info 😵‍💫

No

It's a half hp pump with a 100lb sand filter. I'm not sure what the gallons are. I'll see if it's stamped on it later.

Yes

I use the screen that came with it. Thanks for watching.

I'm not sure. I just stumbled across it and couldn't find another video. So I thought I would do one. Thanks for watching!

I think the way in witch it moves and with the brushes. It should be. And the fact that it will climb the sides. Only time will tell if it lasts though.

Mine is a 3/4 hp pump. Not sure about gph. It was faded when I got it.

Yeah the pump that came with mine isn't strong enough to even pull water through the skimmer. I'll have to use my old one that also got used.

@@samsoto221 my original was good enough for the skimmer. Wow. It must have been bad.

It's a brand new pool. Intex never makes the pumps big enough for the pool size you buy.

It won't work efficiently.

@@EverydayMan my manual vacuum hoover works well with the same pump1500gph. What is the difference with the zx300?

I have the original pump the pool came with

@@daylinelisboa4983 it may not push enough gallons per hour for the vaccine

What do you recommend me doing? What pump would be good, but not so expensive? This is my first time owning a pool so I’m new to this all.

@@daylinelisboa4983 the bigger the pump the better it will be. Get the biggest one you can afford . It will keep your pool much cleaner.

​​@@daylinelisboa4983It states on the side of the box the recommended GPH(gallons per hour) pump that's required. It's between 1600 to 3400 GPH. You need a bigger pump.

The vacuum should be attached to your return in the pool.

@@EverydayMan I know, that is the problem. After the pump / sand filter is the salt water generator - then it returns to the pool. The directions say to disconnect the SWG while using the ZX3000. I can switch the hoses around to bypass the SWG, but then my pool is getting zero chlorine added to it. I am just wondering why I have to disconnect / bypass the SWG. I can't seem to find an answer from Intex or on any forms. Thanks for your videos btw!

@@amyhardter3302 I have a saltwater generator and I don't bypass it to run the vacuum.

@@EverydayMan Ah ha...... excellent. Instructions are off to the recycle bin and I'll hook mine up like yours.

It does clean the walls. I have the model and an Amazon link in the description. Thanks for watching.

@@EverydayMan , Ok! I will use your link to buy it! Thank you!

It shouldn't. It should climb right up.

Are the wheels turning?

Do you have it hooked to the return?

Ours also has a movement problem. The wheels turn and it’s hooked to the inlet, but it only goes a few feet then stood snd sits there endlessly. Any ideas?

@@jennieripley6129 no I sure dont.

With the vacuum.

@@EverydayMan I know this comment wasn’t a smart ass comment (hell it could be) but that was hilarious

@@stephenl2571 lol

@@EverydayMan thanks for the video by the way. Got it up and running in ten minutes. The manual makes it seem stupidly complicated

@@stephenl2571 nothing to it!!

Oh yeah, on both. I take the ladder out to use it.

Yes mine does

I take my ladder out because mine gets stuck too. I'm not sure why it doesn't climb. The pump might be a little small.

I installed a Hayward skimmer in my pool. It would definitely hang up on the intex skimmer.

@@EverydayMan And it wasn't a problem to install such a huge thing in an Intex pool? Is it still stable? Because you really have to cut a big hole in it.

@@schissgring no, I've been running my pool 4 years now with no issues.

@@EverydayMan cool thanks for the reply, then maybe i should consider a skimmer like that or just do manual vacuuming. I'm just worried about the winter when i drain my pool and take it in, if i also have to remove the skimmer when i store the pool for the next summer.

@@schissgring yeah, mine stays up year round. I don't think it will make a difference though.

Do u have it on the return? Not the suction.

It definitely is worth the money. Keeps my pool clean.

@@EverydayMan, awesome. Thanks, just got one from Amazon. It'll be here tomorrow. :)

@@jerodtier3269 good deal!

@@EverydayMan, got it hooked up on Sunday and ran it for about 7 hours. Did a decent job. Did you have any issues with the vacuumed stuff staying in the debris tray? Once I lift it out most all of the stuff it sucked up falls out the hatch door when the water runs out of it dumping all the stuff it sucked up back into the pool.

@@jerodtier3269 you might have to sacrifice that water and dump it outside the pool to make sure the stuff doesn't go back in the water.

10 hrs will be plenty of time.

@@EverydayMan do you know how long it takes for your pool? Theoretically the included pump can cycle thru the pools water in under 6 hours.

I guess its not that bad when I think about it since most likely will vacuum about once a week or two for the typical user that also has a decent skimmer and uses a cover.

@@blhblh4770 Its really gonna depend how dirty your pool is as to how long its going to take to clean. There isn't a definitive answer.

@Everyday Man ok let's say you take care of it like you, then ideally how long for your pool?

Yes

Need to backwash your filter or clean the vacuum.

Filter

Filter. Just run as normal

Something has your flow down on your pump maybe.

@@EverydayMan thanks I´ll check..

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I really couldn't tell you yes or no.

@@EverydayMan Yes. It’s works

I didn't use the blue thing.

18 ft round pool

According to the product description it will work between 1600 to 3500 gph.

Hahaha!!

@@EverydayMan now that thing can drive on the highway

The pump probably doesn't have enough flow for it.

​@@EverydayMan Yeah, I stoped using the one it came with. I bought an upgraded pump from Intex, 2600 gph. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the way the walls are on an angle with the Easy Set pools. Probably prevents the vaccum from being able to climb the walls. The manual from Intex says that it isn't suitable for Easy Set pools that have an inflatable ring. I bought the vaccum online before I noticed what the side of the box says. I'm hoping I can still use it.

Intex 26679eg qx2600

I pretty much have it in the pool while I'm not in it. And I run my pump 12 hrs a day.

Is it run by the jet nozzle (out pump nozzle)? So, I can run pump and in the same time skimmer is picking debris from top of the pool and zx300 from the bottom?

@@TravelCarsPasicevoPhotography yes

@@TravelCarsPasicevoPhotography correct

The screen is too big to catch algae.

What do you recommend for algae vacuum please?

@@jessicanorris1209 one of these with knee high panty hose on it. amzn.to/3wzTer5 Works for me.

Thank you so much! Your awesome!

Also, are you from Louisiana?

I have only used it in my pool, that being said it should work with them all.

@@EverydayMan will this work for my Coleman/best way 18x48 round?

@@keishavaughan8561 I just got mine and I have the same pool with a sand filter and I'm here trying to see if enyone got to make it work

I'm not really sure.

@@EverydayMan thank you! for quick response.

Make sure it's connected to the discharge of ur pump.

Ok