Love the pool pump setup.....just put up my intex pool and the pump it came with is not the best. What's the name of your sand filter pump??? Thanks in advance
Really like your videos I have the same pool when I vacuum to waste I have small algae for some reason is getting back into the pool I think it's going into the sand filter but not have to waste
Hmmmm very odd because when your on waste nothing should be going back into the pool. Possibly a malfunction with the filter? And thank you for the compliment
Where are you from? Do you have to winterize your pool? I’ve had mine for a few months and winter is coming. Would love to know if you keep your pool as is or drain or take it away to storage
Duh! I was like I have something .....mind blank..Then I remembered I have a backpack vacuum with a brush head and flat head with little dimples for flat floor use. Grabbed a few sections and roll of duct tape..Works awesome. I use the crappy after the pool came with as a vacuum and it actually sucks bad, really bad with a pool cleaning attachment but using these shop vac heads concentrate the suction.
Hadn’t thought to use a house vacuum attachment, duh! Thanks! If you don’t have a waste setting on your filter and/or a pool hose for this setup, the super budget version is to use a garden hose, fill it with water and get all the air out of the hose, and then toss the other end of the hose down the hill from the pool to create a siphon. It’s a bit fussier than this, but it works in a pinch!
My wife made the mistake of buying a Bestway pool with the tiniest of cartridge filter pumps. no vacuum on earth will work with the small pump (even the bestway branded vacuum with the adapter with the inlet hose). So Ive had to resort using the siphon route with the vacuum/hose combo where you push out all the air to the hose and toss the hose outside of the pool to create its own vaccum effect.
Do you have to set the filter to waste? Could you not send the sort through the filter? I guess you just need to clean the filter after. I use the filter balls?
I have used filter setting before. It really depends on what you are vacuuming. If it’s like sand and dirt, that is very fine you might want to go to waste, but if it’s larger debris, like bugs and stuff, you could go to Filter. 👍🏼
I don't have a waste setting on my sand pump. I only have rinse, backwash, filter and winterize. Do you have a suggestion which to use? BTW I love your channel. Thank you so much for being here. You have helped me so much with our above ground pool.
I really appreciate your kind comment. Without the waist option you really can’t suck it up and push it out of the pool. My only suggestion is what I used to do was take a garden hose and do a siphon it took a lot longer but it was the only way to get the tiny stuff off the bottom.
I just bought an Intex pool and I'm really enjoying your videos! However, I do want to point out that the pool is the reference point for in/out, not the pump. Your INlets return water back to the pool, and your suction OUTlets draw water out of the pool. I worked as an engineer for a commercial pool builder for about 10 years. Keep up the great work and presentation.
then you were a shitty engineer, the inlets suck the water in, the outlets is where the water comes out, period, anyone who says otherwise doesn't have a clue what the fuck they're talking about, i feel sorry for anyone who had their pool done by you
Nice JOB!!! You just saved me the hassle of hooking up my Polaris Turtle, that seems to putter out after 30 mins! Doing this today!! I also have had my Intex pool (3rd season for me as well) My question is: Do I need to disconnect my Skimmer ( I have the same one) and plug that Inlet?
It slows down after thirty minutes Bc: 1. The screen on the wall outlet is dirty and needs cleaner. 2. You have a sand filter and it's getting old, needing you to backwash more often (or change the sand.) 3. The piston inside the Polaris or another part of guts inside cleaner needs repaired
Here’s a question, I haven’t done my pvc conversion yet on my intex pool, will those hose adapters still work on the original setup? I’m guessing the adapter just sticks into the vinyl?
@@LifeLessOrdinary sounds good! I’ll have to give it a try! I keep using the robots to stir the silt up so the filter can get it, but it’s an over and over again process 😂
@@LifeLessOrdinary I sure will! I went with that vevor pump and filter system you reviewed a couple years ago and the lateral assembly failed in the filter after 8 months, was a pain to get them to send the replacement parts but they finally shipped it out, coming straight from china in 4 days
@huntershortrepairs what a bummer I hate to hear that. Mind did great all season thankfully. I just installed a new pool for this season so I’m using the new pump and keeping my Vevor in storage as a back up.
Personally, I would not try to suck up a bunch of leaves with the waste option. If it’s too much, it could hurt the pump. I would try to net as many of the large leaves out first and then if you have small debris left then use this idea.
We are just up our 18 by 9 by 52". I LOVE this idea, but I am wondering... what is the hose going out to the grass? Where does that come from? Do I have to buy that separate? Because the videos I've seen on backwashing (where the filter is set to waste) pumps the water right out of the filter. But, you say you have a hose. So do I need to buy an extra hose?
I bought the rubber waste hose and I can’t seem to connect it to the outlet that says D for backwash. Is there an easier way to connect it it does not stretch over it and it is a 2 inch.
If you’re just cleaning out some minor debris you can use filter if you want. but if you have a lot of dirt and junk that you want out of the pool, you need to use waste. So it bypasses the filter and goes directly out of the pool.
Mine has the white grate looking intake. How did you change them so you stick the part in for the vacuum? I bought everything u have for the vacuum but I can't connect to intake because I have the white grate connection.
I’m new to this pool stuff! When I’m vacuuming my above ground pool and I hook my vacuum hose to one of the dual inlets and I cover my second inlet with the black cap, my pump pressure goes to zero and there is little water coming out of the return. Is this ok? I’m a bit worried it will mess my pump up, but I need to close off that second inlet to get enough suction power to vacuum. Btw, I have an intex above ground pool 20x48 with a sand filter pump. I also prefer to vacuum on filter.
Not sure why it Boggs it down like that make sure you do a good backwash before you start. If I don’t have much to clean I will use filter but if I have lots of dirt to get off the bottom I vacuum on waste
@@LifeLessOrdinary maybe I’m not priming the vacuum hose all the way? Would that cause my pump to loose pressure? I noticed that I loose all or some of the water in the pre filter when this happens.
This is exactly what I have going on.. Bought everything you asked me to lol - her same exact pool and situation - in worried I could damage my pump!!! Agree or over thinking it?- going to backwash and see if that makes a difference.. Please respond I know this video is old!! Eeekk- single gal worried about busting her pump!
With an aboveground pool, f you have a hose long enough to lead all the way outside the pool, then after you fill the hose with water, just toss it onto the ground outside the pool so that the end is a little lower than the floor of the pool. It will start siphoning water out onto the ground. No pump needed!
We have a 18ft summerwaves with sand filter. When I was going up we had an above ground pool. We always vacuum in the filter position and I still do. If the return pressure drops off you need to backwash. I know there Is a gauge but mine never goes out off the green and I can see a drop in pressure on the return side. I only need to backwash every 2 weeks and it uses less water than vacuuming in waste. Just my 2 cents is all.
Something must be wrong with your pump if you’re not getting much suction with only one inlet open. Do you have any blockage inside the first basket with the clear round lid?
Don't the skimmer you have on the pump hold some of the trash......i used the same idea but i put a metal screen from the sinks in the inlet to stop the big debris from getting to the pump because my pump don't have a skimmer.....i have a skimmer i added to the pool
@fmesha the 10” only pushes 1500 gph but should still give you suction. Do you have two intel ports? And are you covering one of them? Also make sure you baskwash before you do it, it will increase your suction.
@@LifeLessOrdinary I will try back washing some more. I just used flocculant on Tuesday and have not backwashed since then. One suction is covered. The not covered suction works for all required settings except for Waste. Am I doing Waste wrong? Should I be plugging the air flow too?
2:53 if you look at the hose cuff on the vacuum hose. It has that seam on it. That's bc that hose cuff can swivel. To prevent.the vacuum head from tangling up the hose when you vacuum. If you put the swivel end on the suction said, you will not get that great of a siphon. You need to put the swivel end of your hose on the device you're vacuuming with not on the wall port. Your vacuum suction will Increase significantly. Also, the vacuum hose cost more than a vacuum head and pole together. So if you're doing this, why not buy the other two items to do it properly and not rip the vinyl from the plastic rubbing on it over and over again
This is video on a DIY homemade vacuum not a store bought. I’ve been using it for 2 straight years now and have had zero issues with it hurting the vinyl. Thank you for the comment 👍🏼
@@LifeLessOrdinary I only brought it up bc vacuum hoses cost more than the price of a vacuum head. And that is not an at home, diy product, you had to purchase it, online or in a store. Also, that's good you haven't torn the vinyl, that means you aren't pressing down on the pool bottom too aggressively. Also, you should still rotate which end of the vacuum hose goes to which location. Your suction should increase if you do so.
Maybe I missing something. This isn’t necessarily the cheapest method for cleaning the pool. The waste setting discharges water therefore, every time you vacuum, you have to refill your pool. Water = $$$$
Waste setting discharges or you keep recycling the micro debris in the pool. This method works best for me, but like everything might not be best for others
